Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
On 11/08/2009, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: A couple more comments after readings all posts :) - A logger is easier to use but most of them have built-in battery you can't remove. What if it is depleted? Sucks huh? Even if it is removable, one more charger :( - I dunno if some loggers use AA or AAA. That would be an answer. Autonomy is often questionable (like 5-10 hours max). This is a pain however I'm currently in the process of designing a universal USB power source (using a precision high efficiency DC-DC converter) to energise my array of USB powered devices. So I will be running most gear off rechargeable AA cells of which I have an abundance. - AFAIK most loggers or phones will get basic GPS reception meaning less accuracy than specific GPS receivers (but is it important for logging purposes? I dunno). My GPS enabled phone achieves TTFF quite fast (as I have the ephemeris file regularly auto DL) and the PDOP values are often as low as 1.6 so the precision is quite good and seems to be more than adequate for geotagging. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
My GPS enabled phone achieves TTFF quite fast (as I have the ephemeris file regularly auto DL) and the PDOP values are often as low as 1.6 so the precision is quite good and seems to be more than adequate for geotagging. Yea, I'd been wondering about that... Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
In a message dated 8/12/2009 11:11:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, p...@web-options.com writes: My GPS enabled phone achieves TTFF quite fast (as I have the ephemeris file regularly auto DL) and the PDOP values are often as low as 1.6 so the precision is quite good and seems to be more than adequate for geotagging. Yea, I'd been wondering about that... Bob = Me too, actually. Maybe it's time to upgrade my phone. I've been thinking android... Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
A couple more comments after readings all posts :) * I know I don't need GpsBabel but it is easier to plug it rather than having to mess with the MicroSD card content. Not I don't want to, but I didn't take time to look into it yet. Houdah can't find the Garmin directly it seems. So GPSBabel is easier, for now. * The type of device you chose to use has more undirect consequences than one might think: - A logger is easier to use but most of them have built-in battery you can't remove. What if it is depleted? Sucks huh? Even if it is removable, one more charger :( - I dunno if some loggers use AA or AAA. That would be an answer. Autonomy is often questionable (like 5-10 hours max). - You may trust a logger green LED stating it catched satelites, I really prefer seeing that on a screen. Dunno why, I'm more confident that way. - As some did suggest, you can use smartphones (Blackberries, iphone 3G etc.) to log GPS positions. The question is: do you want to risk your phone's battery getting depleted by logging your positions? I certainly don't but that's just me of course. Also, I may have chose that if I already had a phone with GPS, much cheaper then. - AFAIK most loggers or phones will get basic GPS reception meaning less accuracy than specific GPS receivers (but is it important for logging purposes? I dunno). - Car GPS devices can often be hacked and used as loggers (as I wrote already) but internal non removable battery might be annoying. - Specific devices will usually stay way longer on batteries. 18-20 hours on two simple AAs are the way to go for me. - Maps can be difficult to find or expensive :( I'm indeed looking at any other software which has been discussed in this thread. Thanks to everybody for your input. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
Why not Jeffrey Friedl's Lightroom plugin http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/gps - it seems to work fine - you can use a GPX tracklog to geoencode or manually geoencode from Google Earth or conversely, show a location in Google earth when you have encoded information already tagged to the file. Alastair On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: Interesting thread, this. I've started geotagging images using Studioline Photo Classic, the program I use for cataloging and managing my photos. The program can read data from a portable GPS device but as I don't own one I'm manually geotagging. It's not as slow as it sounds but obviously it's not going to be as accurate as using a GPS. I'm interested in getting a GPS device to make the geotagging more automatic but have no idea what's available. I'd be interested in any suggestions for a basic portable GPS device. Studioline supports .gpx, .nmea and .kml formats. I use a Garmin eTrex H, which is basic and cheap, but suits my needs precisely. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=8705ra=true Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
