[mphillips828]

Just wondering what the benefits of geolocation for my photos are? There is nothing in the photos app that shows location or anything so why would I use geolocation? Any info would be good!

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[Asmooh]

At the moment not much, but maybe if they make a nice photo program like iphoto, you can see where you photos are taken

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[mphillips828]

There are several mapping programs that have a photo layer you can turn on to see pictures taken at the map location. Google World does that. Is that specifically useful on a BB phone? Perhaps not yet. I have used the metadata in JPGs to sort photos geographically for a specific project. But it is not commonly used in my activities.

What are these photo mapping solutions? Are any really good? does iphoto location work with photos taken on blackberry?

[neilmann]

So the NSA can better track your movements

[jdcfinisher]

It doesn't work on bb10 maps yet, don't know why. Used it on my 9900 all the time. Great for showing where places are located to people you show photos to. I usually take a picture of my rental car with things in back ground, when I'm in another city I don't know, to help find it and as a reminder of what I rented this time. Makes it easier to return to an out of the way spot, qwik snap and I can us gps to find it again. A friend did a tour of Asia. And used gps on photos to sort out which temple was which and where. Included a Google map with them all marked in the computer file.

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[montyl]

Geo data goes into the meta data of a picture allowing you to tag where a photo was taken, that way later when you go back you dont have to try and remember where a certain photo was taken. I find it very handy as then i dont have to clog up my memory with where photos were taken, or when i send it to someone they have an idea where it was taken without me having to explain it. but it really is a personal decision, some people dont like it because they are afraid of being tracked, i dont use it all the time it just depends on what and where.

[montyl]

P.S. my 9930 used to use the geo data in naming the photos, also. not sure about my z10......yet.

[drknobs]

Geo data goes into the meta data of a picture allowing you to tag where a photo was taken, that way later when you go back you dont have to try and remember where a certain photo was taken. I find it very handy as then i dont have to clog up my memory with where photos were taken, or when i send it to someone they have an idea where it was taken without me having to explain it. but it really is a personal decision, some people dont like it because they are afraid of being tracked, i dont use it all the time it just depends on what and where.

Very useful for finding my remote locations for Morel hunting each spring