The year 2005 sits at a fascinating technological crossroads. Digital cameras were becoming mainstream (the Canon EOS 350D was a hit that year), but smartphone photography didn’t exist. Broadband internet was spreading, but cloud storage (Dropbox launched in 2007, Google Drive in 2012) was not yet ubiquitous. People shared travel memories by uploading entire folders to personal web spaces provided by their ISPs (Internet Service Providers) or university servers. Many of those forgotten folders remain online today, untouched since the George W. Bush administration.
The City of Rome’s online historical archive (archiviostorico.comune.roma.it) often has digitized amateur and professional photography collections from the early 2000s. This is the gold standard for researchers. index of rome 2005
While not directly the "Index of Rome 2005," the GPI is a relevant example of such an initiative. The GPI considers 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators to assess the peacefulness of countries. These indicators range from the level of violent crime and terrorism to the number of armed conflicts and military spending. The year 2005 sits at a fascinating technological crossroads