[Digikam-users] GPS Logger

[glechner at esi.ac.at]

> Hi Gandalf,
>
> some time ago I collected some links in the wiki,
>   http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=Digikam+Geolocalization

Thanks a lot for the links, Arnd! This DG-100 seems to be nice to me. In
any case, it would be important for me that it is well supported under
Linux and digikam in particular.

Just to make sure what the workflow would be to synchronize my pictures
with the GPS data:
- Do I have to convert the NMEA log (no idea about it, but that seems to
be what the DG-100 writes) to some other format before I can access them
in digikam? I remember having seen something like "open GPX file" in
digikam. Or can read digikam this NMEA format, too?
- I then open the logfile with all the GPS data and digikam will write the
GPS tags in all pictures with corresponding times, right?
- One more question: Is it possible to automatically add tags
corresponding to the GPS data, like "Location/Asia/Japan/Tokio/Imperial
Palace", to the pictures? That would be a great feature saving a lot of
tagging time.


Best,

Gandalf


> Personally, I have the DG-100 and am very happy with it,
> in particular, because it is supported under Linux.
> (There are smaller devices, but shorter battery life time,
> some of them only with Bluetooth ...).
>
> Note that the Sony (at least the old version, there might
> be a newer one) does not have a SIRF III chipset, which
> is considered to be the most sensitive/best currently
> available (though there are some close competetors.
>
> A good mailing list for finding info on GPS devices is  gpspassion:
>   http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=128
>
> Don't hesitate to ask further questions ...
>
> HTH, Arnd
>
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>
>> Gandalf,
>>
>> Personally, i use a Tomtom one (Car GPS), where i have added a GPX
>> logger
>> plugin. Work cery with GPSSync kipi-plugin.
>>
>> Of course, the problem of TomTom one is the battery life. It's a GPS
>> dedicaced to be use in a car, not alone.
>>
>> certainly a Sony device is better:
>>
>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06080202sonygpscs1.asp
>>
>> Note : in the future, when i will port code to KDE4, i will improve the
>> GPSSync kipi-plugin to be able to import KML trace from GoogleMap, like
>> it
>> can do with GPX trace from GPS device.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Gilles
>>
>> 2007/10/20, Gandalf Lechner <gandalf.lechner at esi.ac.at>:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I think about buying a GPS logger for adding location info to my
>> pictures.
>> > Do
>> > you have any suggestions for a device which is known to work well with
>> > digikam?
>> >
>> > Gandalf
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