geo-tagging

=Geo-tagging=

Geo-tagging is the process of adding geographical metadata to various types of content such as, RSS feeds, photos or videos. Geo-tags usually contain latitude and longitude coordinates, but can also include altitude and simply named locations.

The image below is a map of geotagged Flickr photos.



Check out this real time geotagging Flickr site called flickrvision: http://flickrvision.com/maps/show_3d