Brian, if you want a GPS logger only it will be a lot cheaper but will work just for that. I do use (and I know Ralf does as well) a Garmin GPSMap 60cx which recently plummeted price. Garmin eTrex range is known as well to be good devices. You may want to think about the intended uses of this device, it will help chosing the good one. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:14 AM, Brian Walterssupera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:25 +1000, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/08/2009, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: IMHO Thibouille doesn't need GPS-Babel either for retrieving track data from his Garmin. I have exactly the same model. It's recognized by Mac OS as a normal USB mass storage device and Houdah-Geo reads the files as they come out of the Garmin. The only case when I need GPS-Babel is when I want to convert my Garmin tracks to .kml files for display in Google Earth. I just found a near ideal Windows geotagging solution, GeoSetter, very nice, looks like it will do everything I need. My GPS device allows me to export tracks in various formats including .kml so I don't need GPS-Babel at all now :-) Interesting thread, this. I've started geotagging images using Studioline Photo Classic, the program I use for cataloging and managing my photos. The program can read data from a portable GPS device but as I don't own one I'm manually geotagging. It's not as slow as it sounds but obviously it's not going to be as accurate as using a GPS. I'm interested in getting a GPS device to make the geotagging more automatic but have no idea what's available. I'd be interested in any suggestions for a basic portable GPS device. Studioline supports .gpx, .nmea and .kml formats. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
Thanks, Bob That looks simple enough for what I have in mind. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:22 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Interesting thread, this. I've started geotagging images using Studioline Photo Classic, the program I use for cataloging and managing my photos. The program can read data from a portable GPS device but as I don't own one I'm manually geotagging. It's not as slow as it sounds but obviously it's not going to be as accurate as using a GPS. I'm interested in getting a GPS device to make the geotagging more automatic but have no idea what's available. I'd be interested in any suggestions for a basic portable GPS device. Studioline supports .gpx, .nmea and .kml formats. I use a Garmin eTrex H, which is basic and cheap, but suits my needs precisely. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=8705ra=true Bob -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
There are multiple solutions, including some small devices (mouse-like) which became quite commoncalled gps loggers and full featured GPS devices. Another GPS device could be your cell phone. More and more of them does have a GPS built in. I have made a small and easy to use gps logger for Windows Mobile smartphones. It log in standard gpx format. A version for touch screen based devices are here: http://download.heime.org/GPSlogger_setup.CAB And a version for smartphone without touchscreen are here: http://download.heime.org/GPSlogger_Smartphone_setup.CAB Both are free to use. I have tested it on HTC phones. My HTC S740 can log for up to 8 hours on a full battery. Stig Vidar -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:13 +0200, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Brian, if you want a GPS logger only it will be a lot cheaper but will work just for that. I do use (and I know Ralf does as well) a Garmin GPSMap 60cx which recently plummeted price. Garmin eTrex range is known as well to be good devices. You may want to think about the intended uses of this device, it will help chosing the good one. The intended use would be purely for geotagging. I don't really need a GPS for any other purpose. The Garmin eTrexh that Bob mentioned looks about right but I'll check out the other options as well. I'm not in any particular hurry to make a decision. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:14 AM, Brian Walterssupera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:25 +1000, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/08/2009, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: IMHO Thibouille doesn't need GPS-Babel either for retrieving track data from his Garmin. I have exactly the same model. It's recognized by Mac OS as a normal USB mass storage device and Houdah-Geo reads the files as they come out of the Garmin. The only case when I need GPS-Babel is when I want to convert my Garmin tracks to .kml files for display in Google Earth. I just found a near ideal Windows geotagging solution, GeoSetter, very nice, looks like it will do everything I need. My GPS device allows me to export tracks in various formats including .kml so I don't need GPS-Babel at all now :-) Interesting thread, this. I've started geotagging images using Studioline Photo Classic, the program I use for cataloging and managing my photos. The program can read data from a portable GPS device but as I don't own one I'm manually geotagging. It's not as slow as it sounds but obviously it's not going to be as accurate as using a GPS. I'm interested in getting a GPS device to make the geotagging more automatic but have no idea what's available. I'd be interested in any suggestions for a basic portable GPS device. Studioline supports .gpx, .nmea and .kml formats. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:13 +1200, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote: Why not Jeffrey Friedl's Lightroom plugin http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/gps - it seems to work fine - you can use a GPX tracklog to geoencode or manually geoencode from Google Earth or conversely, show a location in Google earth when you have encoded information already tagged to the file. Alastair That plugin looks useful but not to me as I don't use Lightroom (one of the few, apparently :-) ) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: Interesting thread, this. I've started geotagging images using Studioline Photo Classic, the program I use for cataloging and managing my photos. The program can read data from a portable GPS device but as I don't own one I'm manually geotagging. It's not as slow as it sounds but obviously it's not going to be as accurate as using a GPS. I'm interested in getting a GPS device to make the geotagging more automatic but have no idea what's available. I'd be interested in any suggestions for a basic portable GPS device. Studioline supports .gpx, .nmea and .kml formats. I use a Garmin eTrex H, which is basic and cheap, but suits my needs precisely. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=8705ra=true Bob -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
