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Digital camera with GPS capability
Google Earth can tie pictures with the geographic location of the shots. It would be nice if the camera itself records the GPS coordinates, the pointing directions, the angle of the shots into the digital picture. Is there any such product in the market? On Dec 18 2007, 8:07*am, rakerman wrote: On Oct 30, 11:32 am, Dale DePriest wrote: Ron Hunter wrote: MB wrote: Isn't there some software available where you leave yourGPSrecording your track then download that when you get home, the software then links each image to the position by getting the date / time from EXIF - I think it was clever enough to allow for any error in thecamera time setting. MB Yes, there is such software, and it will allow some correlation between theGPSandcamera, after the fact, but it still won't help withcamera direction, or altitude. I have never, personally, used myGPStracking data, but it is there if I want it. Modern track logs do record altitude. You need a compass for direction so that is one thing you need to write down. Dale There are a few options for geocoding photos: you can get aGPSlogger and use separate software to match time-stamps in order to determine photo location, or you can get a bundle with the logger and software together. *The altitude data I have gotten is pretty good - I've even used it on a plane and you can clearly see the takeoff and landing when visualised in Google Earth. *(NOTE: Do not use Bluetooth on a plane without checking with the flight staff.) *I've reviewed a number ofGPSloggers, with and without photo mapping software included. Unfortunately very few loggers support the Mac. *You can see a list of my reviews at http://scilib.typepad.com/techreviews/reviews-list.html -- Richard Akerman- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Digital camera with GPS capability
Gps only knows your heading (and only whilst moving), not your bearing. So
what you want would require a built-in compass and inclinometer and presumably some sort of rangefinder (or tied to the autofocus). I suspect the cost of such a device would be prohibitive. -- John Blessing http://www.LbeHelpdesk.com - Help Desk software priced to suit all businesses http://www.room-booking-software.com - Schedule rooms & equipment bookings for your meeting/class over the web. http://www.lbetoolbox.com - Remove Duplicates from MS Outlook, find/replace, send newsletters wrote in message ... Google Earth can tie pictures with the geographic location of the shots. It would be nice if the camera itself records the GPS coordinates, the pointing directions, the angle of the shots into the digital picture. Is there any such product in the market? On Dec 18 2007, 8:07 am, rakerman wrote: On Oct 30, 11:32 am, Dale DePriest wrote: Ron Hunter wrote: MB wrote: Isn't there some software available where you leave yourGPSrecording your track then download that when you get home, the software then links each image to the position by getting the date / time from EXIF - I think it was clever enough to allow for any error in thecamera time setting. MB Yes, there is such software, and it will allow some correlation between theGPSandcamera, after the fact, but it still won't help withcamera direction, or altitude. I have never, personally, used myGPStracking data, but it is there if I want it. Modern track logs do record altitude. You need a compass for direction so that is one thing you need to write down. Dale There are a few options for geocoding photos: you can get aGPSlogger and use separate software to match time-stamps in order to determine photo location, or you can get a bundle with the logger and software together. The altitude data I have gotten is pretty good - I've even used it on a plane and you can clearly see the takeoff and landing when visualised in Google Earth. (NOTE: Do not use Bluetooth on a plane without checking with the flight staff.) I've reviewed a number ofGPSloggers, with and without photo mapping software included. Unfortunately very few loggers support the Mac. You can see a list of my reviews at http://scilib.typepad.com/techreviews/reviews-list.html -- Richard Akerman- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Digital camera with GPS capability
Google Earth can tie pictures with the geographic location of the shots. It would be nice if the camera itself records the GPS coordinates, the pointing directions, the angle of the shots into the digital picture. Is there any such product in the market? Yes, there are a few cameras on the market that record your GPS coordinates as well as direction and angle. They are used in real estate -- especially appraisals. You used to be able to buy a card that went into your CF slot which would record the image and the data, but I'm not sure that's still around. They are also used by GIS offices. If one were to find a good programmer, one could probably make it so that your camera phone recorded the GPS data, too. |
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Digital camera with GPS capability
John Blessing wrote:
Gps only knows your heading (and only whilst moving), not your bearing. So what you want would require a built-in compass and inclinometer and presumably some sort of rangefinder (or tied to the autofocus). I suspect the cost of such a device would be prohibitive. My digital compass cost only around ten pounds (and has other functions too). I believe some devices detect which way up they are being held to switch between portrait and landscape display. So those aspects are probably not expensive. But it all adds to power requirement too... Mike. -- If reply address = connectfee, add an r because it is free not fee. |
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Digital camera with GPS capability
"Mike Coon" wrote in
: John Blessing wrote: Gps only knows your heading (and only whilst moving), not your bearing. So what you want would require a built-in compass and inclinometer and presumably some sort of rangefinder (or tied to the autofocus). I suspect the cost of such a device would be prohibitive. My digital compass cost only around ten pounds (and has other functions too). I believe some devices detect which way up they are being held to switch between portrait and landscape display. So those aspects are probably not expensive. But it all adds to power requirement too... Mike. One of my colleagues suggests taking a photo of your GPS, then taking the photo of your subject. Low-tech but an elegant solution! |
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Some way I've missed the first part of this thread, so this might not be
the proper John Blessing wrote: Gps only knows your heading (and only whilst moving), not your bearing. If you have a waypoint that you are or want to navigate to, the gps knows your bearing and it knows it moving or not. You watch it, you get off course, the bearing will change. You are correct that it knows heading only while moving. Ray Paseur wrote: "Mike Coon" wrote in : John Blessing wrote: Gps only knows your heading (and only whilst moving), not your bearing. So what you want would require a built-in compass and inclinometer and presumably some sort of rangefinder (or tied to the autofocus). I suspect the cost of such a device would be prohibitive. My digital compass cost only around ten pounds (and has other functions too). I believe some devices detect which way up they are being held to switch between portrait and landscape display. So those aspects are probably not expensive. But it all adds to power requirement too... Mike. One of my colleagues suggests taking a photo of your GPS, then taking the photo of your subject. Low-tech but an elegant solution! |
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In rec.photo.digital Ray Paseur wrote:
: John Blessing wrote: Gps only knows your heading (and only whilst moving), not your bearing. So what you want would require a built-in compass and inclinometer and presumably some sort of rangefinder (or tied to the autofocus). I suspect the cost of such a device would be prohibitive. My digital compass cost only around ten pounds (and has other functions too). I believe some devices detect which way up they are being held to switch between portrait and landscape display. So those aspects are probably not expensive. But it all adds to power requirement too... Mike. One of my colleagues suggests taking a photo of your GPS, then taking the photo of your subject. Low-tech but an elegant solution! And if you want the direction in which the camera is pointing as well as the location then include a compass in the photograph of the GPS. -- Chris Malcolm DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] |
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Digital camera with GPS capability
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... Google Earth can tie pictures with the geographic location of the shots. It would be nice if the camera itself records the GPS coordinates, the pointing directions, the angle of the shots into the digital picture. Is there any such product in the market? GPS devices don't know where they are pointing, only in the direction they are actually moving. Mike. |
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Digital camera with GPS capability
Mike of Wrexham wrote:
wrote in message ... Google Earth can tie pictures with the geographic location of the shots. It would be nice if the camera itself records the GPS coordinates, the pointing directions, the angle of the shots into the digital picture. Is there any such product in the market? GPS devices don't know where they are pointing, only in the direction they are actually moving. Mike. Some GPS receivers also include a digital compass. I am not aware of any that have orientation sensors. |
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