Bug 310812 - Geocoding photos by using place names information from metadata (IPTC, XMP)
Summary: Geocoding photos by using place names information from metadata (IPTC, XMP)
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Geolocation-Engine (show other bugs)
Version: 3.0.0
Platform: Compiled Sources Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
URL: http://www.geoiptc.com/EN/Index.html
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2012-11-28 12:13 UTC by Seb gps-camera.eu
Modified: 2022-11-05 19:29 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Current Geographic search options (9.61 KB, image/png)
2022-11-05 19:27 UTC, José Oliver-Didier 		Details
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Description Seb gps-camera.eu 2012-11-28 12:13:07 UTC 
A lot of users may have done proper tagging with place names (EG, FR, France, Paris, Pigalle) in IPTC or XMP. 

==> This data can be uses to derive - more or less precise - lat/lon/alt coordinates.
==> This would help to make the pictures available for map search tool, ...


Reproducible: Always



Expected Results:  
Pictures with geotags (coordintes) with reduced work.


http://www.geoiptc.com/EN/Index.html shows that this can work.
Comment 1 José Oliver-Didier 2022-11-05 19:27:54 UTC 
Created attachment 153499 [details]
Current Geographic search options

IPTC Location fields - Country, State-Province, City and Sublocation fields should be searchable.
Comment 2 José Oliver-Didier 2022-11-05 19:29:59 UTC 
Previous comment was intended for another related bug - https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=351987