Types of Image
Geograph images are classified by site moderators as:
- Geograph – an image which usefully illustrates or characterises the area in which it was taken;
- Supplemental – an image which adds useful information about a square but which does not meet the requirements of a geograph; this includes close-ups, interior, underground and aerial shots, and shots taken from outside the grid square;
- Rejected – an image that does not meet the requirements of the Geograph Project; these are retained by the system but are not visible to anyone other than the owner and the moderators.
There is a special classification of image that is known as First Geograph - the first image uploaded of a particular grid square which meets the requirements to be a geograph; this status is assigned automatically by the system and not by moderators. A new system of points where contributors can gain Second, Third and Fourth points has now been introduced. Similar to the first point system, this time a contributor with gain a point depending on how many other geographers have submitted to that square. For example, a square with one image by one contributor will have second, third and fourth points up for grabs. The same will apply if the first contributor has submitted 100 images in that square. The date the photo was taken makes no difference to the points system. So the next person to submit a geograph will gain a second visit point. The third person to submit will get a third and so on. This was introduced with feedback from members as well as a need to fill up squares will few images.
Some of the common themes for geograph photos include:
- Physical landscape
- Human land use
- Built environment
- Social interaction
- Geology
- Flora and fauna
- Local history
Read more about this topic: Geograph Britain And Ireland
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