Wikiview photo browser makes it easy to search through Wikimedia Commons images

A team with German university HTW Berlin has published a new project called Wikiview, a website that makes it easy to search for images in the Wikimedia Commons. With Wikiview, anyone can search for images related to a subject, then narrow down the results by adding other search terms, such as looking specifically for photos of old cars that are located outdoors. Wikiview enables users to zoom in and out of the 2D image map used to present grid-based image results. When the user selects a partic...