GPS Photo linking on a PC

[+PaulThBrit]

There is a parallel thread running on photo linking on a Mac computer. Rather than hijack that thread, what are the best combination of tools you use for Geocoding JPGs with the location written into the EXIF?

 

How straightforard is it to upload the Geocoded images into a mapping program like Google Earth?

 

I have a Garmin Vista HCX and have generated and downloaded some track files.

 

Paul

[sbacon]

RoboGeo is great for geo-tagging images. It has a number of different options including convenient output to Google Maps and Google Earth.

 

You can see an example by clicking on the Google Earth file linked in my Mirror Lake trip report (bottom of page). Be sure to check the Tracks layer once the file loads in Google Earth. This will turn on the tracklog display.

 

BTW, I use RoboGeo to geo-tag my RAW image files in DNG format. It works just the same as geo-tagging JPG files.

 

Hope this helps...

Edited July 30, 2007 by sbacon

[+Knight2000]

I have used this. It is free and works fine. You can view in GE by clicking a button i beleive. It is very fast to use.

 

I also stumbled upon this list.

[Hiker2008]

I also recommend PhotoGeo. Here is something I created: http://techonadesk.com/hikes/map.htm

[+PaulThBrit]

Thanks for all the help & guidance. I will evaluate PhotoMapper and RoboGeo and see how I make out. I could not find a link to PhotoGeo.

 

Paul

[topografix]

GeoBuddy and ExpertGPS now automatically geotag your photos based on your GPS tracklogs. EasyGPS will have this functionality in the next release.

 

http://www.geobuddy.com

[+Marky]

When I saw Jeremy snapping photos at GeoWoodstock 5, I noticed he had a Nikon with what looked like a garmin geko mounted in the flash shoe. Real time geotagging would be awesome. I asked him why there aren't any cameras with this built in, and he said that HP has some kind of patent on it and nobody wants to pay them to be able to do it. Maybe HP will come out with a digital camera with a GPS built in.

 

--Marky

[+Knight2000]

When I saw Jeremy snapping photos at GeoWoodstock 5, I noticed he had a Nikon with what looked like a garmin geko mounted in the flash shoe. Real time geotagging would be awesome. I asked him why there aren't any cameras with this built in, and he said that HP has some kind of patent on it and nobody wants to pay them to be able to do it. Maybe HP will come out with a digital camera with a GPS built in.

 

--Marky

Isnt there an adapter that plugs into some cameras to do this? I thought i remember seeing one. I think it was for Sony?

[+PaulThBrit]

Sony has the GPS-CS2 which is basically a GPSr without a keyboard and display. It generates a track log which is then used to GeoCode the pictures you take, much like RoboGeo and Photomapper. I started off wanting to buy one of these , but for $120 to get a unit you cannot use for navigation, I ended up with the Vista Hcx. And I am glad I did.

 

The user reports for the Sony unit are very poor, with poor battery life and bad reception. I am amazed that I can lock onto 6 satellite from the ground floor of my 2 story house with the Hcx. I will evaluate the GeoCoding aspect when I take a European trip this month.

 

Paul

[Hiker2008]

Thanks for all the help & guidance. I will evaluate PhotoMapper and RoboGeo and see how I make out. I could not find a link to PhotoGeo.

 

Paul

 

Sorry, I meant RoboGeo

[Blue_Stone]

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~rakerman/geocode-photos.html

 

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/...d200_gps_m.html

 

http://www.bike-community.net/forum/showthread.php?t=113

 

http://www.dailywireless.org/2007/02/26/geocoding-photos/