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From: Roger 2008 on 31 May 2010 02:22

"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec(a)AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
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At 14 Apr 2009 15:10:44 -0700 Roger 2008 wrote:
> > On Apr 14, 10:23 am, Todd Allcock <eleccon...(a)AmericaOnLine.com>
> > wrote:
> > At 14 Apr 2009 07:09:41 -0700 Roger 2008 wrote:
> > >
> > > > BTW I tried the "11.5 GPS Photo" and I
> > > > did't see ir work. As a side note: I used Google Maps for Mobile
> > > > before taking a photo and after taking a photo Google Maps for
Mobile
> > > > lost all Satellites as if the camera didn't even try to use the GPS.
> > >
> > > To me, that sounds more like the camera _did_ try and use the GPS, and
> > > either a) buggered it up somehow, or b) kept exclusive control of it
so
> > > other programs couldn't access it.
> >
> > Even if it did work, what do I need to read the GPS data because it
> > isn't like a date stamp where the date is clearly visable on the
> > photo.
>
>
> Apparently anything that reads EXIF data embedded in pictures:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format
>
>
>I haven't bothered using the feature because my Tilt takes such mediocre
> pictures, but presumably any photo viewer that displays metadata should
> show the added GPS data.
>
> Microsoft offers a program, Pro Photo Tools, that lets you add/edit photo
> metadata (including location data) to photos, allowing you to geotag your
> non-geotagged photos by entering location by name or pointing at a map.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/downloads/tools.aspx

BTW I found out less than a week ago that Windows 7 itself will display the
gps data from the EXIF data if it is there.

Wow, this could be my last post to this NG since microsoft is closing things
up.



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