Comments on: Location, Location

By: Craig Tadlock

Craig Tadlock — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:27:56 +0000

It is pretty amazing what you can do with a mobile camera with GPS, an internet connection and a website. Adventure Areas supports the same functionality that you are writing about here. You can see it in action at http://www.adventureareas.com/media/. When you upload images it will read the GPS settings (if available) and will geocode the image so that you can view it on the map. In addition, if the GPS data is not available it will pseudo-geocode the image/video through its relationship with the trip report, which is related to a geocoded area. These relationships gives additional contextualization to the image/video. CT

By: MediaSlackers

MediaSlackers — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:00:46 +0000

Dan – This is a very cool idea and certainly has huge potential in reporting stories, especially when breaking news. One thing to remember though is that most map applications are still somewhat 2D in the information they provide. Consider another 3D mapping application like Virtual Earth when you next find yourself out and about… Perhaps you can layer it to provide a 3D experience (or at least I believe that’s where we’re headed). Although this site is geared more towards outdoor adventure sports, its application can have broader implications as you can imagine. http://www.adventureareas.com/area/

By: Planet Size Brain

Planet Size Brain — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:40:33 +0000

Dan, I’ve been musing about the same topic in my blog for a while. I even have a name for it — Memosphere, a new hybrid space that crosses between off line and on line worlds based on GPS data. Or an ‘augmented reality’ to quote it for more geeky types.

Interesting possibilities are abound out there for the kind of collaborative journalism you’ve illustrated in this post–only if we understand the true implication of LBS.

- jean min