Wanted: GPS Support

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Farbauti
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Wanted: GPS Support

Post by Farbauti »

Hello there,

no need to say that I love XnView. I use this tool a lot (and already made a donation :wink: )

I'm experimenting with embedded GPS data in the EXIF data right now. Adding the GPS data works well (with other tools) but there is no support in XnView.
Now, what I really love to see is:
A function that opens a Google Maps URL pinpointing to the GPS data found in a particular photo.

This function should be available whenever a picture is openend. A keyboard shortcut would be great (for diashow mode, full screen mode, etc.).

Here's an example for a picture with GPS data embedded:
http://pic.farbauti.de/geotag-example.jpg
The GPS data looks like:
Version ID : 2.2.0.0
Latitude Ref : North
Latitude : 28° 25' 7.64"
Longitude Ref : West
Longitude : 81° 34' 51.50"
Haltitude Ref : Sea Level
Haltitude : 33.00
Map Datum : WGS-84

Calculation is easy:
28+(25/60)+(7.64/3600) = 28.418788888888888888888888888889 ~= 28.418789
81+(34/60)+(51.50/3600) = 81.580972222222222222222222222222 ~= -81.580972 (minus for West)

The resulting URL then is:
http://maps.google.de/?t=h&om=1&ll=28.4 ... 80972&z=20

I know there are a lot of parameters for Google Maps, but I like this settings (satellit+labels on high zoom) the most.

What do you think? Shouldn't be that hard to implement :-)

As an addon maybe the Google parameters could be changeable in the XnView options...


Best regards, Farbauti.
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Re: Wanted: GPS Support

Post by xnview »

I've started such feature (only in reading currently) in XnViewMP
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ErikBachmann
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Re: Wanted: GPS Support

Post by ErikBachmann »

Currently I'm using both Geosetter and XnViev to catalogue my pictures. It would be nice to be able to add geotags.
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Erik Bachmann
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Re: Wanted: GPS Support

Post by Erik Bachmann »

For years I've been using Geosetter for geotagging - and XnView for everything else.
I've never found a way to geotag an image in XnView. Is this posible?
In Geosetter I simply select a location on a map - and add this position to the image.
I can even make templates with both coordinates and location info. This would be a nice feature to include in XnView MP
Regards {ö} Erik Bachmann
URL: http://ClicketyClick.dk
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Re: Wanted: GPS Support

Post by xnview »

there is no map only edit fields
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Re: Wanted: GPS Support

Post by vicsharx »

Geosetter seems very cumbersome and even buggy. As I was setting the GPS and date in a selection of photos the changes were saved but not the date. I know you need to tick what entries must be saved. This force me to use two programs for what could be done with one.