Will’s Similiblog

Just discovered GeoTagging - perhaps a bit late on the uptake, but at least I get to come in when the tools are good …

I’m using
Aperture (on a Mac)
Maperture plugin for Aperture

Menalto Gallery2 with the Map module installed

On the tagging end -
I’ve been playing with the Maperture plugin for Aperture (Mac), which integrates nicely with Aperture & provides a pop-up interface to edit EXIF GeoTags on individual photos or groups of photos, using a GoogleMaps interface.  Here’s a link the Maperture video tutorial.  The plugin is currently a free download in alpha from Übermind.  (Thanks D’Arcy, for your post on this!)
(I’m also using the Übermind Gallery2 export plugin for Aperture, to upload photos directly from Aperture to my Gallery2 installation - very nice; can direct individual or batch uploads to existing albums, even create new albums for uploads.  Don’t let the beta status throw you - I’ve found no glitches & it does exactly what it should do).

On the display end -
I’ve been posting my photos to a Menalto Gallery2 site (v.2.2.5) (here - http://gallery.similibus.org), and installed the Gallery2 Map module.  This will pull GeoTags from the EXIF data on uploaded photos, and also permits GeoTagging of individual photos already uploaded to the gallery via a GoogleMaps interface.  I had a bit of trouble initially with the Map module - seemed to install fine, but didn’t work - I uninstalled/reinstalled it twice & it’s been working fine since that 2nd reinstall.

The GoogleMaps display provided by the Gallery2 Maps module can be set to display and restrict its focus to only the tagged items in the currently displayed album; see the Map Module settings (GoogleMaps link on the System Settings page of Gallery2) for configuration options.

The Gallery2 Maps module also provides for export of the GeoTagged photos to GoogleEarth (screencast without sound):

 

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The examples here are from a hike Mary & I did this July (’08) in the Slovenjan Alps, on & above the Fužina Planina; an album of photos from this trip (some GeoTagged, some not yet) can be seen at http://gallery.similibus.org/v/travel/july08/slovenja/.

newest member of my family:

Rosie is an example of the very best that can come out of online education -

I recently completed Terence Armentano’s course on Online Teaching (taught, of course, online), through Bowling Green State University - and there met Becky Henry (in a vitual way). Becky’s Golden Retriever had recently had a litter of puppies - and - to shorten a long story - one has come to live with us :^).

Rosie is a “Berntriever” or “Golden Mountain Dog” - a Golden Retriever mom, & Bernese Mountain Dog dad. She is as adorable as they come.

Oh yeah - the course was great too; I highly recommend it.