![]() ![]() ![]() In contrast, Picasa and SmugMug draw maps that only reflect the contents of a particular group of photos-called galleries at SmugMug, albums at Picasa, and sets at Flickr. That's a handy interface when trying to find photos of, say, Yosemite National Park, but you can't remember which of several trips a particular photo is associated with.įlickr displays pictures as unevocative pink dots, but the photos themselves are shown on a strip below. For example, you can see a high-level view of all your geotagged photos, and you can filter that view with parameters such as your photos, your friends' or contacts' photos, anyone's photos, and most important in my opinion, specific tags. One of the main reasons I picked Flickr as tops is because the Flickr maps interface can sift data better. But each site has different strengths and weaknesses, so look carefully before you make any commitments. ![]() My top pick is Flickr, with Picasa and SmugMug tied for second place. Just like we're not at the stage where most cameras can add a location stamp as easily as they can add a timestamp, we're not yet at the stage where most folks are going to start with an online map when they want to share their photos or reminisce.Ĭollectively, the sites I checked show the potential of geotagging-but also the rough spots. Google's Picasa site can show a map sprinkled with thumbnails of a photo album's pictures.īut as with other aspects of geotagging, today's cartographically clever Web sites are likely to appeal chiefly to enthusiasts who have some patience and technical abilities. But can anything useful be done with those geotagged photos today?īased on my scrutiny of a handful of sites- Google's Picasa, Yahoo's Flickr, SmugMug (the only fee-required site), Locr, and Everytrail-the answer is yes. I'm betting that much of the value of geotagging lies in the future, for example, when I might have a harder time remembering which hike a particular picture came from. Readers of this blog will have inferred I'm a fan of geotagging-in fact, I'm trying to label all my photos with the tags that show where the picture was taken, even though the geotagging process is complicated. ![]()
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