On 10/08/2009, SV Hovland p...@heime.org wrote: Another GPS device could be your cell phone. More and more of them does have a GPS built in. I have made a small and easy to use gps logger for Windows Mobile smartphones. It log in standard gpx format. A version for touch screen based devices are here: http://download.heime.org/GPSlogger_setup.CAB And a version for smartphone without touchscreen are here: http://download.heime.org/GPSlogger_Smartphone_setup.CAB Both are free to use. I have tested it on HTC phones. My HTC S740 can log for up to 8 hours on a full battery. Hi Stig, Very cool, I've got it running on my A702 now. Many phones contain the same GPS chip sets that the Garmin and other hand held do. My phone also has provisions for an external antenna so it's not a poor cousin to a dedicated GPS. Battery longevity is the main issue but this can be overcome fairly easily when the unit is being used as a logger. Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
:-) My goal was to keep this program simple and fast and easy to use. But if there is anything you want added or fixed, please let me know. PS. There is a turn of light function in the menu. I saw on my HTC X7500 phone that it would not turn of light automatically, but it does this automatically on my HTC S740. Stig Vidar Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Rob Studdert Emne: Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom) Very cool, I've got it running on my A702 now. Many phones contain the same GPS chip sets that the Garmin and other hand held do. My phone also has provisions for an external antenna so it's not a poor cousin to a dedicated GPS. Battery longevity is the main issue but this can be overcome fairly easily when the unit is being used as a logger. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
On 10/08/2009, SV Hovland p...@heime.org wrote: :-) My goal was to keep this program simple and fast and easy to use. But if there is anything you want added or fixed, please let me know. PS. There is a turn of light function in the menu. I saw on my HTC X7500 phone that it would not turn of light automatically, but it does this automatically on my HTC S740. Hi Stig, Yes I found the light function, nice touch, I like the Sun rise/set indicator too ;-) How easy would it be to provide an option to display Long/Lat in decimal notation? The other apps I've been using are BeeLineGPS (which is a good geocaching/tracking logger but doesn't allow map overlays and it has a Disable automatic power suspend option). The other little one I was playing with was GPSed, the integrated street nav application is great in a vehicle but no good for trekking. Fortunately we have choice ;-) I noticed that the file is autosaved and closed at 1000 log entries then new file is started. How easy is it to concatenate these files? Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
In a message dated 8/9/2009 6:18:48 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pentaxl...@gmail.com writes: Lightroom will allow for displaying a Googlemaps page with location if Iclick on the GPS coords in metadata. All in all, very happy with my purchase. Very easy to use and very useful. Regards, PS: this tutorial may get your interest: http://www.gavingough.com/workshops/online-tutorials/adding-gps-geodata-in-l ightroom/ PS2: some car GPS devices can be hacked as to keep a tracklog even if they are not supposed to. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille == Totally cool. Wonder what software there is for the PC (not Mac)? I didn't know LR would do that. I know, I'll read the rest of the thread and see if anyone suggests anything. Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
How easy would it be to provide an option to display Long/Lat in decimal notation? I noticed that the file is autosaved and closed at 1000 log entries then new file is started. How easy is it to concatenate these files? Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Hi I have added decimal display, added more options regarding auto save and added morning twilight. Both pocketpc and smartphone cab's are updated. Stig Vidar -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
