2011/7/15 Jane Darnell <jane023@gmail.com>:
> Hmm. That brings to mind the fact that modern camera's have a GIS system
> built in -- does the upload form harvest this info?Technically speaking,
> this is not the coordinates of the monument, but of the viewpoint of the
> camera, which is often close enough!
>
But not always. You take sometimes a picture from a quite distance.
See for example:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Italy_Florence_St_Maria_del_Fiore_1.jpg
So, to make it proper - the uploader should insert both - the
possition of photographer and possion of the monument.
I think the upload form could have some "advanced" options, which are
not obligatory, bu the uploader can fill them if he/she needs, and we
can encourage people to do this. The form can be very simple in its
basic form and have "more options" button just like reference tool in
Wikipedia.
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Tomek "Polimerek" Ganicz
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