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Black Rock City on Flickr/Yahoo MapsFirst Faved : Jul 18 2008 by jlamFaved : 1 time with noteViewed : 0 timesFave It!

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jlam - Jul 18 2008 | geocoded, geotagged, mapping, images, photo, photos, photography, earth imaging, Black Rock City, Burning Man, Flickr, Yahoo
Built on satellite images taken mid-morning either Friday or Saturday 2005 as used in Yahoo base Maps, geocoded photos match only 2005 exactly. See in the satellite orthophotos the Dutch Windmills have already burned—Thursday evening, September 1. In 2006 Black Rock City moved about one kilometer northeast to Special Recreation Permit Site B.
The dilemma then becomes, should placement match geographic coordinates or rough features of the city? Whatever the solution, Yahoo could update the base Map at their choosing and break existing placement for most photos. Currently beyond the capability of Flickr Maps, the solution lays not just in geocoding but also in timecoding each photo and placing it on the correct annual map.

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