Gallery: Flickr users make accidental maps

April 27, 2009 | Source: New Scientist Tech

Cornell University researchers analyzed the data attached to 35 million photographs uploaded to the Flickr website to create accurate global and city maps and identify “what the world is paying attention to” (New York is the world’s most photographed city).

Map of the east coast of the U.S. built entirely from geotagged Flickr photos (David Crandall)

Map of the east coast of the U.S. built entirely from geotagged Flickr photos (David Crandall)