Tuesday Map: Where the tourists are

Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 6:39 PM Share

Looking to avoid the crowds this summer? Check out this tourist density heat map (click the link for the interactive zoomable version) designed by Bluemoon Interactive. The map uses the number of photos from a given location uploaded to Google geotagged photo-sharing site Panoramio to judge an area's touristyness. It's not perfect -- I have a hard time believing that central France is less touristy than say, Bosnia -- but it's a pretty good guide to how to get off the beaten path. 

I remember back in the dark ages of 2009 when making maps from geotagged photo data was a crazy new idea. 

Hat tip:  Marginal Revolution and Information in Beautiful.

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