On 09/08/2009, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Using GPSbabel (freeware) to extract the log out of the device is very easy and Houdahgeo (about 25 dollars) for tagging the pictures automaticaly based on the tracklog is easy as well. Funny you should mention this, just a few hours ago I was experimenting tagging my images too. I'm using a portable GPS device that generates GPX track log files directly. I shouldn't need to use GPSbabel but some Geotagging apps seem to need the files trans coded from GPX to GPX format ;-( In any case to this point I've tried two freeware geotaggers, geotag (java app) and GPicSync (windows based) both have their advantages but neither is really straight forward to use. Hopefully I'll find something like HoudahGeo for the PC. If anyone has any suggestions decent geotagging software (that handles Pentax RAW, DNG and JPG) under Windows I'm all ears. Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Funny you should mention this, just a few hours ago I was experimenting tagging my images too. I'm using a portable GPS device that generates GPX track log files directly. I shouldn't need to use GPSbabel but some Geotagging apps seem to need the files trans coded from GPX to GPX format ;-( IMHO Thibouille doesn't need GPS-Babel either for retrieving track data from his Garmin. I have exactly the same model. It's recognized by Mac OS as a normal USB mass storage device and Houdah-Geo reads the files as they come out of the Garmin. The only case when I need GPS-Babel is when I want to convert my Garmin tracks to .kml files for display in Google Earth. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
On 10/08/2009, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: IMHO Thibouille doesn't need GPS-Babel either for retrieving track data from his Garmin. I have exactly the same model. It's recognized by Mac OS as a normal USB mass storage device and Houdah-Geo reads the files as they come out of the Garmin. The only case when I need GPS-Babel is when I want to convert my Garmin tracks to .kml files for display in Google Earth. I just found a near ideal Windows geotagging solution, GeoSetter, very nice, looks like it will do everything I need. My GPS device allows me to export tracks in various formats including .kml so I don't need GPS-Babel at all now :-) -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
Hi Thibouille, Thibouille wrote: I thought that about 100 Euros for that was maybe a bit steep but realized I could make a better investment and got myself a Garmin Gpsmap 60cx. The exact model isn't important of course. IMO paying 250 Euros for a device I can use while cycling, driving a car, walking, can find a route and show a mapis a better deal than gps logger (just my thoughts). I was faced with a similar thing when I went to Bulgaria last year. I ended up with a Garmin eTrex (forget which model, maybe Legend). The eTrex line is intended for people out in the landscape, rather than on the roads, so it doesn't have much road map in the default set, and it doesn't talk your directions to you. But it logs and has better topo maps built in than the car ones. The best part was finding free high detail maps for Bulgaria created by Bulgarians for the specific purpose of giving them away! Using GPSbabel (freeware) to extract the log out of the device is very easy and Houdahgeo (about 25 dollars) for tagging the pictures automaticaly based on the tracklog is easy as well. I used GPicSync, which does both steps at once. It's a Google Code project and is free under the GPLv2. PS2: some car GPS devices can be hacked as to keep a tracklog even if they are not supposed to. The problem I found with the ones meant to be put in a car was battery life when they weren't hooked up to the car's power. The ones I looked at had ratings in the range of five to ten hours on batteries. The one I got was rated for 18 or 20 hours, and when I put lithium AAs in it I got about 50 hours of use out of a set. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:25 +1000, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/08/2009, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: IMHO Thibouille doesn't need GPS-Babel either for retrieving track data from his Garmin. I have exactly the same model. It's recognized by Mac OS as a normal USB mass storage device and Houdah-Geo reads the files as they come out of the Garmin. The only case when I need GPS-Babel is when I want to convert my Garmin tracks to .kml files for display in Google Earth. I just found a near ideal Windows geotagging solution, GeoSetter, very nice, looks like it will do everything I need. My GPS device allows me to export tracks in various formats including .kml so I don't need GPS-Babel at all now :-) Interesting thread, this. I've started geotagging images using Studioline Photo Classic, the program I use for cataloging and managing my photos. The program can read data from a portable GPS device but as I don't own one I'm manually geotagging. It's not as slow as it sounds but obviously it's not going to be as accurate as using a GPS. I'm interested in getting a GPS device to make the geotagging more automatic but have no idea what's available. I'd be interested in any suggestions for a basic portable GPS device. Studioline supports .gpx, .nmea and .kml formats. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)
Interesting thread, this. I've started geotagging images using Studioline Photo Classic, the program I use for cataloging and managing my photos. The program can read data from a portable GPS device but as I don't own one I'm manually geotagging. It's not as slow as it sounds but obviously it's not going to be as accurate as using a GPS. I'm interested in getting a GPS device to make the geotagging more automatic but have no idea what's available. I'd be interested in any suggestions for a basic portable GPS device. Studioline supports .gpx, .nmea and .kml formats. I use a Garmin eTrex H, which is basic and cheap, but suits my needs precisely. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=8705ra=true Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
