Find my photos on Google Maps!

My photos have made it to Google Maps! And I'm not talking about finding my account and looking for the photos that I posted onto the map. I mean going straight to http://maps.google.com, searching for Indooroopilly (Brisbane), then clicking Photos (under More) and seeing my photos right there!

They are on display to all the world! Although with the arrival of street view, it's probably not as exciting, but I still reckon it's pretty sweet. These were photos which I took during a walk in mid July this year (took 3 months to reach Google Maps!) where I was playing with the photo geotagging (adding GPS data) capabilities of my Nokia n82 phone.

Some background info. If you don't already know what Google Maps is, you've been living under a rock. And you wouldn't even know where that rock is either! In July 07, Photos was introduced to Google Maps, which meant anyone could upload photos which would be tagged onto Google Maps and come up in searches etc. Of course it's a bit more complicated than that - typically a camera with geotagging capabilities is required, plus a Picasa or Panoramio account.

And this has seen the uploading of thousands and thousands of photos from locations all around the world! Going to Google Maps, zooming out to the world and clicking on Photos shows you something like this:

Pretty crazy. Who needs travel anymore? You can see amateur/professional photos from virtually every spot in the world. Just keep an eye on your internet usage.

If things go my way, you're gonna see lots more of my photos when you search in Google Maps ;)