Geotagged photos to KMZ

Creates an interactive photo viewer in Google Earth map from your photos. The tool converts GPS position (geotag) recorded in your photos to the betoken markers in KMZ file and shows the photo in a description popup later clicking the mark. It as well generates a polyline of your route - based on timestamps.

Description

The tool extracts GPS location from metadata of every single photo (JPEG or HEIC) yous upload and creates indicate markers to a KMZ file. The photo is included in the KMZ file so information technology is possible to brandish the photo subsequently clicking at the marker (you must be using Google Earth software). Too a polyline between points is generated - based on the order y'all were shooting your pictures - using timestamp.

The bones premise to capture a photograph with geotag is that the photographic camera has a GPS receiver and allows to write the geotag to photo'south EXIF metadata (every mobile phone can do that at this time and most of the cameras).

Example of utilise - Information technology's an like shooting fish in a barrel way to see where you lot've been during your holiday and what you have seen there.

Detailed process:

  1. Upload your Geotagged photos having geotag (GPS position tag in EXIF metadata). You can either 'Drag & Drop' your pictures from local storage into the browser window or simply browse your device and upload your photos in a traditional way.
  2. Then the uploaded data are verified and you are able to adjust some settings in the next step of the process. You can resize the input photos to a divers percentage of the original size, optionally yous tin resize the input photos to a defined maximum width and peak - in pixels. Information technology is recommended to have a size below 500 pixels. You can also choose to create a KMZ file with embedded images or a separate KML file with an external photo binder. Finally, it is possible to define whether the photos (tags) in KMZ should exist bundled in separate folders by date (according to calendar days).
  3. In the concluding footstep, you will first processing your photos and after a while you will exist able to download the resulting KMZ file, which you lot tin view in Google Earth.

Keywords: geotag, gps, photos, kmz, google earth


Parameters

  • Geotagged photos - Requires photos having geotag (GPS position tag in EXIF metadata)
  • Maximal images size (pixels) - Resize input photos to divers maximal width and meridian - in pixels.
  • Select where the resulting file will be used - Which software do you desire to open the file in?
  • Include photos to KMZ - Create KMZ file with embedded images or KML file with external photos folder instead?
  • Organize markers by date - Should the photos (markers) in KMZ exist organized into folders by date?

Result

Produces KMZ file with integrated photos or optionally a KML file with photos in external directory.


Changelog

  • 2022-09-14 11:48 - Prepare error when image is corrupted
  • 2022-05-06 07:33 - Bug ready (skip corrupted MakerNote details)
  • 2022-02-23 12:05 - HEIC photograph format support has been added
  • 2021-10-05 12:07 - Bug fixes
  • 2020-eleven-16 09:xiii - The tool has been created.

Geotagged photos to KMZ