Canadian artist Melanie Coles built a large image of the iconic "Waldo" onto a rooftop at an undisclosed location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The image was intended to be later searched out through interactive mapping applications like Google Earth and Google Maps.
Check out my blog article on this subject, Where's Waldo in Google Earth.
I got this photo from Melanie Coles' sister's Flickr set, Where's Waldo in Vancouver? Check out the additional shots she has on the construction and such!
FYI - a key relevance of this is that Where's Waldo is known as Where's Wally outside the US.
SPOILER: I have placed this image onto a map here in Flickr, pinpointing the building's location in Vancouver where the building with the image is located. While you can view the satellite image of the building now, it will be some months before Yahoo! Maps has updated the images -- so, it will be a while before Waldo is visible in the online map. To view the map, click on the "(map)" link found to the righthand side of this description, under the "Additional Information" list in the sidebar next to the text "Taken in Vancouver, British Columbia". -->
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mag3737 62 months ago | reply
this is also being discussed in Guess Where Vancouver in this discussion thread. (and this posting itself probably isn't appropriate for that pool, since it gives away the answer.)
VanKeefer 62 months ago | reply
Just fyi, I've removed this photo from the Guess Where Vancouver pool.The location is revealed here.
Also, the photo is added in too many other pools simultaneously.
That being said, it's a fun concept which must have taken considerable work to pull off. I think you have the group's collective respect.
Feel free to delete this message if you wish.
Sincerely
VanKeefer (as GWV admin)
byroncameraman [deleted] 62 months ago | reply
I read about this in 24. Wicked idea.
Carolyn Coles 62 months ago | reply
Great article on your blog!
Si1very 62 months ago | reply
Thanx, Carolyn!
juliablanka 61 months ago | reply
great!
lat454205 / Lisa 56 months ago | reply
cute
1D110 54 months ago | reply
génial
Sebastien Bocos 50 months ago | reply
i found charlie... :))
excellent
The YayArt Team 50 months ago | reply
Great idea, thanks for sharing.
Published at www.yayart.com/blog/67/
reds on tour 47 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Where's Wally Photographs, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Églantine 40 months ago | reply
I suggest you add the artist's name "Melanie Coles" as a tag!
Thanks for giving her name in the comment. And thank you for sharing!:~)
Si1very 40 months ago | reply
Agreed - thank you for the suggestion, Églantine!
j238 25 months ago | reply
Has Waldo actually been captured by satellite?
Si1very 25 months ago | reply
If you look in the blog post I linked-to above in the description, I linked to the satellite coordinates and appears that in Google Maps at least, the satellite imagery has been updated, but Waldo doesn't appear to be on the roof. Perhaps it was removed after this shot was taken.