AI helps add 10,000 more photos to OldNYC
Summary
The articleDetails how OldNYC was rebuilt using AI-assisted geocoding and OCR, switching from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap. This resulted in about 10,000 additional photos being accurately geolocated, with improved OCR and lower costs. It highlights GPT-4o-driven hard geocodes, the shift to open data, and plans for future expansion and openness to developers.