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[Mr_EMan]

For those who geotag their photos within iPhoto '09 (which you're not supposed to do), Apple added a "Rescan for Location" function when you right click a photo. I'm not sure in which update this feature popped up. This will update the iPhoto database to include the GPS location from the photo.

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Mr_EMan said:

For those who geotag their photos within iPhoto '09 (which you're not supposed to do), Apple added a "Rescan for Location" function when you right click a photo. I'm not sure in which update this feature popped up. This will update the iPhoto database to include the GPS location from the photo.

Since most digital cameras don't have GPS, your only option is to manually tag the photos within iPhoto. I don't think people care about the exact location where they took a photo. Tagging by city name is good enough to locate a batch of photos, and it reduces the number of pin drops on the Map. Unfortunately the Places option is very slow, even on an iMac G5 2.1 GHz.

[Mr_EMan]

You don't need GPS devices to geotag. I use Google Earth, GPSPhotoLinker, and iPhoto to geotag old film photos I've scanned and imported into iPhoto. I use Google Earth to locate the location I've taken a photo, use GPSPhotoLinker to embed the GPS coordinates (and IPTC information, like city, state, country, etc.), and then iPhoto to rescan the location into its database. It's obsessive, I know, but that's what I do.

I've done this for North American and European trips, although finding that vacation house in St. Pierre-sur-Mer iin France from 8 years ago can be problematic if you don't have the address. I've even used Google Maps street view and Panoramio photos to hone my locations. There are so many tools out there to help geotag.

For my current work flow, I use gps loggers (like the QStarz BT-Q1300) to create a GPX track, and GPSPhotoLinker to geotag my digital photos with the track.

I wish I had these tools 10-15 years ago.

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Mr_EMan said:

You don't need GPS devices to geotag. I use Google Earth, GPSPhotoLinker, and iPhoto to geotag old film photos I've scanned and imported into iPhoto. I use Google Earth to locate the location I've taken a photo, use GPSPhotoLinker to embed the GPS coordinates (and IPTC information, like city, state, country, etc.), and then iPhoto to rescan the location into its database. It's obsessive, I know, but that's what I do.

I've done this for North American and European trips, although finding that vacation house in St. Pierre-sur-Mer iin France from 8 years ago can be problematic if you don't have the address. I've even used Google Maps street view and Panoramio photos to hone my locations. There are so many tools out there to help geotag.

For my current work flow, I use gps loggers (like the QStarz BT-Q1300) to create a GPX track, and GPSPhotoLinker to geotag my digital photos with the track.

I wish I had these tools 10-15 years ago.

Yep, that is pretty obsessive. But glad it works for you.