GPicSync is a free tool that automatically geocodes pictures from your camera with a GPS track log which can afterwards be used with softwares such as Picasa, Google Earth, Flickr, loc.alize.us etc.

What is Geocode or Geocoding??

Geocode (Geospatial Entity Object Code) is a standardized all-natural number representation format specification for geospatial coordinate measurements that provide details of the exact location of geospatial point at, below, or above the surface of the earth at a specified moment of time. Geocode representation format is a combination of latitude , longitude ,date, time, altitude et.

Features of GPicSync:

For a free tool, GPicSync is rather feature packed.

GPicSync

  • Automatically geocodes your photos (in the EXIF header).
  • Uses a GPS tracklog in the GPX Format or NMEA format (multiple selection possible).
  • Supports elevation data if present in the tracklog.
  • Creates a Google Earth KML file to directly visualize the geocoded photos and track in Google Earth.
  • Creates a Google Maps file to publish your pictures and track on the web .
  • Automatically associates audio or video files in Google Earth and Google Maps.
  • Creates a Google Earth KMZ file (containing your geolocalized pictures and tracklog).
  • Adds additional geonames and ‘geotagged’ metadata (for automatic tagging in Flickr for example) and create an automatic IPTC caption.
  • Manually writes latitude/longitude in a picture EXIF or a selection of photos.
  • Handy tools integrated (Time correction tool, EXIF reader, GPX inspector, rename pictures with date/location,).
  • Supports Jpeg pictures and main RAW files format .
  • Software available in English, French, German, Italian, traditional and simplified Chinese, Catalan, Russian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese and Czech.
  • It is a Free and Open Source software!

GPicSync has a very user-friendly interface and gets updated frequently. Check out GPicSync

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