GPICSYNC, geotagging FOR FREE SOFTWARE

Geotagging of photos taken from the field survey using GPS track timeline before I ever post using GPS PhotoLink paid software. I then tried some other free software for geotagging, and this time I tried to review the Software GpicSync.

GPicSync stands for G: GPS Pic: Pictures Sync: Synchronization, a geotagging software / free geocode made by francois.schnell. GPicSync is a small and simple application that functions automatically insert location information into photo metadata so that the photo can be displayed in Google Earth, Flickr, etc. using the reference timeline loc.alize.us GPS track.
Here are the features contained in GPicSync:
automatically geocode your photos (in the EXIF ​​header)
use a GPS tracklog in the GPX format or NMEA format (multiple selection possible)
Support elevation data if present in the tracklog
Create a Google Earth KML file to directly visualize the geocoded photos and track in Google Earth
Create a Google Maps file to publish your pictures and track on the web (more)
Automatically associate audio or video files in Google Earth and Google Maps
Create a Google Earth KMZ file (containing your geolocalized pictures and tracklog).
add additional geonames and 'geotagged' metadata (for automatic tagging in Flickr for example) and create an automatic IPTC caption (more)
manually write latitude / longitude in a picture EXIF ​​or a selection of photos
handy tools integrated (Time correction tool, EXIF ​​reader, GPX inspector, rename pictures with date / location,)
supports Jpeg pictures and main RAW files format (more)
software available in Bahasa, French, German, Italian, traditional and simplified Chinese, Catalan, Russian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese and Koruna (see translations)

GPicSync can be downloaded for free HERE. Tutorial how to use this application can be found on page Getting Started with GPicSync. In case I've ever done, this GPicSync was more accurate than the GPS Photo Link. Only GPS Photo Link is able to produce a shapefile that can directly link with photo and KML in ArcGIS and can link with a photo in Google Earth, while GPicSync only generate KML files only which also has links photo as facilities contained on Panoramio

HOW TO ADD PHOTO COORDINATES in metadata

Trying to Make geotagging photos of surveys I have ever visited how to add coordinates into the photo Such metadata information. You can easily memanfaarkan free Picasa software from Google for the geotagging process. But this time I wanted to show free software from Microsoft That can be used to geotag photos with or without GPS data, namely the Pro Photo Tools v.2.

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools is very easy to use for photo editing, including adding information metada coordinates (latitude / longitude) location information and city / state or commonly Referred to as the process of geotagging. Geo-location information Will be stored in the photo metadata. You can do geotagging photos by drag & drop pictures into a form That is available, then determine the location of the photo by dragging photos into a map of Bing Maps available software. Save the photo, then the coordinate information already contained in the photo metadata.

If you have a GPS track, the following steps to add coordinate information to the photo metadata using Microsoft Pro Photo Tools:
Drag the photo to the viewer Pro Photo Tools.
Call the GPS data from Track Route section, click on the Load from File.
Select all the pictures by pressing Ctrl + A
Click on the button under Track Route Place Images. The entire photo Will be placed on the map Bing Maps.
If the pictures are in accordance with the GPS track, from the menu File -> Save All Images with New Data, then the coordinate information Will be added to the photo metadata. Synchronization Between the GPS track and photos based on the photo capture time and time on the GPS track. For that, before taking a photo, make sure the camera time (hours / minutes / seconds) has the corresponding GPS time (hours / minutes / seconds). If Necessary, the GPS Pls take pictures with the camera to be used as a reference (as shown in image above)

NASA AND TOPOGRAPHY MAP JAPANESE RELEASE Complete

NASA along with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan yesterday released the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM), a digital topographic map of the new earth that is claimed to be the most complete than ever before. This was conveyed by Woody Turner, ASTER program scientist at NASA Headquarters, Washington.
GDEM is processed using a stereo-correlating 1.3 million scene ASTER optical image archives. Including 83 degrees north latitude and 83 degrees south latitude, which means that nearly 99% of the earth's surface covered by the GDEM with a level of accuracy of 30 meters, beating the SRTM dataset which only cover 80% of the Earth's surface with a level of accuracy of 90 meters.

GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE, TOOL FOR RESEARCHERS AND Scientists

Google released the latest product from Google Labs called Google Earth Engine in conjunction with the International Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. Google Earth Engine is the latest technology from Google that provides data and satellite imagery that has not been published previously for research purposes.

Forest cover loss in the Congo for the past 10 years
With Google Earth Engine, researchers and scientist can use it for the analysis of monitoring and measuring changes in Earth's environment on a global scale. These data include Landsat satellite imagery last 25 years and MODIS satellite imagery as well. Platform technologies used utilizing the Google Cloud infrastructure. Google provides a free analysis tool for the scientist and developing countries to use it.
Google is releasing Google Earth Engine platform at the International Climate Change Conference to demonstrate that these tools allow scientists to monitor forests from their computer in seconds. Forest picture shown was taken via satellite service owned by the United States and France and then inserted into the data center using cloud computing technology. Pictured above is an example of data "Forest Cover Loss" in the African Congo for 10 years (2000-2010) using Landsat ETM + data.
Over the next two years, Google through filantropinya unit, Google.org will provide 10-hour service to developing countries to be able to access data from Google Earth Engine.

LANDSAT FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

Services Download High Resolution Image from Google Earth that I offer are often inserted by the order to also make downloading Landsat satellite imagery. I always reply to the buyer that I do not cater to download Landsat satellite imagery, because it can do on their own.
Landsat is a satellite image of the longest operating record the earth's surface. First Landsat orbit in 1972, and since it's a reference to obtain Landsat satellite imagery with a resolution of the intermediate level. In tahun1999, Landsat took a big step with the orbit of Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM +).
Landsat satellite imagery can be downloaded for free via his web through the USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) in the url http://glovis.usgs.gov. Or it could be downloaded from the following url http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/ done as well as from the University of Maryland at the following url
http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/data/

Import Google Earth image into AutoCAD or otherwise

With Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD users to perform an import Google Earth image into AutoCAD, publish 3D models from AutoCAD to Google Earth, and several other advantages. About Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD more please download the PDF it to AutoCAD 2008 (also for 2009 and 2010) and AutoCAD 2007.
To have just an update AutoCAD 2010, it is advisable to update this extension

GPS AS A LAPTOP IN WINDOWS 7

Jika Anda membutuhkan aplikasi geolocation di laptop atau netbook tanpa harus repot memasang GPS receiver, Anda bisa menggunakan aplikasi GeoSense For Windows. Sayangnya, hanya bisa digunakan untuk Windows 7 saja. Aplikasi yang dibangun menggunakan location sensing API ini dibuat oleh Long Zeng dan Rafael Rivera

Berikut cara melakukan setting Geosense di Windows 7 :
Download Geosense for Windows dan instal di laptop / netbook.
Enable Geosense, dari Start Menu, ketik ‘location’ (tanpa quote) dalam search box. Lalu klik pada “Enable location and other sensors”.

Kemudian centang pada check-box untuk enable Geosense.

Klik “Apply”. Kini Anda bisa mengetahui lokasi laptop / netbook yang Anda gunakan.
Geosense website menyediakan Google Maps test application untuk dicoba. Anda juga bisa mencoba aplikasi Twitter MahTweets yang bisa ‘mengambil’ lokasi ke dalam tweet Anda.