Nokia Location Tagger; a little test

Okay, we are another step closer with auto geo-tagging the photos you make with your (any symbian) Nokia phone equipped with an internal or external GPS module. And it works quite simple. I am only using a Flickr account and that’s the only thing I tested it with, a Nokia N93i and a Nokia LD3W GPS module. First of all you have to download and install the application that you can find right here (klick). Upload the .sis file to your phone and install it. Start the application and give it a few moments to find your GPS and a fix on your location. Then start the camera (it only works with photo’s, not with video) and take a few shots. After a taking a or a few pictures the system notifys you that they are geotagged. Upload to Flickr. If you use a Flickr account you must first tell the system (right here) that you want to place your geotagged photos automatically on the map. Now you can start to upload the photos and tada… the location will show up in the capture under the photo and they are placed on your map in Flickr. I like it

This part is a copy paste from the Nokia betalabs locationtagger website.
- Q: What happens if I take pictures while the GPS module is not active yet?
A: Nokia Location Tagger tries to tag pictures to the last “known” coordinates in the last 10 minutes. Since GPS module normally takes some time to initialize, it’s better to launch Camera application a couple of seconds before taking pictures. Launching Camera application will activate Nokia Location Tagger; which will initialize GPS module. You can also bring Nokia Location Tagger window to the foreground to initialize GPS module.Q: Will my battery be empty very fast when running Nokia Location Tagger in the background?
A: Nokia Location Tagger has a time-out feature (by default, it is 5 minutes). If there is no picture until time-out time, the GPS module will be turned off. This will normally save power. You can change the time-out option in the settings (2, 5 (default), or 10 minutes)Q: How can I view the GPS coordinates of my pictures?
A: The GPS coordinates are stored in the EXIF header of JPEG files. Some online sites, such as Flickr and Panoramio are able to display GPS coordinate from the EXIF. For more info on these services, please see below. You can also use photo organized software that read EXIF, such as Picasa (with the combination of Google Earth).Q: How can I set Flickr to automatically import location in my uploaded pictures, and place them on a map accordingly?
A: Please go to this URL: http://www.flickr.com/account/geo/exif, sign in, tick the yes please box and click save. From now on, all new tagged pictures that you upload will automatically be placed on a map. Also underneath every picture, there will be a map link that – after you click on it – shows where the picture is taken. Here are some examples. A nice alternative to Flickr is Panoramio. After uploading your pictures, you can view them on Google Maps but also export them to Google Earth. Here are some examples.
- Tested with: Nokia N95, N95 8GB, N82, E90, N73. Should work but not fully tested with: all Nokia Nseries devices based on S60 3rd edition.Requires either an integrated GPS receiver, or an external Bluetooth GPS receiver module. Sharing your location-tagged pictures online requires Share Online 3.0.



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When you use a Nokia with built-in GPS (e.g. N95 or N82) you even don’t need a external GPS unit, that’s much more convenient.
Nokia’s OVI (share.ovi.com) is working on this moment on GPS support. Very soon location service will be automatically supported for photos and videos.