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Creating a map image from a geotagged image?

jaimev — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:12:12 -0800

Is there a Windows or OS X utility that takes a geotagged JPEG image and generates an image of a map containing a pushpin or dot showing the location where the image was taken? Also, it would be nice to control the size of the output image and the map scale.

I'm planning on taking a sequence of still images, geotagging them, stitching them together to create a movie (like this), but adding an overlay of a map image on the lower right corner showing the current location.

That's where this utility would come in - to generate the map overlay images.

How do I geotag webcam pictures?

frijole — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:50:33 -0800

I'm driving cross country and parking a webcam on the dash. I also have a bluetooth GPS receiver. I want these two devices together to end up with a folder full of geotagged images, but my google-fu is failing to provide an easy answer. Does anyone out there know? I'm currently running OS X, 10.4.11 and 10.5.2 on the laptops that are going on the trip, 2 PowerBooks and a MacBook Air.

Help me keep track of where I take my photos!

antifuse — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:47:19 -0800

What is the best, cheapest option to add GeoTagging to my Nikon D50 pictures? Basically, I just want the simplest, most basic GPS track-recorder you can give me. My googling has yielded less than optimal results. I know that the Nikon D50 doesn't have any way to do it in-camera, so my goal is to record my GPS track, then sync up the GPS track to the photos based on time taken, after the fact, using software (incidentally, recommendations on software also gladly accepted). The recorder doesn't even have to have a screen, it just has to be accurate and easy to download tracks to my PC.

Thanks!

Geotagging Photos on Ubuntu

blue_beetle — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:46:30 -0800

How do I geotag photos on Ubuntu Linux? Windows users can use Picasa + GoogleEarth, but this doesn't seem to be an option on Linux (the apps work, but there is no menu option for it). Is there a geotagging app that will attach Lat/Long to EXIF data in linux? I have many gigs of photos, so I want to do this locally, not upload all my photos to a web site. Suggestions?