Movie Maps
Have you ever watched a film and thought, “Wait, I know that street”? A new interactive mapping project makes it easy to find out which iconic movie scenes were filmed right around the corner from your house.
Movie Scene Map turns the globe into an open-air film set. It allows you to explore real-world locations from your favourite movies and TV shows, making it easy to track down specific filming locations - and maybe even visit them in person on your next walk or weekend getaway.
Using the map, you can search for films or TV shows that were shot near your current location. Alternatively, if you're a fan of a particular movie or show, you can use the map to research places you might want to visit. For example, fans of HBO's classic fantasy drama can discover some of the real-world settings used for King's Landing and Winterfell by searching for Game of Thrones.
Under the Hood: Structured Open Data
What sets Movie Scene Map apart from many other movie maps is its reliance on structured open datasets. By aggregating entities harvested from Wikipedia and Wikidata, the platform systematically links geographic coordinates with films and television shows.
The map itself allows users to filter locations by medium, search for specific titles, or simply drag and zoom around the world to discover what has been filmed nearby. And if you ever get bored of searching for scenes shot near your home, you can always play Movie Scene Map's take on GeoGuessr - FilmGuessr.
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