That's not really how it works. Eye-fi uses skyhook's database. There's an explanation of how that was created here: http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/
In Igor's example the photos would be tagged as being taken in Houston, even though the Wi-Fi wasn't free. All eye-fi needs is the Wi-Fi hotspot's SSID to determine location. At least, as far as I understand it. Eric. On 8 February 2011 15:15, Thibouille <[email protected]> wrote: > Thouse from Houston won't be tagged, those from Boston will tagged but how? > Geoloc on the net is AFAIK VERY imprecise. If it is just to get the > town name, not very useful, really. > > 2011/2/8 Igor Roshchin <[email protected]>: >> >> >> 2011/2/8 Bruce Walker <bruce.walker at gmail.com>: >>> >>> Actually, you can have that now if you pop in an Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB >>> SDHC >>> card. Has a built-in GPS, as well as the WiFi that is its primary >>> function. >>> Street price about $120. >>> http://www.eye.fi/products/prox2 >>> >>> I'm considering one because it can be used in a wireless tethering >>> setup >>> directly to Lightroom. Perfect for studio shooting. >>> >> >> It is not a GPS. >> It's a WPS (Wi-fi Positioning System): >> http://www.eye.fi/how-it-works/features/geotagging >> >> I am not sure how accurate and reliable that is... >> And it relies on Wi-Fi presense.. >> >> So, if you shoot in Houston that doesn't have a free WiFi at the >> airport, and then fly to Boston which airport does have one, >> the photos will be tagged as being taken in Boston, if at all. >> >> Igor -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
