Observed arrival · 2026-10-22
Commons Heatmap, where photographers count
An interactive heat map of geotagged Wikimedia Commons photographs, with place rankings informed by photographer counts and Wikipedia pageviews.
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✦Pretty
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◎Niche
◉Human
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- People exploring where Wikimedia Commons photographers document places
- Worth noticing
- Wikipedia pageviews can supply at most three-quarters of a place’s score; places of worship, monuments, and cemeteries receive a 0.7 weight.
Field notes
Zoom changes the ranking’s level of detail: cities appear when zoomed out, while buildings, squares, and monuments enter at closer levels. The page explains that photographer counts use distinct uploaders and that Wikipedia interest is calculated from twelve median months of pageviews across languages. It also identifies a current Poland data dump and says Geograph imports are excluded for now.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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