So I was about to write a utility to put GPS data in the EXIF info, but I see it has already been done about a million times. Which is nice.

So in the spirit of annoying Baldy with SmugMug suggestions, I'd like to suggest two ways that GPS info could be used in smugmug that might be cool:

1. Searching by lat/long. Find pictures near a spot of interest to you.

2. Links to terraserver. Get aerial views of where the pic was shot. Maybe overlay a bunch of pics in a gallery onto them, hyperlinked. OK, this might not be as compelling as search.

Sorry if this has been addressed elsewhere. "GPS" is too small of a search term for VB.

Geek.

Originally Posted by wxwax Geek.

He can figure out how to do that, but has yet to make an avatar??

Originally Posted by patch29 He can figure out how to do that, but has yet to make an avatar??

doh!

here is a links page on the topic. Am I the only one who finds this interesting?

Here is an important application of this technology.

Originally Posted by dizave doh! here is a links page on the topic. Am I the only one who finds this interesting? Here is an important application of this technology.

Great, now I have to shoot restrooms wherever I go.

I find it interesting, but my Canon's are not set up to use the data so I live without it.

One of Dizaveydoodog's links had a link to a great idea. It's an unusual digital clock. Each change of time is a new photograph, submutted by just plain folks.

It's great! Sample times:

Another cool one.



And how about the link, Sid? Here ya go: http://www.humanclock.com

Originally Posted by patch29 I find it interesting, but my Canon's are not set up to use the data so I live without it.

Right now, most cameras don't use it, except maybe the D1H? But programs like location stamper from the wwmx site can take your EXIF'd jpegs and your GPS tracklogs and figure it out. I'm going to try it out later today.

Originally Posted by dizave Right now, most cameras don't use it, except maybe the D1H? But programs like location stamper from the wwmx site can take your EXIF'd jpegs and your GPS tracklogs and figure it out. I'm going to try it out later today.

Sounds interesting, let us know how it works out.

Originally Posted by wxwax Great, now I have to shoot restrooms wherever I go.

And shortly thereafter the local gaol....

Originally Posted by wxwax One of Dizaveydoodog's links had a link to a great idea. It's an unusual digital clock. Each change of time is a new photograph, submutted by just plain folks.

This reminds me of an old Styx song... "I've got tooooo much time on my hands, toooo much time on my hands......too much time on my hAaands!..too much time on my hAaands!..."