Geotagging is a desktop utility for adding geographical information to JPEG photographs. It writes GPS coordinates into EXIF metadata, helping photographers identify where pictures were taken even when their cameras lack built-in GPS receivers.
The application works with GPX tracks recorded by a GPS receiver, smartphone or other tracking device. It associates photograph timestamps with positions recorded along the route, allowing entire collections of pictures to be geotagged. Camera clock discrepancies can be corrected, including differences caused by time zones and daylight saving time.
Its graphical interface combines photograph thumbnails, location information and an interactive map. Users can inspect the locations assigned to pictures and make manual adjustments when GPS tracks are unavailable or inaccurate. The application also distinguishes between the position of the camera and the location of the photographed subject.
Geotagging is built with Qt and provides a relatively straightforward workflow for organising photographs taken during journeys, outdoor activities and other occasions where location information is useful.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Add geographical coordinates to JPEG photographs using EXIF metadata.
- Import GPX track logs and synchronise photographs with recorded GPS positions.
- Calculate photograph locations using the nearest GPS point or interpolation between multiple points.
- Apply GPS synchronisation to all photographs or selected images.
- Account for camera time zones and daylight saving time when matching photographs with GPS tracks.
- Correct photograph timestamps and save the adjusted date and time information.
- Adjust GPS coordinates manually using drag-and-drop interaction with the map.
- Choose how to handle photographs that already contain geographical coordinates.
- Display separate map markers for camera positions and photographed objects.
- Configure camera direction and visualise its angle of view.
- Show photograph timestamps, latitude, longitude and altitude.
- Display coordinates in decimal degrees, degrees and minutes, or degrees, minutes and seconds.
- Calculate distances between the map cursor and selected geographical positions.
- Browse photographs using keyboard shortcuts.
- Internationalisation support with translations into multiple languages.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux and Windows.
Website: github.com/jmlich/geotagging
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Developer: Jozef Mlich
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Geotagging is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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