Viewing images on a digital map

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• generating and storing an index of locations associated with images in a user's image library of an image management application, wherein the index of locations is stored in an image database;
• storing at least a portion of the index in the memory when the image management application is in use;
• identifying a first set of images from the images in the user's image library that match a first region of a digital map based on geographic information associated with the first set of images;
• causing a user interface to be displayed that includes a map portion that corresponds to the first region of the digital map and a grid portion that includes one or more images of the first set of images, wherein the map portion includes an image preview, wherein the image preview includes a particular image in the first set of images that is also included in the grid portion of the user interface, and wherein the image preview is anchored in the map portion to a location associated with the particular image and wherein the map portion further includes a heatmap that includes a plurality of blobs displayed at respective locations in the first region of the digital map, wherein each blob corresponds to one or more images in the first set of images that are associated with the respective location and wherein a color of each blob is based on a number of images that the blob corresponds to, wherein a color spectrum is used to represent a relative number of images for different locations within the first region of the digital map;
• receiving user input indicative of a second region of the digital map different from the first region;
• identifying a second set of images that match the second region of the digital map based on geographic information associated with the second set of images and the portion of the index stored in the memory, wherein the first set and the second set are different sets;
• updating the user interface wherein, after the updating, the map portion of the updated user interface corresponds to the second region of the digital map and the grid portion of the updated user interface includes one or more images of the second set of images;
• after updating the user interface, receiving scroll input with reference to the grid portion of the user interface, the scroll input indicative of a direction;
• and
• in response to receiving the scroll input, updating the grid portion of the user interface to display a set of grid images of the second set that includes a different image that is not in the one or more images of the second set previously displayed in the grid portion prior to receiving the scroll input and causing the map portion of the user interface to be updated synchronously with the grid portion to modify the image preview to include the different image.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• generating and storing an index of locations associated with images in a user's image library of an image management application, wherein the index of locations is stored in an image database;
• storing at least a portion of the index in memory when the image management application is in use;
• identifying a first set of images from the images in the user's image library that match a first region of a digital map based on geographic information associated with the first set of images;
• causing a user interface to be displayed that includes a map portion that corresponds to the first region of the digital map and a grid portion that includes one or more images of the first set of images, wherein the map portion includes an image preview, wherein the image preview includes a particular image in the first set of images that is also included in the grid portion of the user interface, and wherein the image preview is anchored in the map portion to a location associated with the particular image and wherein the map portion further includes a plurality of blobs displayed at respective locations in the first region of the digital map, wherein each blob corresponds to one or more images in the first set of images that are associated with the respective location and wherein a color of each blob is based on a number of images that the blob corresponds to, wherein a color spectrum is used to represent a relative number of images for different locations within the first region of the digital map;
• receiving user input indicative of a second region of the digital map different from the first region;
• identifying a second set of images that match the second region of the digital map based on geographic information associated with the second set of images and the portion of the index stored in the memory, wherein the first set and the second set are different sets;
• updating the user interface wherein, after the updating, the map portion of the updated user interface corresponds to the second region of the digital map and the grid portion of the updated user interface includes one or more images of the second set of images;
• receiving scroll input with reference to the grid portion of the user interface, the scroll input indicative of a direction;
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• in response to receiving the scroll input, updating the grid portion of the user interface to display a set of grid images of the second set that includes a different image that is not in the one or more images of the second set previously displayed in the grid portion prior to receiving the scroll input and causing the map portion of the user interface to be updated synchronously with the grid portion to modify the image preview to include the different image.