geolocating photos

Question

Can anyone tell me how to go about geolocating photos?

I have a lot of photos taken with Ricoh and Terrasynch (Trimble) software that have gps coordinates embedded in their properties. I can't find a way to have them automatically located in a map.

Have created shape files with a Photo field and have the address links in the Photo field for the photos but don't know how to get them to geolocate.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Edi

ErnestDunwoody · Answer

Yes Joe,
It is a simple point shape file that has numerous attributes but it is not based on the coordinates in the photos.  Here is how I created it:

I collected it with a handheld Trimble Nomad GPS unit using Trimble Terrasynch Software. I used the Nomad to also take photos of the data collection sites as well as to record their attributes.

After differentially correcting the GPS data I exported all the data to a simple point Shape file. There is one link to each photo for each point in the shape file. I have attached an example Shape file as well as the separate file containing the imagery that the Shape file attribute table refers to.

If you load and open the Shape file attributes table you will see the field of links to the photos in the second zip file. these are the ones i want to be able to display.

Thank you for your interest in this problem.

Sincerely
Edi

6 Ctrl pt images.zip

Ctrl Pt.zip

user.py

Config.esriaddinx.zip

JoeBorgione · Answer

Can anyone tell me how to go about geolocating photos?

I have a lot of photos taken with Ricoh and Terrasynch (Trimble) software that have gps coordinates embedded in their properties. I can't find a way to have them automatically located in a map.

Have created shape files with a Photo field and have the address links in the Photo field for the photos but don't know how to get them to geolocate.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Edi

Can you elaborate on the shapefile you created? My guess is it's a point feature class that is derived from the 'gps coordinates embedded' in the photos themselves? It sounds like you want the image to symbolize the feature class, right?

In past, using photos/images have been with hyperlinks where you mouse click on the point and the image appears in a second window.  If my interpretation is correct, it'll be a fairly complex procedure since you are dealing with several variables; anchor point, image size, etc....