1. A method for accessing place data, the method comprising: receiving a picture acquired with a camera at a time; receiving spatial coordinates and orientation information for the camera at the time; placing a virtual camera within a 3D geospatial model at the spatial coordinates and with the orientation and generating a computer-generated image from the virtual camera, the computer-generated image being generated using a microprocessor; iteratively changing the computer-generated image by iteratively changing the location and orientation of the virtual camera within the 3D geospatial model until the computer-generated image matches the acquired picture to within a threshold; receiving a location within the acquired picture; and transferring a place label from the computer-generated image to the acquired picture at the location.