What makes Paris look like Paris: an algorithm has the answer
Each city has a unique character, and many times we are able to identify them simply by seeing an image. In an increasingly globalized world, what makes a city like Paris recognizable at first sight? That is precisely what many scientists have asked of Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) and the Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris). It seems that they have found the answer, but they have had to resort to an algorithm to decipher this enigma. Large avenues, double-paneled windows, names of the streets in blue and green signs, street lamps and subway entrances with a characteristic design ... all these elements help Paris to have its own identity. Thanks to this study carried out by both universities, we now know that in the French capital there are a series of elements that appear much more frequently than in other cities. These objects that appear behind every corner, in every block, help Paris to be Paris. Analyzing the streets of the city through Street View, they began to collec...