![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106075918im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Carnegie Mellon System Estimates Geographic Location of Photos
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June 18, 2008
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised the first computerized method that can analyze a single photograph and determine where in the world the image likely was taken. It's a feat made possible by searching through millions of GPS-tagged images in the Flickr online photo collection.
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Source Carnegie Mellon University
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