On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 6:03 AM, Philip Kopetzky <[email protected]> wrote:
> > P.S.: I apologise if my post is already too off topic, but I do think that > this issue is something that in the long term everyone will face. > It's on topic in the thread. In the absence of a general Wiki Loves mailing list, it's okay to have this kind of thread on this list, at least every once in a while, imho. The topic of what documenting a monument means (what does the 97% number mean?) is also completely on-topic but probably worth a new thread. ;) > On 1 September 2017 at 13:13, Emilio J. RodrÃguez-Posada <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Hi all; >> >> Sure WikiLovesMonuments is an awesome project and it produces a lot of >> high quality images of notable cultural heritage. >> >> But I will take this opportunity to remember a little known tool/project, >> Commons Coverage.[1] The motto is "Imagine a world in which every single >> free image is surrounded by other less than 1 km far away." >> >> When you check country by country, you can see how much is still >> remaining.[2] If you zoom to low detail, you can see picture details. >> >> Exploring the United States map[3], I have found a user who has been >> taking many pictures of roads and streets.[4] Or looking at Norway map, we >> can see that somebody took pictures while on a plane.[5] >> >> Of course, this requires to attach coordinates to every picture you take, >> though improvements in technology is making this easier. >> >> Time for a WikiLoveStreets or something at that scale? >> >> Regards >> >> [1] https://tools.wmflabs.org/commons-coverage/ >> [2] https://tools.wmflabs.org/commons-coverage/#7/40.007/-4.691 >> [3] https://tools.wmflabs.org/commons-coverage/#5/40.930/-96.416 >> [4] https://tools.wmflabs.org/commons-coverage/#11/40.9195/-115.6009 >> [5] https://tools.wmflabs.org/commons-coverage/#8/68.825/19.523 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > -- User: LilyOfTheWest
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