User:Rkieferbaum/sandbox
WikiProject Earth empowers anyone to explore our changing planet. We collect and organize geotagged image sets, making them accessible for point cloud generation, 3D modeling, and all types of urban and environmental research. Join us in building the most comprehensive aerial image archive of Earth!
Overview
[edit]WikiProject Earth curates a comprehensive archive of high-quality geotagged photographs, preferrably but not exclusively aerial, documenting morphological changes across the planet. This open repository supports environmental assessments, enhanced mapping techniques, and diverse other applications, enabling dynamic 4D analysis of any surveyed area over time.
Scope
[edit]- In Scope: Aerial photo sets, non-aerial geotagged photo sets, historical aerial imagery.
- Out of Scope: (these can still be uploaded to the Commons) Individual photographs, satellite imagery, digitized maps of any kind, non-photographic aerial data.
Potential applications of WikiProject Earth
[edit]The gathering of aerial photo sets from around the world through time generates a treasure trove of data for geographical, natural and urban analysis. Because photogrammetry technologies change constantly, and multiple data sets might improve accuracy and level of detail, it is useful to have access to image sets rather than their products (point clouds or orthomosaics).
- Combine image sets for enhanced location precision.
- Geolocate non-geotagged photographs, even historical ones.
- Monitor temporal changes in buildings, vegetation, or geographic features with tridimensional precision.
- Enable diverse applications under the CC-BY-SA image licensing, ensuring attribution to original authors.
- Categorize and utilize individual images across Wikimedia projects.
Uploading guidelines
[edit]Contributors are encouraged to review Commons:WikiProject Earth/Guidelines for detailed information on:
- File format: Geotagged JPG (Commons does not accept RAW image files)
- Metadata standards: Useful metadata (date, location, camera information, projection) using EXIF.
- Preparing image sets for upload: Batch uploading, geotagging, metadata embedding.
- Manipulating downloaded sets: Photogrammetry, 3D modeling, change detection (QGIS, OpenDroneMap).
Membership
[edit]- Join the project by uploading image sets as outlined above. Feel free to add your name to the list of members!
Uploads
[edit]- Aerial photo sets - An index of all uploaded sets, categorized for easy access.
Resources
[edit]- Guidelines - Detailed specifications for image set uploads.