The Map as an Information Ecology
summary
Bing Maps presents a spatial canvas that binds user photos, aerial and street imagery, and apps into a single info layer. It stitches oblique 45° aerial shots into a photosynth-inspired aerial grid and uses deep-zoom (SeaDragon) for lossless zoom; user-contributed synths like a 404-photo Notre Dame outperform raw web mining. Geotags often miss by 40–100 meters, so historic Flickr shots get photosynthetic matches to street-side imagery. Live apps stream foursquare check-ins, Oodle listings and hyperlocal blog posts via trellis and grapes to produce real-time, discoverable place data.
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