![]() GPSPhotoLinker is great application, but its main limitation is that it only reads GPS tracks in 2 standard formats: GPX or TCX, which means that you may often have to convert the output of your GPS logger into something that it can read. Converting tracks for use with GPSPhotoLinker My desire is simply to sync the geo data with the photos and then get on with the rest of my workflow. ![]() There are many different geotagging applications on the market here are a few for OS X compared but I’ve settled on using GPSPhotoLinker because I don’t need some of the extra features like tagging via drag+drop or looking at images on maps. Other GPS devices like those from Garmin will work much the same way as described above - just follow the manual’s instructions on recording the tracks and downloading them to your computer. Unfortunately, it writes logs are in a custom format that have to be uploaded to their web site and then exported into a variety of formats. Like the dedicated Sony device, while the application is running it records a log of points that can be transfered to your computer later via USB. The 3rd party location recording application I’ve found is called GPSed. The Nokia N95 is a higher end cell phone with built in GPS and the ability to install applications. While its on it will record a log file containing points every 15seconds in a format called “ NMEA sentences”. To start recording a track you just turn it on and to stop you turn it off. The Sony GPS-CS1 is a device made specifically for logging GPS points for use in geotagging and attaches to your computer via USB. Here I’ll explain how I use GPSPhotoLinker on OS X to batch tag many photos from a day’s photo shoot with GPS tracks recorded on either a Sony GPS-CS1 or a Nokia N95 cell phone in order to create mapped photo galleries, like this one on Flickr. And photos taken with any digital camera can be tagged in this manner. Any device that can record a “ GPS track” that can be transfered to your computer can be used to tag photos. ![]() However you can still geotag your photographs accurately and automatically with the use of an external GPS enabled device like a cell phone, navigation device, or a dedicated GPS logger. While some cameras and camera phones have the ability to geotag digital photos as they’re taken, most still don’t. You can see them on a map on Flickr, view related photos on Panoramio, and what have you.Update : I’ve written a new post about my current workflow for geotagging photos based on information from my iPhone Once thus embedded, almost all photo tools that are geo-aware can make use of this info. I tried GPSBabel, but I couldn’t find the right format to pick as the input format (despite a lot of Googling), so it never worked for me.Īfter that, I used GPSPhotoLinker, a great tool for Mac OS X, that reads tracks and waypoints in GPX format, and embeds that info into a set of photos as EXIF tags. Next, I used GPS Visualizer’s Convert to GPX tool to convert from Canon’s GPS log format to GPX, a fairly standard format. And its effect on battery life is minimal enough that I could get about two–three days’ worth of photos & logs on a single charge. It has a GPS logger that can be turned on and left on even when the (rest of the) camera is off. My solution: I recently bought a Canon PowerShot D20, which is an awesome camera in its own right. Canon sells a kit for the 5D Mark II which is insanely expensive. These days, many cameras have built-in GPS hardware and loggers which make the job trivial - just turn the option on. I’ve been geotagging my photos since 2006 or so using a Garmin eTrex series GPS logger. We’re in an age where capturing every bit of metadata is certain to lead to interesting applications in the future. Having information about places embedded in photos and videos serves to link the two. If you have a Canon 5D Mark II, and looking to geotag your photos, here’s a solution cheaper than the official Canon accessory - it happens to be a Canon compact camera.Įvery place has its memories, and every memory its place. Here’s a set of tips and links to software that allows embedding geographic information into photos. ![]() Home → Blog → Geotagging photos from an SLR using a second camera’s GPS logger Geotagging photos from an SLR using a second camera’s GPS loggerĮvery place has its memories, and every memory its place. ![]()
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