Geotagging

Geotagging is the process of putting items on the map. I like geotagging and use it as one of the primary ways of categorizing my photos. Over half of my photos on Flickr are geotagged, with most new ones being geotagged. I own an AMOD GPS Logger which automatically records geolocations and Jet Photo Studio to link the geologs and photos.

See my Flickr photos on the Flickr map

I am developing Geoov which uses cluster based mapping to better provide an overview of my geotagged photos.

Best Practices

Here is some of the best software and hardware I have found for geologging/tracking. Please add to it.

Hardware

• AMOD GPS Logger - Only GPS logger I have tested and used. Visit its page for more info and how it works.

Web

• Flickr - The best photo sharing site. Supports Geotagging. $25/year for the pro account (I have it). I don't like the new maps however. They don't show everything on there.
  • Tip: Add /map to the end of a set URL to get a (new, ugly) map of that set
• Flickr Gmap Show GreaseMonkey Script. Works in Firefox 3 with Greasemonkey installation. Allows you to see nice Google Maps. But only you.
• Loc.alize.us - Allows you to share Public maps of your public Flickr photos.
• GPSed.com - Allows you to upload tracks (need to convert in GPSBabbel or JetStudio) so you can see and share the track of where you went. Can link with Flickr or Picasa to attach photos to your tracks. They will do the linking and geotagging for you - no program needed. Can also track from a GPS enabled smart phone (?must pay for the app to do this) instead of uploading AMOD tracks.
• AdamFranco's Flickr Set to KML Quick utility to make a set into a KML (Google Earth) or Google Map.
• Geoov My experiment with cluster based mapping to better provide an overview of my geotagged photos.

PC

• JetPhoto Studio Free version and pay version $20 or $25 - Came with my GPS device. Photo manager software and also includes a log manager. Can import, geotag, write geotag to JPEG, and upload to Flickr. Can convert GPS tracks to KML and display tracks (with photos) in Google Earth. I bought the pro version - but I don't know if I had to.
• Google Earth - Displays tracks and photos in a nice graphical interface to the globe. Almost everything works with this program (by offering KML). Good way to view things on the desktop.
• GPSbabbel - Free program to convert GPS tracks between formats. I don't use it. You may.

Tecker 911 Episode on Geotagging

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