The hidden economy behind street-level maps
A research-led video essay turns one odd map detail into an investigation of who supplies street imagery and who gains from it.
By @PhilEdwardsInc for PhilEdwardsIncRuns 22:34
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Why it works
The first 27 seconds move from a familiar map action to a specific visual anomaly, giving the investigation a concrete question. A five-category promise at 1:15 and the official-to-contributor pivot at 4:14 organize the complexity, while the 2007/2024 imagery comparison at 2:42–2:55 overlaps the strongest replay window in the measured opening. These findings cover only the first 6:00 of a video whose chapters continue past 21 minutes.
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