GPS photo linking

A pretty cool (albeit short) how-to on GPS photo linking. For those not in the know, this is pretty much what it sounds like: basically adding GPS-based location data to digital photos so you know exactly where any particular picture was taken. While this new metadata might not be all that important in everyday snapping (who really cares which bar that last shot of your drunken friend was taken in), but as the field matures we're sure to see some inventive uses. Once the GPS data is linked to the pictures and prepared by a program on the computer, your trip can be shown as points on a map or aerial photo, with each point linking to a picture. Usually the process involves using both a GPS and digital camera and linking the data later, but there are actually a couple of cameras on the market with built-in GPS. In any case, once your in-laws get wind of this be prepared for a new era of vacation-picture slideshows, with a step-by-step (literally) recounting of the trip.

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