Map Cam Selfie
Map Cam Selfie If you’ve ever looked at a map of the United States and thought, "This would look better if it were a mosaic of my own face," then you’re in luck. You can now use Map Cam Selfie to superimpose your face on top of of the USA using the 3,000+ counties of the US as individual pixels for a live webcam feed. What is it? Map Cam Selfie is a browser-based experiment built using MapLibre GL JS . It takes your live webcam stream and "rasterizes" it onto a GeoJSON layer of US counties. The result is a hypnotic, shimmering data-visualization of ... well, you. It’s less about navigation and more about using geographic boundaries as a digital canvas. How to use it Getting your "Map Selfie" is pretty straightforward: Grant Permissions: Hit the Use Webcam button and allow the browser to access your camera. Strike a Pose Go Live: Click Apply to Counties . The map will suddenly "sample" the colors from your camera. Capture the Art: Once ...
