IMatch offers many features which enable you to work efficiently with GPS coordinates and location data like country, city or address.
Modern cameras and smart phones offer to embed GPS coordinates into images. These GPS coordinates record the (more or less) precise location of the device at the time the image was taken. The location is recorded in form of a pair of latitude and longitude coordinates, optionally with the current altitude and some additional info like a GPS timestamp.
For example, the coordinate pair lat: 51.500929
, lon: -0.124009
describes a spot nearby Big Ben in London, U.K.
The Default layout for the Metadata Panel displays the longitude and latitude and other common GPS data in a dedicated section:
Viewing GPS coordinates in the Metadata Panel.
You can add or modify GPS coordinates directly in this panel, like any other metadata. But IMatch offers a much better way to work with coordinates...
The Map Panel is the main feature for working with GPS data. If the file with the coordinates shown above is selected, the Map Panel shows this:
You can see the exact spot where this image was taken. But that's just a start. The Map Panel offers a wealth of functionality. From visually and quickly adding/editing GPS coordinates to GPS track log import to finding all files taken within a specific area.
Please see the Map Panel help topic for all details.
This expression describes the process of mapping GPS coordinates to a physical address. Basically, it converts 51.500929
, -0.124009
into
Please see the Reverse Geocoding help topic for all details.
The Map Panel allows you to create locations for frequently used places. If you take pictures at the same spot often (like, in a studio or theatre), you can setup a location for it.
Locations can be used to quickly assign coordinates to files, to find files in specific locations and to automatically add address data to files with a Metadata Template.
Please see the Locations help topic for more information.
IMatch by default creates a data-driven category which organizes your images based on their location data. This category is fully dynamic and updates automatically when you change location data for your files - either manually in the Metadata Panel, via reverse geocoding or by other means.
The Location category organizes your files by country, city and location.
The File Window offers a wide range of GPS- and location-related attributes for display. The default layout Location Info displays the GPS coordinates and location data for files:
Showing GPS and location information in the File Window.
In your custom File Window Layouts you can select from the available attributes or create your own using IMatch variables.
As usual, IMatch offers a wide range of variables for accessing GPS coordinates and location information.
Convenient Shortcodes are available for all frequently used values. For example, {File.MD.gpslatitude}
returns the GPS latitude, and {File.MD.country}
the country from the XMP location info record.