Geotagging Photos on a Budget: ATP GPS Gadget Does It Like a Card Reader

Kit Eaton — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:18:38 EST

If you're a keen geotagger of your imagery, then a recently announced $150 device from ATP Electronics may be just the ticket. Dubbed the GPS Photo Finder, it works in a rather carefree way: you just have to carry it around with you while you're shooting, and then insert your memory card into it, before you download your photos. All it does is work out where you were for each photo from its position log, and then embed that data into the JPEG files directly.

Built-in card reading works with MMC/SD and MemoryStick Duo, but the clever little box also has on-the-go USB functionality so it can interface with some digital cameras without needing a PC. Currently it works with JPEG files only, though that's the convenient format most of us use anyway. And if you're worried about correctly setting your camera time to synchronize with it accurately, then don't: it's got a small screen and can give you UTC GPS time.

[ATP via Webwire]

PMA 07: Jobo photoGPS Brings Easy GPS Photo Tagging to the Masses

Charlie White — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:20:00 EST

Jobo rolled out its photoGPS today, sitting up top your camera as if it were a flash unit, but it's oh so different: It geo-tags your location and saves that so you'll know right where you were when you snapped that pic. The cool thing about this is that it works with any camera with a hot shoe.

The location data is all added into the photo's file after upload to the computer using the included software. It also adds more than just latitude and longitude hieroglyphics to the image; it actually adds the place names.

This should help bring geotagging to the masses. Retail pricing is set at $149. – Curtis Joe Walker and Charlie White

Product Page [Jobo]

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Geotagging Photos on a Budget: ATP GPS Gadget Does It Like a Card Reader

PMA 07: Jobo photoGPS Brings Easy GPS Photo Tagging to the Masses