Bing Maps uses Creative Commons licensed photos

As Habr's readers know, the Bing Maps service now uses photos from Flickr , however, I would like to draw attention to the fact that not any photos from Flickr are used, but only those whose authors have given permission. For Streetside, images taken under the Creative Commons Attribution and Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (free) or Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (non-free) licenses are taken.

Bing Maps is a great example of what is possible with Creative Commons licenses .

The Bing blog tells you what needs to be done in order for your photos to potentially get into Streetside. Since the service is available for Seattle, San Francisco and Vancouver, then we are talking about photos of these cities, although who knows - maybe MS will spend money on other cities and continents.

So, you need to configure some parameters so that Bing Maps can use images with your permission.
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Under your Flickr photo you will see "More Information." By default, all images are set to "All Rights Reserved", which means that this is your photo, and Bing Maps cannot use it. To change this, you need to click on the edit link and install one of the following licenses:
(1) Attribution Creative Commons,
(2) Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons
or
(3) Attribution-NoDerivs Creative Commons.



Well, and secondly, coordinates must be indicated for the photo.