Fisgonia.com - Webcams Around the World

Fisgonia.com is a site that aggregates webcams from around the world. When first entering this site you see a Google map with small cam icons in several colors, each of which stands for one kind of webcam (traffic, business, nature, cities, etc.). When clicking into the icon, a small screen opens up where you can see that particular webcam in real time, plus it opens the original site from which the webcam came from. Data on webcams is submitted by users, plus you can limit your search by kind of webcam. Users can also search a specific location to take a look at what the available webcams in that specific area are, or browse the tag cloud to find out what the hottest topics are. It also features GeoRSS, KML and links to Panoramio photos for each location. Other than the default English in which the site is displayed, it is also available in Spanish and Italian.

“Instructions:

- Click on the map to place the webcam

- You may drag the marker to adjust the location

- Use search to locate rapidly the address”

This seems like a great service for people looking for tourist destinations or lodging facilities, as they can actually take a look at where they are headed to in order to check if everything is ok, especially if you have made your bookings online and are not quite sure how things are going to turn up.

I reckon that the preview area, which only includes the title of the location and a small screen should be able to have a little comment or maybe tags, which are available from the site for search purposes, however individual webcams are not tagged in themselves.