GeoTagging Photos
Ever since I heard about GeoTagging, or Geocoding, of photos I have been bitten by the bug. Once I realized that the EXIF data in a JPG file can contain location information such as Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude it was clear that there was an entirely new way to display photo albums.
My first introduction was to the World Wide Media Exchange. This is where it all started for me. It was almost immediately clear to me that this was something that was going to be huge. I even wrote about it in my family blog. Sure enough, only two days later I had purchased a GPS.
New! Downloading the WWMX Tools
How I use my GPS for GeoTagging Photos
GeoTagging Projects I’m Working On
Selecting a GPS for GeoTagging
External Links
- http://wwmx.org/ – Microsoft Reasearch Project on GeoTagging.
- http://www.iceburnslair.com/mapper/ – Tim’s GMapper
- http://www.zoto.com/users/geotags/ – Zoto’s GeoTagged Photo Viewer.
- http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ – ExifTool perl library.
- http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/index.html – Opanda IExif plugin
- http://koti.mbnet.fi/ojalesa/exam/editor_v2.html – GLiner
- http://www.robogeo.com/home/ – RoboGeo, very promising looking commercial geotagging software.
- Picasa 2.5 – Picasa now understands geotags and has geotagging capabilities with Google Earth
April 4th, 2006 at 8:57 pm
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August 1st, 2006 at 12:54 am
This is great stuff =)
Here in Japan and in other countries, i think pretty much all cell phones have cameras and gps in them… and they will inject GPS EXIF data into the JPGs.
So because of this, I was debating trying to make something for my wordpress to handle GPS data contained in EXIF… or ideally, i’d like to be able to email my wordpress from my phone with the image attached, and have it process everything automatically — all the GPS maps, etc…
however, i’m REALLY not keen on trying to get this to work with my menalto gallery =(
I like your ideas so far about interesting way to show your photos…
can’t wait to see how everything turns out =)
August 1st, 2006 at 1:04 am
As you can see in my MG2 Exif Parser hack http://notions.okuda.ca/mg2-hacks/exif-parser/ , I have added the code to include a link to Google Maps for any photo that includes GPS Exif data. That could probably be made into a WordPress plugin to add that to any photos you post from your phone. Give it a try, I would love to see it, heck I would like to use it.
September 15th, 2006 at 6:19 am
I’ve been playing around with geotagging photos and developed semaflickr and it has turned out fine. Maybe you would be interested in putting it on your list …
November 18th, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Update:
I tried the google maps module and theme for Menalto Gallery 2… i’m not sure if they use the same EXIF Parser…
but i’ve been having a LOT of trouble reading the GPS coordinates.
some of the numbers end up being completely wrong and the long and lat references don’t come up as a single character… (possibly because it comes from a japanese langauge mobile phone?)
at any rate, maybe i’ll go back to trying to integrate with wordpress again.
Thanks again for the great ideas though =)
April 21st, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Hi,
You might like to take a look at http://www.cleantag.com too – it is is a fantastic geotagging software package
Cleantag allows you to add mapping geotag GPS coordinates easily to photos with just one click and it is free.
October 19th, 2007 at 1:40 am
I have been Geotagging my photos too. I believe I have created an excellent website that shows my photos without any of the fluff you so often get on other websites. It can be viewed here http://holidaymaps.googlepages.com
Please visit ant let me know what you think, I am so keen to know what people think of hit and whether they think it should be expanded.
January 15th, 2008 at 1:12 am
I recommend to try free and simple geotagging software GPSed Photo Take’n'Pin: http://photo.gpsed.com. It is convenient to use one solution for GPS tracking, archiving and photo geotagging.
February 12th, 2008 at 5:26 am
This program allows you to take a photo and upload it from your mobile without any hassle
http://www.nearheretravel.com
August 12th, 2008 at 2:51 am
And I recommend to try also free and simple geotagging online Trekinu website: http://trekinu.com It is convenient to use one solution for GPS tracking, archiving and photo geotagging.
November 20th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Another simple web-tool for geotagging images is GeoImgr (http://www.geoimgr.com). On this website you can geotag your first jpg-photo within in a few seconds.
February 15th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I recommend GPicSync – if you already have a GPS and a digital camera, it lets you batch process the GPS data and encode it in the JPEG. It’s really easy. There are links and a how-to video posted here
http://aes.ac.in/index.php?sec=162&con=389
March 18th, 2009 at 1:58 am
GpicSync ? There is a better solution !
I tried Geosetter 3.0.14 (http://www.geosetter.de/en/).
It is far better respect other like GpicSync. Its GUI interface is well done and has a lot of features.
Simply to use, almost nothing to do to configurate it. In a snap all the photo are geotagged using the data from logger unit.
In a word: wonderful freeware !
Ciao
Danilo – Italy
April 15th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Great post that got me going in the geotagging world…
Some more info on geotagging and creating a wordpress integrated gallery…
http://dvrom.eu/2009/04/15/panoramio-like-gallery-with-google-maps-php-and-wordpress/
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:41 am
Hi I am currently using lifeblog to upload photo’s from my Nokia N95 which works a treat, I also use a geotagger to add location referance, I would like to be able to display a map for the photo’s I upload but I am not sure where to start?
does anyone have any suggestions on how I might go about this
thanks
mike
September 13th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Anyone used the Trimble Juno SC and figured the best app to make sure the photos geotag each and every time?
It runs on Windows 6 but no geotagging ability unless you buy a ridiculously priced mapping program that we simply dont need.
Thanks in advance. Feel free to email
thanks
David
January 13th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Is there a way to Geo Tag Video?
March 21st, 2010 at 3:53 am
DBGallery is a photo database system which has a very nice interface for GeoTagging photos and showing them across a map. Search for “New York” photos and it will zoom into the New York area and show all photos in it’s database of your images and show them as thumbs on the map (using GoogleMaps). The software can be found at http://grrsystems.com/DBGallery or screenshots showing it’s GeoTagging features at http://grrsystems.com/DBGallery/GPS_QuickTour.htm
February 7th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Hey all! I’ve been trying to geotag my millions of pics but it can’t find geo data on any of them… I’ve taken some with my iphone and it does find them, but the issue is that I lost all my data from a laptop drop a few months ago so I’ve had to download all my FB pics back onto my new lappy but I think it’s lost all the metadata? Can someone clarify? Thanks
March 31st, 2011 at 11:56 pm
Hi friends, I just finish of develop http://www.whereisthepicture.com and i think that maybe can be interesting for you.
You can upload a picture with gps information, like photos from iphone, smartphones, etc and then the system show you de position where was maked the picture.
At the moment is only a version beta, but I hope you enjoy it!
Regards,
Paco Fernandez