Gawker.com posted the above image, "This Map Shows You How to Avoid Tourists in New York," that was created by geotagging photos collected on Flickr. The photos were sorted by ones posted by locals and ones posted by tourists, then the data was coded for a color key (blue for locals, red for tourists).
The result is a striking visual of Manhattan from above that suggests all kinds of information: Where to avoid crowds, where the action is, what part of the city is most visited.
This project is a great example of presenting information easily available online. How can librarians use Flickr to tell a story about local information. What kind of information can be presented in the library setting using geotagging and Flickr or some other vast socially networked database?
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