Adding Photos

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hwhomes

• November 25, 2019 18:09

This is a question not really a feature request though I suppose it would become one if the answer is no.

How capable is the app when it comes to adding photos?  What I would like to do is import photos from any source........say a camera and add them to a track.  What I would like to happen is have the app create photo waypoints and place the photo on the track based upon the time the photo was taken. 

Obviously your camera would have to have the correct time set on it.  Alternately would be if your camera has gps location added to the metadata then that could be used.

How this came about was I was creating a track using the iPad mounted in my truck but I was using my iPhone to take pictures.  While I was recording a track with my iPhone the iPad track is the master track and the one I will keep.

Need a way to get the photos taken with my iPhone onto the track created with my iPad.

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  Chris

  • November 28, 2019 00:39

  Hey there, 
  
  The only way to have a photo tied to a track is by taking it while you're recording from the same device. 

  More info here: Take or Add a Picture

  But I recommend you add this track and these waypoints to a folder: Managing Folders in iOS

  This will allow you to see the track and waypoints all in the same place.

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  hwhomes

  • November 28, 2019 01:08

  Yes, you can add your pictures to an existing track by following these steps:

  1. On your iPad, follow these steps to Back-up and Sync Your Data to the Web
  2. On your iPhone, follow the same steps to sync your account
  3. This will allow you to access the track on your iPhone: View Saved Data (Track, Waypoint, Route, Map)
  4. Finally, on your iPhone, follow these steps to add your photos to your saved track: Take or Add a Picture

  This seemed to work but I had to limit my import to 15 pics at a time and two of 50 are placed on the wrong spot on the map.

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  Melanie

  • December 04, 2019 13:47
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  Hey hwholmes,
  
  Thanks for the feedback.
  
  Please email support@gaiagps.com with the names of the photo waypoints that are in the wrong spot so I can take a closer look.

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  bernk

  • March 08, 2022 22:13

  It would be very useful to be able to import photos which contain GPS data as waypoints. Ideal feature would allow dragging and dropping some photos onto the map which would result in a track and waypoints which would contain the photos. The MVP feature would just create waypoints and name them after the photo file names.

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  Jim

  • March 10, 2022 02:16

  Hi bernk,
   
  You can upload photos with GPS data by adding them to a folder, which will automatically create waypoints for them.  See the "Upload/import georeferenced photos" section in this article: Add or Delete Pictures/Photos on gaiagps.com
   
  I can definitely see how it would be helpful to create a route/track from photo waypoints.
   
  We don't have plans for anything like this at the moment, but I have captured your feedback for consideration in future updates.
  
  If you have any further questions, please contact Support here.
   

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  Breau

  • July 18, 2022 00:04

  Hello,
  
  When I follow the instructions on Add or Delete Pictures/Photos on gaiagps.com, or if I add photos to a track (from my iPhone), the photos always end up in GAIA's root folder. Is that normal or am I missing a step (I want the photos to end up in the folder that I selected during the upload or in the same folder the track was already in, not the root)? 

  Thanks,

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