Satellite pictureIt is a while ago after last explorer update. Latest multimedia extension was audio from the Freesound Project. I’m interested for a long time in digital video and so videos on the map was in the pipeline from the beginning of this project.

Now here is the complete list of all multimedia extensions:

  • New: geotagged Videos from VlogMap.org
  • New: geotagged Videos from YouTube.com
  • geotagged Sounds from FreeSound Project
  • Podcasts with geoFeedExplorer

There are already podcast videos possible with the geoFeedExplorer. But the GeoRSS entries are geotagged and keep the coordinates - not the video.

The only two services or projects with geotagged videos I’ve found so long are YouTube.com and VlogMap.org. In both case the users geotag their video with a value for latitude and longitude, which links them to a unique place on our planet.

With YouTube you simply add three tags to your video upload. One for easier searching and two for the coordinates.

Example: “geotagged geo:lat=51.266667 geo:long=30.233333 “

This is the geo signature for a fast moving short film about Chernobyl produced by Christoph Schwaiger. Searching for all geotagged videos brings up a list with 29 correctly tagged videos. Hopefully there will be more in future.

Vlogmap.org covers the universe of video blogs and podcasts or shorter VLogs. Over 1,000 geographically-located video blogs with more than 100 geotagged videos are registered.

While YouTube uses Flash as video container, videos will run on most combinations of operating systems and browsers. VlogMap.org publishers choose their own format, but mostly it is Quicktime or even Quicktime VR. Windows Media is still not supported here.

Most contributions from VlogMap are videos produced with time and effort at high technological standard, they contain proper design, 3D animations and audio. Virtual travelling and browsing over the planet is now rich media enhanced and a real pleasure. Check out videos from places you never have been and get new ideas about next holidays.