# You are here

> A 2006 note on collecting ‘you are here’ marks, ideo locators that map in context, with a point of view. The best example so far is Seoul’s metro, with 3D cross sections of the station.

- Page: https://www.elasticspace.com/2006/08/you-are-here/
- Author: Timo Arnall (https://www.elasticspace.com/)
- Section: Notes (https://www.elasticspace.com/notes/)
- Published: 2006-08-04
- Updated: 2026-07-04
- Tags: Graphic Design, Information Design, Mapping, Photo-research, Place, Public Space, Research, Travel, Wayfinding
- Site map for agents: https://www.elasticspace.com/llms.txt

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![You are here](https://www.elasticspace.com/images/you-are-here/181968080_5cd7af7788.jpg)

*You are here*

I’m collecting images from around the world depicting ‘you are here’ marks or [ideo locators](https://web.archive.org/web/20070610045423/http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=927679) at [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/timo/sets/72057594109532582/). The relationship to local physical space is what makes them work: mapping with a point of view, maps as a direct interface to the world. The best example to date is from Seoul, where [3D cross sections of a metro station](http://www.flickr.com/photos/timo/190738262/in/set-72057594109532582/) are directly related to the point at which you are looking at the map.