[OSM-talk] Semantic GIS site based on dbpedia, freebase, openstreetmaps, etc.

[jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com]

sounds very exciting! will check it out!

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Paul Houle <paul at ontology2.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
>   We just launched a new site at
>
> http://ny-pictures.com/nyc/photo/
>
>    which is based on data from dbpedia and freebase and uses
> openstreetmaps for mapping.
>
>    Behind it all is a 'semantic GIS' engine that combines the ability
> to represent traditional GIS with the ability to make assertions such as
> "The Empire State Building is in Manhattan."  A particularly remarkable
> feature is that very few of the images are geotagged:  we're able to
> establish the locations of the photographs based on text and other
> available evidence.
>
>    Any thoughts?
>
>
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