An interesting convergence of technologies is bringing maps and data together in ways that are transforming our understanding of history, geography, societal and political change, and more. Geotagging technologies include geocoding, the practice of adding geographical metadata (latitude, longitude, altitude, and/or placenames) to images, websites, or other media; geographic information systems (GIS), which store and analyze vast amounts of geographically-referenced information; and geolocation, the real-world location of a device connected to the Internet. Combinations of these technologies let us plot data against the landscape of the real world to visualize phenomena and datasets in ways that make spatial and temporal relationships transparent and obvious. More and more, geo-information is becoming a characteristic embedded in everything around us.
The Horizon Project Wiki, 2008 Edition - Shortlist - Geotagging
The 2008 report will be published this month. Check the Horizon Project Main Page for previous reports.
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