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Explore the World with Open Sourced Street Views

Nono’s Odyssey : A Lo-Fi Journey Through Open-Source Imagery Nono’s Odyssey is a refreshing map game that prioritizes exploration and discovery over direct competition. It’s an interactive tool that blends open-source street imagery with the addictive mechanics of a digital treasure hunt. As a "geo-game," it successfully shifts the objective away from the traditional "Where am I?" (the  GeoGuessr  model) and toward a more curious "What can I find here?" Exploring the "Open" World While most map-based games rely on the ubiquitous - and increasingly expensive - Google Street View API, Nono’s Odyssey takes a different path. The project is built using  Mapillary , a crowdsourced street-level imagery platform. This gives the "odyssey" a distinct, organic feel; you aren't just following a Google car, you’re seeing the world through the lenses of thousands of individual contributors. The interface itself is powered by  Mapbox , providi...

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