Since Foursquare launched its API late last year, developers have been utilizing the service’s massive store of geodata to create a variety of elegant apps.
Weeplaces takes Foursquare data to a whole new level, though. The app, built by the Movity team in one weekend, is a data visualization tool; once you log into Weeplaces with your Foursquare account, the app loads your geodata and plots all of your check-ins on a greyscale map of the world.
What makes Weeplaces a killer app though is the timeline feature. When you first load it up, Weeplaces will plot out your check-ins from your very first update to your most recent dining location. After it plots a check-in on the map, a yellow line fires off to the next location, continuing until all of the geodata points have been marked on the map.
The result looks something like this:
If you want to check it out for yourself, you can visit my Weeplaces place or you can make your own. Once you try it, you’ll get an immediate sense for your habits, what neighborhoods you like to visit and even when you were checking-in the most. Oh, and if you’re uncomfortable with this data out in the public domain, Weeplaces offers the option to make your map private.
What do you think of Weeplaces? What’s your favorite Foursquare app? Let us know in the comments.
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