photo2gps with support from: nsf due-0903270 prepared by: in partnership with: john mcgee jennifer...
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Photo2GPS
With support from:
NSF DUE-0903270
Prepared by:
in partnership with:
John McGeeJennifer McKee
Geospatial Technician Education Through Virginia’s Community Colleges (GTEVCC)
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• Photo2GPS is a software that is similar to RoboGeo. • Photo2GPS is free. • Photo2GPS is only supported by Windows XP.• Photo2GPS does not work with Vista or Windows7
Photo2GPS
Photo2GPS
• A free software program that associates GPS track files with digital photographs
• Created by the Geospatial Extension Educator at the University of Connecticut
• Can be downloaded from http://clear.uconn.edu/geospatial/GPSResources.htm
Final Product
Red icons are photos
Click on icon to see photo taken at that location
Work Flow
Photo2GPS
GPS tracks DNRGarmin to
Track gpx file
Digital Photos
KML file
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Take photo of GPS
unit with Time
displayed
Picture taken at 15:42:28 which puts it two thirds of the distance between the
track points
24 seconds between track points
Track points w/ date and time
displayed
Interpolated Photo Locations
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2007/04/02-15:42:44 2007/04/02-15:42:32 2007/04/02-15:42:18 2007/04/02-15:42:03
15:42:28
Steps to Use Photo2GPS• Take a close-up picture of the GPS unit that shows
the GPS time – make sure it is in focus• Clear the track log – record a new track while taking
pictures• Download tracks (using DNRgarmin) and save in a
gpx file format• Download pictures and save in a separate folder
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Start the Photo2GPS Program
Double-click the Photo2GPS desktop shortcut or navigate to your C drive & open Photo2GPS folder
Click the “Set photo
directory…” button
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Scan the Image Folder
Navigate to the folder where you downloaded your digital pictures.
Click the Select Folder button.
A message window will appear indicating that the scan has been completed.
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Specify Output FolderClick the “Set Output Folder…” button*This is where final outputs will be stored
Navigate to your C:\GPSCourse\Photo2GPS\Output folder
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Select the GPS Track to be Associated with your Digital Photos
Click the “Select GPS file…” button
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Select the GPS Track
Click the BrowseButton
Navigate to the folder with the track file
Highlight the appropriate file
Click Select Button
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Adjust GPS Receiver Time to Match Digital Camera Time
Click the “Set Time Adjust…” button.
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Calculate Time Offset
Navigate to the Photos folder
Click on the photo of the GPS time and type the time in the box
Click the Calc Time Diff button and then click the Close button
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Map the Photos to GPS Locations
Click the Map Photos button.
Two output files will be created in the Photo2GPS\Output folder:
1. A text file to load into DNRGarmin to create a GIS shapefile
2. KML for use with Google Earth
Click the Close button.
Then Close the Photo2GPS application
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View Data in Google Earth• Start Google Earth (Start > All Programs > Google
Earth) OR• Double click on KML file
Open KML File
• File menu > Open
• Browse to your output folder, select the KML file & click Open
Viewing KML File
Red icons are photos
Click on icon to see photo taken at that location
Special Thanks toUniversity of Connecticut Geospatial Technology Program & the University of New Hampshire Geospatial Training Program
Any Questions?John McGee
Geospatial Extension Specialist
540-231-2428
Jennifer McKee
Geospatial Project Developer
540-231-9115