PlanetEye

May 9th, 2008

PlanetEye maps everywhere

Juan Gonzalez

Vice President, Technology

We are so proud of the smooth integration of photography into our maps that we wanted to make sure people can take them away and publish them everywhere they want.

So, with the most recent release, we’re giving away a snippet of HTML code that you can use to embed your map into any website. The embedded map is interactive and lets users move around to discover your photos without having to visit the PlanetEye website.

For example, you can drag the map and as you do the photos at the top will be updated to include the best ranked photos in whichever area of the map is currently visible. You can also mouse over the photos and a little yellow viewfinder will hint at where that photo was taken. This feature works for your own photos or those from other people that you have collected into Travel Packs.

For the map below, I collected into a Travel Pack one photo from each city where PlanetEye has a local expert to create a cool visualization of the rich collection of our collaborators and the cities they represent. Go ahead, play with it:

Since the data is streamed from our servers, every time the embedded map is loaded elsewhere, any new photos added will automatically appear there. If for, example, you are planning a trip to France and and looking to blog about the journey, you may embed the map and as you travel, take photos and upload them to PlanetEye. This will let your readers follow your adventures through the interactive map.

These maps can be embedded in three sizes: 300×300, 425×350 and 640×480. The first one is too small to allow photos to be displayed within it, but we thought it would still be useful as a way to provide an updated map of your photos as you modify your collection.

Enjoy.

Technorati Tags: PlanetEye, Photography, Travel Pack, Travel

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