Post by drcard on Jan 5, 2024 7:47:13 GMT -5
Where Was That Taken?
What
Technical advances in cameras which includes the cameras in smart phones and tablets have increased the information (metadata) the camera stores in the photo to include GPS latitude and longitude coordinates of where the photo was taken. It also gives the Altitude (elevation in feet) at that location. Entering the latitude and longitude found in the Properties of a photo into a Google map will result in that location displaying on a Google map with all the landmarks labeled (aka: where the photo was taken shown on a map).
Why
To answer the question “Where was that taken?”.
How
Step 1 – Obtain the Latitude and Longitude from the Photo’s Properties
The easiest way to obtain the latitude and longitude coordinates from a photo’s Properties is to upload the photo to your PC (Windows 10 in my case) from your camera (phone/tablet).
Use File Explorer to go to where you uploaded the photo to.
Right click the photo file and select Properties to open the Properties window.
Select the Details tab
Scroll thru the details listed to the GPS section where the Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude will be displayed. Which will look like this example:
Latitude 37:5:20.7699999999895191
Longitude 88:35:48.8499999999768875
Altitude 107.330001885725068
You don’t need the entire number and can be shorten to:
Latitude 37:5:20
Longitude 88:35:48
(Altitude not needed)
Record the numbers down.
If the Details of the photo has no GPS section, then the camera did not add the GPS coordinates OR the coordinates were removed (photos on the Internet often have such details removed)
Step 2 – Use the Latitude and Longitude Coordinates to Map the Location
Open your browser (I use Chrome) to Google maps (www.google.com/maps).
You are going to enter the Latitude and Longitude coordinates directly in the Goole Maps search bar, but the coordinates must be entered in a specific format for Google Maps to understand the coordinates. Following my example above the coordinates are displayed as degrees (°): minutes (‘): seconds (“). So the Latitude of 37:5:20 becomes 37° 5’ 20” N (N for Northern hemisphere) and the Longitude of 88:35:48 becomes 88° 35’ 48” W (W for the Western hemisphere). The address to enter in the Search bar is:
37° 5’ 20” N 88° 35’ 48” W
Note the spacing in my example.
To enter the degree symbol (°): With the cursor in the Google Maps Search bar where the degree symbol will go, press and hold down the Alt while entering 0176 on the number pad (the number pad must be turned on and the numbers entered on the number pad) and then release the Alt key.
Pressing the Enter key after entering the coordinates will cause Google map to go to that location. Thus, where the photo was taken.
What
Technical advances in cameras which includes the cameras in smart phones and tablets have increased the information (metadata) the camera stores in the photo to include GPS latitude and longitude coordinates of where the photo was taken. It also gives the Altitude (elevation in feet) at that location. Entering the latitude and longitude found in the Properties of a photo into a Google map will result in that location displaying on a Google map with all the landmarks labeled (aka: where the photo was taken shown on a map).
Why
To answer the question “Where was that taken?”.
How
Step 1 – Obtain the Latitude and Longitude from the Photo’s Properties
The easiest way to obtain the latitude and longitude coordinates from a photo’s Properties is to upload the photo to your PC (Windows 10 in my case) from your camera (phone/tablet).
Use File Explorer to go to where you uploaded the photo to.
Right click the photo file and select Properties to open the Properties window.
Select the Details tab
Scroll thru the details listed to the GPS section where the Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude will be displayed. Which will look like this example:
Latitude 37:5:20.7699999999895191
Longitude 88:35:48.8499999999768875
Altitude 107.330001885725068
You don’t need the entire number and can be shorten to:
Latitude 37:5:20
Longitude 88:35:48
(Altitude not needed)
Record the numbers down.
If the Details of the photo has no GPS section, then the camera did not add the GPS coordinates OR the coordinates were removed (photos on the Internet often have such details removed)
Step 2 – Use the Latitude and Longitude Coordinates to Map the Location
Open your browser (I use Chrome) to Google maps (www.google.com/maps).
You are going to enter the Latitude and Longitude coordinates directly in the Goole Maps search bar, but the coordinates must be entered in a specific format for Google Maps to understand the coordinates. Following my example above the coordinates are displayed as degrees (°): minutes (‘): seconds (“). So the Latitude of 37:5:20 becomes 37° 5’ 20” N (N for Northern hemisphere) and the Longitude of 88:35:48 becomes 88° 35’ 48” W (W for the Western hemisphere). The address to enter in the Search bar is:
37° 5’ 20” N 88° 35’ 48” W
Note the spacing in my example.
To enter the degree symbol (°): With the cursor in the Google Maps Search bar where the degree symbol will go, press and hold down the Alt while entering 0176 on the number pad (the number pad must be turned on and the numbers entered on the number pad) and then release the Alt key.
Pressing the Enter key after entering the coordinates will cause Google map to go to that location. Thus, where the photo was taken.