# Crowdsourced City Collages Collective Flickr Photos Render 3D City View By Jessica Marcel | Published 2009-09-19 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-flickr-render-3d References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5362578/entire-city-rendered-in-3d-using-nothing-but-flickr-photos) If you ever wanted to see a city through the eyes of its citizens, Flickr photos have now been used to render a [3D view](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sparlit) of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The implications of this rendering are far-reaching. [Virtual tourism](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sseennapp) would get an added boost—before hopping on a plane, you could check out the sights virtually (but hopefully still get out of the house at some point). Recreating a city with Flickr sounds unbelievable, but the [render of this 3D world](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glossi) shows it’s possible. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Multimedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/multimedia) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Virtual Tourism:** Using crowd-sourced photos to create 3D city views opens up opportunities for virtual tourism experiences. - **Crowdsourced Mapping:** The use of crowd-sourced photographs to render 3D city views presents opportunities for creating detailed and accurate maps. - **Enhanced Digital Sightseeing:** Integrating crowd-sourced photography into virtual city views allows for immersive and interactive digital sightseeing experiences. ### Who This Affects Most - **Travel and Tourism:** The travel and tourism industry can leverage virtual tourism experiences created through crowd-sourced 3D city views to attract and engage potential visitors. - **Mapping and Navigation:** The mapping and navigation industry can benefit from the use of crowd-sourced photos to improve the accuracy and detail of their maps. - **Technology and Augmented Reality:** The technology and augmented reality industry can explore opportunities to enhance digital sightseeing experiences by integrating crowd-sourced photography into their applications. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Augmented Reality Travel Murals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-murals.md) - [AI Travel Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/epic-ai-travel-photos.md) - [Colorful Metaverse Cities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metaverse-cities.md) - [Digital Urban Replica Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/realitymaps.md) - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md) - [Stock 3D Visuals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unsplash.md) - [Interactive 3D Mapping Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-mapping-feature.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [City Exploration Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-exploration-app.md)