I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings
Hey HN, I made a site where you can draw on street-level panoramas. Your drawings persist and other people can see them in real time. Strokes get projected onto the 3D panorama so they wrap around buildings and follow the geometry, not just a flat overlay. Uses WebGL2 for rendering, Mapillary for the street imagery. The idea is for it to become a global canvas, anyone can leave a mark anywhere and others stumble onto it.
I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings launched on March 10, 2026 with 67 votes, #671 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
I Was Here is a web application that lets users draw on street-level panoramic imagery from locations worldwide. Drawings persist and are visible to other users in real time, with strokes mathematically projected onto the 3D geometry of buildings and surroundings rather than appearing as flat overlays. Built with WebGL2 and powered by Mapillary street imagery, it functions as a collaborative global canvas where anyone can leave marks that others discover while exploring street views.
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From the sources
I WAS HERE is a global digital wall where anyone can leave their mark on the internet. 🌍 Create your own profile, get a unique place in the world, share your story, and become part of a growing digital record of humanity. You can: 🌍 Find your place — Get your unique I WAS HERE number. 👤 Create your identity — Share your name, photo, country, city and story. 🔒 Create a time capsule — Leave a message for your future self.
Claim your place on the global wall, get your unique global ID, and leave a message for generations to come.
Free to join. No wallet, no noise — just your place on the wall. Seal a message, photos and audio. It stays locked until the day you choose — the unlock is controlled by our servers, not yourfrom washere.live
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