geotagging Last modified: Sunday, January 04, 2009
The process of assigning geographic location metadata to a photos' EXIF data, which normally would only contain details about the camera being used to take the photo. The geographic information can include details such as the latitude and longitude coordinates or city and state details for the geographic location of the photo. The EXIF data can be read by programs that can allow you to see maps of where a photo was taken. Geotagged photos, when shared online, can also be linked to several map services including Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, Yahoo Maps and other applications. Also called geocoding. See "Technology Terms to Know for 2009" in the Did You Know...? section of Webopedia.
Eye-Fi Announces New Version with Geotagging and Hotspot Access Eye-Fi has also partnered with Skyhook Wireless to provide Wi-Fi-based geotagging capabilities for the Eye-Fi Explore. locr locr.com makes it possible to tag your photos with location information and geodata anywhere in the world via geotagging. Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software.

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