nearby.org.uk blog » milestone http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog GIS, maps, mapping, geo, UK, Geograph, PHP, Perl and more Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:59:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Over one MILLION Geograph Images! http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/10/15/over-one-million-geograph-images/ http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/10/15/over-one-million-geograph-images/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:50:52 +0000 Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=180 Geograph has just reached a pretty significant milestone, we how have over 1,000,000 images live on the site, all creative commons licenced for reuse goodness. The image that took us over the tipping point is reproduced below, but it is but one image of a million, so thanks to all the amazing contributors that has made this milestone possible. 

 

by Dr Richard Murray

Minor road near Aberuchil

 © Copyright Dr Richard Murray and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Update, In the Press: Offical (login required) (RSS), Paul’s Blog, Boing Boing, Reddit, and Digg. 

 

This is post is made with rather less zeal than perhaps it even deserves, but it is 1.44 in the morning here, the tipping point rather caught me unawares so wasn’t prepared! We’ll have something more offical out soon…

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