DIV and Location 

 Example of sites

• Media based
  • Flickr
  • Larry the Llama
• Location tools
  • Google Maps and Google Earth
• Other hacks
  • Al Nevarez's personal hacks

Geocoding media (obtaining GPS coordinates for each asset)

• GPS sensors
  • In cameras at time of capture (e.g. Ricoh's
  • GPS-enabled cellphones (e.g. Hipoqih)
  • Synchronized from an additional device (e.g. Sony's GPS-CS1, Navman iCN750)
• Triangulation from other signals
  • Wi-Fi (e.g. Skyhook Wireless and Eye-Fi)
  • Cell phone towers (e.g.Yahoo's ZoneTag research project)
• User provided
  • Map integration (e.g. Flickr, Zooomr, Tagzania)
• Repurposing online content/tools
  • Using online tools to scavenge coordinates (e.g. Google Maps API)

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