[Digikam-users] GPS data for raw files in xmp sidecar

[Markus Spring]

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Hi list,
being interest in geotagging and script savvy I have a script for associating my
~ gps coordinate data with my raw image files by writing them (with
Image::ExifTool) into an XMP sidecar file. It looks like this:

<?xpacket begin='' id='W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d'?>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x='adobe:ns:meta/' x:xmptk='Image::ExifTool 7.15'>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'>
~ <rdf:Description rdf:about=''
~  xmlns:exif='http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/'>
~  <exif:GPSAltitude>546962/1169</exif:GPSAltitude>
~  <exif:GPSAltitudeRef>0</exif:GPSAltitudeRef>
~  <exif:GPSImgDirection>0/1</exif:GPSImgDirection>
~  <exif:GPSImgDirectionRef>T</exif:GPSImgDirectionRef>
~  <exif:GPSLatitude>47,50.230283N</exif:GPSLatitude>
~  <exif:GPSLongitude>12,58.573992E</exif:GPSLongitude>
~  <exif:GPSMapDatum>WGS-84</exif:GPSMapDatum>
~ </rdf:Description>
~ <rdf:Description rdf:about=''
~  xmlns:photoshop='http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/'>
~  <photoshop:City>Rott</photoshop:City>
~ </rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>
<?xpacket end='w'?>

Now the question is: will the XMP support of future digikam versions read those
sidecar files along with the embedded exif information from the raw file?

Can I put additional, IPTC-like information about copyright and authorship as
well as geografical information (country, place of the photo) into the XMP as
well and have it honored later on in digikam?

Regards - Markus
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