Tuesday, July 29, 2008

#18 Maps and Geotagging

I was pretty familiar with Google Earth prior to this section, just from working on the reference desk. Google Earth has always delivered something extra when Google Maps doesn't quite get the job done - one feature, though that I was unware of was the star maps available through Google Earth. That was pretty amazing!

Geotagging is another feature I've found very useful for some time - I have been using Flickr's geotagging feature quite a bit through the past month or two, surveying flood damage in my Indiana hometown. The geotagging feature has helped me to easily locate the most recently uploaded images. Very useful!

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