GPS Geotagging is the process whereby GPS coordinates are used to tag digital photographs in a way that identifies the location where the photograph was taken. While geotagging has become available on photo sharing sites such as Picasa or Flickr, a GPS method for encoding locations directly into digital photograph files has started to appear in cell phones and software programs on the market. Apple included GPS Geotagging as a new feature with its iPhoto software, announced at MacWorld 2009.
iPhoto 09 GPS Geotagging Features
- Places feature organizes pictures based on locationRichard's Tech Reviews: iPhoto 2009 geotagged ... (January 6, 2009)
- Recognizes GPS-EXIF encoded photosRichard's Tech Reviews: iPhoto 2009 geotagged ... (January 6, 2009)
- Allows manual geotagging as wellRichard's Tech Reviews: iPhoto 2009 geotagged ... (January 6, 2009)
- Uses Google MapsRichard's Tech Reviews: iPhoto 2009 geotagged ... (January 6, 2009)
- Uploads to FlickrRichard's Tech Reviews: iPhoto 2009 geotagged ... (January 6, 2009)
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GPS Geotagging can be done manually with some third party softwareMacworld: Geotag your digital photos (October 3, 2008)
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Regular Geotagging is more mainstream
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Several camera phones now feature GPS geotagging
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Apple iPhoto 09 now supports GPS geotagging
