Ephemeros for

Urban Decay & Neglect

Document potholes, abandoned buildings and neglected public spaces — with evidence that grows over time.

Explore the map

Pick a fixed viewpoint

A “spot” is a documented frame — coordinates, compass heading and tilt — that anyone can find again.

Line up with the ghost

The previous photo floats over your camera so every capture matches the original framing exactly.

Watch change unfold

Aligned photos become a timelapse — and an open, research-grade record of how the place changes.

A single photo of a pothole is a complaint. A six-month aligned series of the same pothole, growing, is evidence.

Ephemeros turns neglect into a documented timeline. Create a spot at the broken pavement, the abandoned factory, the dumping ground, the polluted stream outlet — then let repeat photos build an unarguable record of how long the problem has existed and how much worse it has become.

What a decay series gives you

Timestamps and coordinates on every frame. Each photo is captured in-app with precise location and heading — no ambiguity about where or when.
Alignment. Photos are registered onto the same frame, so the crack that widened or the roof that collapsed is immediately visible.
A shareable timelapse. Attach it to a municipal report, a news story, or a community petition.

Ideas for spots

Potholes and failing road surfaces · abandoned or fire-damaged buildings · broken street furniture and lighting · illegal dumping sites · polluted or litter-choked water sources · vandalised public art.

Change happens when decline becomes visible. Make it visible.