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.: Atryu :: Roi des Belges :. [deleted] says:

Geotagging your pictures means to indicate where you've taken the picture.
This is a new way to surf through someone's picture, or through the picture of a group, because you jump from one location to another on an actual map.
So this is cool, let's see how to do it

Let me tell you how to geotag your pictures:

- first you need to know the location
go to maps.google.com/
type an adress
once you've got the map, click on "get the URL of this page"
(beware to click each time you've updated your adress, as the link in the URL bar does not update by itself)
In the URL you'll get something like this
"http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=fr&q=place+de+la+bastille+paris&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=">maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=fr&q=place+de+la+bast..">maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=fr&q=place+de+la+bast...">maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=fr&q=place+de+la+bast....48.853004,2.369442&spn=0.003502,0.013561&om=1&iwloc=addr"
the two bold numbers, separated by a comma, are the two geotag we're looking for.
For a street, a place, once you've got it on the screen, just double click on the map in the center of it before asking for the URL, you'll have a more precise location.

- Now let's use those two values for the pictures:
Click on "Organize"
Click on "Map"
Double click the picture you want to geotag
In the pop-up window, click on "location"
copy/paste the two numbers you've got from google maps, in latitude and longitude
Click on "Save"
You should see your picture appearing on the map now (if you're above Paris of course ;o)
Then you just have to click and drop all the other pictures taken at the same location, on top of the picture you've just put on the map.

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If you're using Firefox, you can install Greasemonkey, a new functionnality that let you install small script to further customize the look of flickr.
And once you have greasemonkey installed, you can install the script "Flickr Photo Compass". Once you will be on any geotag picture, you will have a compass loading on the right of your window, showing nearby photo, in the respective eight direction.
This will allow you to "visit" Paris this way.
Originally posted at 5:00AM, 24 October 2006 PDT (permalink)
.: Atryu :: Roi des Belges :. edited this topic 81 months ago.