Bug 455775

Please add GPSHPositioningError as an EXIF field that can be batch edited in Digikam via Edit Geolocation to improve photo workflows that upload to web services making use of the field to record accuracy.

I understand that Apple iPhone cameras set this field. Unfortunately, I have not found a GPS tracker for Android that sets it, otherwise the tracker itself could handle this job.

I also understand that GPS DOP, while it is position related, is not something that should be directly used to set accuracy. See discussion here: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/gps-accuracy-not-captured-when-uploading-photos-taken-with-a-camera-with-a-built-in-gps/18861

Details about my use case:

In order to prepare my observation photos to upload via iNaturalist web uploader, I currently use Edit Geolocation to correlate a gpx track made on Android with my non-GPS-capable camera photo timestamps. However, the accuracy information must be manually added per photo in the iNaturalist web uploader because the GPSHPositioningError is not recorded. This is not efficient. While there are other means to add that info (e.g. running exiftool at the command line to set that field to a reasonable default value - see https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/geotagging-photos/66/5 ) it is an inconvenient extra step I would like to avoid by having Digikam handle it in the geolocation editing phase of my photo workflow.

Proposed placement in the UI:

For example, where another position-related field that can be changed in Edit Geolocation is "DOP" in the Details pane (which iNaturalist web uploader does not use - see the first link above), perhaps "H pos error" could be placed beneath that, and then a user could enter a reasonable default value like 10 metres. Thus, with a few more clicks and keystrokes after performing geolocation, a batch of photos will be ready for upload, and the accuracy default will be set on every photo, saving that extra manual step.

Alternatively, in the GPS Correlator pane itself under "Offset of pictures (hh:mm:ss):", add "Accuracy (in metres):" (or however you think this should be described) that can optionally be used to set the GPSHPositioningError directly, i.e. without a second pass in the Details pane. This would be a more efficient alternative, though I understand it's probably a tough sell to put it here for what might seem to you like a niche use case.

Note: while there is an iNaturalist plugin, that is not currently a part of my workflow for various reasons. Besides, I do not consider this request limited in scope to uploading to iNaturalist, as other platforms may also make use of GPSHPositioningError to indicate accuracy.