Yahoo has launched a very cool new service called World Explorer. This service makes use of Flickr’s geotagged photos and all other tags associated with them.
Just query for a location and you will see a Yahoo Map of the location on the left. The map also shows geotagged places on top of it. Hover over a tag and you will see all photos which were geotagged by Flickr users on the right. The tags also reveal some additional tags. Hover over them and some more photos are displayed.
Maybe it is best to give an example: Query for London. Some of the geotagged places are Camden, Brick Lane, and Kings Cross. Hover over Brick Lane and tags like Shoreditch, Spitalfields and Kingsland Road are displayed. For each tag (Brick Lane, Spitalfields,…) you will see photos on the right. If they are not appropriate you are able to delete them so they won’t show the next time.
World Explorer is a great service. It helps getting an idea of a location you have never been to before. There are also two more similar services: Night Explorer which just shows night shots, and Trip Explorer which helps planning trips. But you have guessed that already, don’t you?
Tags: Brick Lane, Kings Cross, Kingsland Road, London, similar services, Yahoo