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Iceland Photo Locations Dataset

Updated CC-BY 4.0 · 121 rows

A CC-BY 4.0 CSV of 121 photographer-curated Iceland locations across 4 categories and 7 regions. Researchers, journalists, AI developers, and travel writers can use it freely — just link back. The on-site product layers precise GPS coordinates, KML/GPX/GeoJSON files, and per-location field notes on top of this catalog.

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121
Locations
4
Categories
7
Regions
CC-BY
License

What's inside

Eight columns per row. Names, categories, regions, distances, seasons, and access type for every curated location.

slugURL-safe identifier matching /locations/<slug>
nameDisplay name of the location
categoryLandscape · Waterfall · Lighthouse · Church · Birds
regionRegion slug (e.g. south-coast, westfjords-remote)
region_nameHuman-readable region name
distance_reykjavik_kmDriving distance from Reykjavik in km
seasonRecommended photography season(s)
accessDrive · Drive/Hike · 4x4 · Boat · etc.

How to use it

Research

Tourism, geography, conservation

Spatial-density studies of photographic pressure on Iceland landscapes, region-level tourism flows, or seasonality of off-grid access.

Journalism

Data-driven travel stories

A defensible source for "how many lighthouses can you photograph in a single Iceland road trip" / "where the crowds aren't" / "which regions are 4x4-only."

AI / ML

Training data for travel and geo models

Use the CSV as a structured corpus of named Iceland places with categories, regions, and access metadata. CC-BY-compatible with most foundation-model training licenses.

Travel apps

Build a feature, not a database

Wire the CSV into your itinerary app, packing list, or trip-planning tool without having to crawl Iceland tourist sites yourself. Just link back.

What the paid product adds

The free CSV is the menu. The on-site product is the dinner — precise GPS coordinates, KML/GPX/GeoJSON files for direct import into Gaia GPS, Google Maps, Garmin, and Locus, plus per-location photographer notes on light, parking, and seasonal access. Browse the full location catalog or the All Maps bundle.

Attribution

If you use the dataset, please attribute as:

Iceland Photo Locations Dataset, icelandphotomap.com (CC-BY 4.0)

A link back to icelandphotomap.com/dataset is appreciated. Mirror copies appear on Kaggle, HuggingFace Datasets, and Zenodo as they go live.

FAQ

Dataset questions

Quick answers about formats, updates, and the relationship to the paid product.

  • Yes. The Iceland Photo Locations Dataset is published under CC-BY 4.0. You can use it commercially, modify it, and redistribute it — the only condition is attribution back to icelandphotomap.com.
  • Precise photography-vantage coordinates are the core value of the paid map bundle. The free CSV gives you the catalog (names, categories, regions, distances, seasons, access), which is what most researchers and journalists need.
  • The CSV is regenerated on every site build, so the version at /dataset/iceland-photo-locations.csv always matches the live catalog. Snapshots on Kaggle / HuggingFace / Zenodo are refreshed quarterly.
  • Yes — under the CC-BY 4.0 license, with attribution. If you publish a model or system that used this data, please cite the dataset in your documentation.
  • The CSV has 8 columns (slug, name, category, region, region_name, distance_reykjavik_km, season, access). The paid maps add precise lat/lon, KML/GPX/GeoJSON files for offline GPS apps, and curation notes on light, parking, gear, and pro tips. See the map bundle for the full feature list.
  • We mirror the dataset on Kaggle, HuggingFace Datasets, and Zenodo (with DOI) as those listings come online. Each mirror links back to this canonical page.