I started this Learning to Geotag site to share practical knowledge and links to resources for people getting involved with geotagging and its related activities.
In addition to this website, I’m starting a new podcast series and have created some companion websites documenting travels and geotagging efforts in Japan and other locations in the world.
Finding a way to get all the pieces of my particular geotagging puzzle to speak to one another has not been a simple process. Hopefully my ongoing exploration in this field will benefit a few others along the way. With each day that passes, the world is becoming friendlier towards geotagging pursuits. It’s only going to get easier to geotag and use GPS data to enjoy new ways of sharing photos and detailed trail maps with others.
Some personal geotagging good news can be seen now at JapanPhotoJournal.com. I’ve achieved one of the main goals I was striving for with my geotagging efforts; I’ve figured out how to use data acquired with a GPS datalogger to add maps on websites that reveal the precise locations where photos were taken, as well as provide reference points for the locations the current Japan podcast episodes were recorded at.
Another goal I had with geotagging was to develop the ability to document remote locations that I find for my little upcoming film project, Savage Snow. I’ve learned that having a small, low cost GPS geotagging/datalogging device as a standard piece of life gear provides the ability to review routes and relocate previous destinations much easier. Studying GPS trail logs that often don’t follow roads or other clearly marked paths on maps has been surprisingly satisfying and a more-fun-than-expected aspect of geotagging/trail logging for me.
Please have a look at JapanPhotoJournal.com to check out my main geotagging project. And stop back in here to learn with me as I dig deeper into the world of geotagging and GPS trail logging. I’m looking forward to learning more about the other interesting things that can be done with GPS coordinates.
I expect to be experimenting with a variety of GPS cameras, GPS datalogging equipment, and GPS mapping software along the way.
Image: A cluster of sunflowers found by a small road in a neighborhood near Lake Biwa. Along this same street I spotted an unusual Japanese warning sign that I was interested in photographing. I thought my friend and I would return on the same street, but we didn’t. Because this photo has been tagged and I’ve viewed it on a map, I now know how to get back here quite easily. The next time I’m in this vicinity and if the light is good, I’ll nab the unusual sign picture I missed on my first pass through Otsu City.
