This document explores spatial hotspots and seasonality of Flickr images in the Northern Forest. All maps are generated from images taken between 2012 and 2017 within the Northern Forest region (seen below).
ÂPrior to analyzing the image data and generating maps, duplicate images (i.e., pictures taken by the same photographer on the same day and at the same coordinates) were omitted to reduce redundancies.
Ultimately, 116,360 images were used to identify regional hotspots. Of these, 89,231 (77%) images were taken in rural areas (i.e., outside of US census designated urban areas). We focus on the spatial and temporal patterns of these rural images in this document.
Below are all of the original image locations, clustered by their density in the landscape. You can zoom in to see individual image locations, each with a url link to the original picture on Flickr.