Most photographed spots in the world

[Jim Wilke]

Not sure how EarthPics came up with this graphic but it is interesting. Is that a yellow dot at IMS?

[akh]

Interesting that Germany, Switzerland, and northern Italy are noticeably higher than most of France.

[window]

Not sure how EarthPics came up with this graphic but it is interesting. Is that a yellow dot at IMS?

Can't tell. Looks like one by your house, though.

[MichaelP]

Not sure how EarthPics came up with this graphic but it is interesting.

GPS encoding in photographs posted online would be my guess.

[KevMcNJ]

Its easy to see where I-4 in Florida is on the map

Its also easy to see where the borer between North and South Korea is

[Davydd]

GPS encoding in photographs posted online would be my guess.

Then you need the source of GPS encoding. It seems clear that it might be some source not available in France and maybe Ireland and probably available more so in the rest of Europe and more so than even the United States. I'm sure Flickr, Facebook, Google or Instagram would give you different results if you analyzed them.

[NoviVespa]

They don't call it "Darkest Africa" for nothing.

[Frank Capua]

Not sure how EarthPics came up with this graphic but it is interesting. Is that a yellow dot at IMS?

Maybe they fine tuned that Lightning detector software the Weather channel uses to detect photo flashes?

[Gateway Fan]

I wonder if this made the list.

[FTHurley]

Its also easy to see where the borer between North and South Korea is

Yeah, that's telling. And sad.

You can also see a difference (though not as extreme a difference) between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

[Unzerdog]

Interesting that Germany, Switzerland, and northern Italy are noticeably higher than most of France.

Switzerland and Austria and Northern Italy are the most spectacular awe inspiring and jaw dropping spectacles on Earth. Alps and Pyrennes. It is this photographers dream to go to Austria. My bucket list is topped by a 2 week bus tour that follows every step the "Band of Brothers" took in WWII.