GEO Tagging with Photo Supreme

Introduction

Photo Supreme is a Digital Asset Management (DAM) software designed to help you organize and manage your image files by categorizing them. It categorizes files based on available metadata, which includes technical details of the photos as well as their location on the disk. In addition to these attributes, you can add tags, enrich files with descriptions, and incorporate custom information. While this process may seem time-consuming at first, the long-term benefits are significant. With Photo Supreme, you can swiftly retrieve your images using various criteria or combinations.

GEO Tagging refers to the process of embedding geographical metadata into your images. This encompasses details like latitude and longitude, altitude, and location information such as city and country (known as geocoding). This manual will outline the GEO Tagging capabilities within Photo Supreme, which includes a dedicated panel for GEO tagging individual images or groups of images. Additionally, there are high-level options available for adding GEO Tag information to catalog labels; by simply assigning a catalog label to your images, the associated GEO Tag details will be applied automatically.

Photographers fall into different categories regarding GEO tagging practices. Some may not use cameras equipped with GPS chips or GPS recorders, opting instead to manually input GEO details by entering coordinates or selecting them from a map.

Another group of photographers utilizes cameras with built-in GPS recording capabilities, which automatically write GPS coordinates to the metadata of the captured images. Some of these cameras also provide additional location information, such as city or country. For those who prefer having GEO Tag information readily available, these GPS-enabled cameras are quite convenient, requiring only minor adjustments to coordinates or location details, especially in areas with unreliable GPS coverage.

Lastly, some photographers use cameras that rely on separate GPS recording devices. These devices track and log coordinates at specific intervals, creating a series of recorded points over time. For instance, a GPS device might record coordinates every 30 seconds, generating a track-log that can later be used to align photos with their respective track-log entries by matching the timestamps of the images.

Photo Supreme provides features to support all three types of photographers in their GEO tagging needs.