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GPS & Geotagged Photos

Geo for Good User Summit 2018

Karin Tuxen-Bettman

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Goal & Agenda

  • Introduction to GPS
  • Apps for collecting GPS tracks
  • Apps for collecting geotagged photos
  • Tools for visualizing GPS & Photos

In this session, you’ll get practice using some cools tools and techniques for collecting data & photos in the field.

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GPS: Global Positioning Systems

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3 satellites are needed to give a position.

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4 satellites are needed for altitude, and improved accuracy.

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GPS tracking on your phone

Trimble DGPS: Highly accurate

Garmin handhelds:

Rugged, good battery life

Android & iOS phones:

Easy and convenient

YESTERDAY

TODAY

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Apps for collecting GPS tracks

Android

  • My Tracks (Android)
  • Geo Tracker (Android)
  • GPS Essentials (Android)
  • All Trails (Android, iOS)
  • Gaia GPS (Android, iOS) - $20

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iOS

  • All Trails (Android, iOS)
  • Gaia GPS (Android, iOS) - $20
  • myTracks (iOS)

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My Tracks (for Android)

  • Really easy to use
  • Record track
  • Record points
  • Export to GPX, KML, KMZ
  • See statistics

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Geo Tracker (for Android)

  • Really easy to use
  • Record track
  • Record points
  • Export to GPX, KML, KMZ
  • See statistics

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GPS Essentials (for Android)

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  • Record track
  • Record points w/ photos
  • Export to GPX, KML, KMZ
  • See statistics
  • Offline maps option
  • See satellites, compass

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Gaia GPS (for Android & iOS)

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  • Record track
  • Record points w/ photos
  • Export to GPX, KML, KMZ
  • See statistics
  • Offline maps option

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All Trails (for Android & iOS)

  • Record track
  • Record points w/ photos
  • See statistics
  • Free, with Pro version

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myTracks (for iOS)

  • Record track
  • Record points
  • See statistics

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GPS & Geotagged Photos

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  • Introduction to GPS

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  • Apps for collecting GPS tracks

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  • Apps for collecting geotagged photos

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  • Tools for visualizing GPS & Photos

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Apps for collecting geotagged photos

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Android

  • Native camera (w/ “Save Location” turned on)
  • Google Photos (Android, iOS) for storing photos, and creating albums

iOS

  • Native camera (w/ Location Services enabled)
  • Google Photos (Android, iOS) for storing photos, and creating albums

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CHECK: turn on “geotag ability” in your camera settings

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iPhone

iPhone feature:

See a map of your photos

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Google Photos

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Google Photos (Android, iOS) has a ton of great features, including:

  • Store and manage photos
  • Create albums to map
  • Collaborate on albums

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Create an album in Google Photos

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GPS & Geotagged Photos

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  • Introduction to GPS

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  • Apps for collecting GPS tracks

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  • Apps for collecting geotagged photos

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  • Tools for visualizing GPS & Photos

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Google My Maps

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mymaps.google.com

  • Collaborate with others
  • Import spreadsheets & map data
  • Style & visualize different data sets
  • Annotate w/photos, video & text
  • Embed on your website & share online
  • Create a map of photos, by adding photo albums

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Importing photo album into My Maps

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GPS & Geotagged Photos

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Importing photo album into My Maps

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GPS & Geotagged Photos

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Importing photo album into My Maps

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GPS & Geotagged Photos

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Importing photo album into My Maps

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GPS & Geotagged Photos

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Importing photo album into My Maps

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Importing KML/KMZ into My Maps

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Importing KML/KMZ into My Maps

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GPS & Geotagged Photos

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Importing KML/KMZ into My Maps

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Importing KML/KMZ into My Maps

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Importing the My Map’s KMZ into Google Earth

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Exercise: let’s go outside!

  1. Install apps:
    1. GPS tracking app
    2. Google Photos
  2. Track your walk, and take photos around the campus.
  3. Create Google Photos album.
  4. Map photos and KML of track on Google My Maps.*
  5. Export to a KMZ, and import to Google Earth

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* Be sure to save to Google Drive, then download file to computer, before uploading to My Maps to avoid bugs in GPS app(s).

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Photos with no geotag?

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Add a location to the EXIF file,�Using one of the following tools:

GeoImgr

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Apps for GPS testing

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See the number and location of satellites using:

  • GPS Test (Android)
  • GPS Essentials (Android)
  • SkyPro GPS Status Tool (iOS)

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Tools for GPS data conversion

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Converts to & from most GPS data formats, plus KML conversion

gpsbabel.org

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UI for converting GPS files

gpsvisualizer.com

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Thank you!

Geo for Good User Summit 2018

karintuxen@google.com

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Avenza Maps (for Android & iOS)

  • Record track
  • Record points
  • Export to GPX, KML, KMZ
  • See statistics
  • Offline maps option

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Tracks Pro (for Android)

  • Really easy to use
  • Record track
  • Record points
  • Export to GPX, KML, CSV
  • See statistics

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