Origami for the People / Discuss

oschene    says:

Here, at Origami for the People, we require that you geotag your photos before adding them to the group. Why? Well, it's kind of cool to see the postings on a map and also, so that your viewers can see where your models have been placed and can go visit them. (That hasn't happened much so far -- we're pretty scattered -- but as the group grows, this aspect will become more important.)

If you've never geotagged your photos, it's quite simple. First, go to your photo's page and notice the column of text to the right, under Additional Information.



Select the Add to your map link. This pops up a window with a map in it.



Type in the street, city and region of your photo -- Flickr seems to be pretty good at guessing countries. Then, click the Go button. This will bring you to the area where your photo was taken. You can zoom in closer, using this slider control.



You can also switch to satellite or hybrid views with these buttons. I like hybrid, myself, because I can see the local landmarks quite easily. You move the map under the target finder with the cursor -- left-click, hold the button down and slide the map around with your mouse -- that part's not too intuitive.



When you have your target finder lined up on the place of your photo, click the Save to Map button.



Click the Done button.



When you look at the Additional Information column in your photo page, you'll now see a link to the place where your photo was taken. If you click on it, you'll see a map with other photos taken in the vicinity, both yours and others'.



Your photo is now geotagged and can be added to the Origami for the People group pool.
Originally posted at 7:07AM, 7 March 2010 PDT (permalink)
oschene edited this topic 27 months ago.