Comments on: Geotagging your images in iPhoto

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:50:30 +0000

@Peter, certainly in iPhoto 7.x/ Mail 3.5 geodata are preserved whether you resize the attached image or not (I just confirmed this using images tagged before import). It may be relevant whether these are images that you have geotagged before importing to iPhoto, or since. If the former I would expect it to work, but if you geotagged after import I suspect this is related to the known issue with iPhoto failing to update its metadata cache. One other thing to try would be to "Show in Finder" your geotagged image to get it out of iPhoto and resize it for e-mail using a tool like GraphicConverter, which definitely will preserve metadata—this should tell you whether it's a cache issue or not.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:33:05 +0000

I have problems sending geotagged photos from iPhoto via mail: the geoinformations are not mailed with the photos. Is this an other bug?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:47:22 +0000

Anyone know how to obviate this problem

I hear that the bug where iPhoto failed to update cached EXIF data persists in the '09 version William. It's hard to believe Apple didn't fix that given the grief it has caused developers. Until they do I don't think there will be a workaround that involves iPhoto. Your best bet is to geotag before importing to iPhoto, using something like HoudahGeo (which I've just reviewed).

By: William Gaddis

William Gaddis — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:15:01 +0000

Alas, as Craig points out, dragging the photos from iPhoto will not help with '09s mapping function as it seems the programme does not update the relevant data. Anyone know how to obviate this problem (for those of us who import directly into iPhoto)?

By: rdiggle

rdiggle — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:41:46 +0000

Just found a set of crosshairs you can download for Google Earth--it's written on Craig Stanton's website. Much easier!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:54:33 +0000

Sounds a bit basic, but I can't find any other way.

If you're using Geotagger download a crosshair to help mark the correct spot; there's a screen capture of it in action here, under manual geo-locating.

By: rdiggle

rdiggle — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:45:02 +0000

To improve the accuracy of using Google Earth, what I did was use the mouse cursor to the exact location on the map I want to have the photos tagged, then while remembering the co-ordinates in my head--don't worry, it's only the decimals that you'll need to remember) move the mouse cursor away from the Google Earth window and then use the cursor keys to match the same co-ordinates I have in my head.

Sounds a bit basic, but I can't find any other way.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:25 +0000

Could involve a lot of work Kevin! At least you can select multiple pics in iPhoto and drag them onto Geotagger. I figure the easiest way to batch-tag a lot of images would be to select (say) all the pics from China with Google Earth centred on a search for "Beijing, China". Do this for each country capital (or city) you have taken pictures in.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:51:57 +0000

Very cool tip. Maybe one day I'll get around to geotagging my photos. Thanks.