geotagging manual

Prepared by National Greening Program Office

Chapter 1

Prepared by NGP Office

GEOTAGGING

- is the process of adding

geographical information to

various media in the form of

metadata. The metadata usually

consists of coordinates like

latitude and longitude, but may

even include bearing, altitude,

distance and place names.

Chapter 1.1

CONVENIENT FOR THE PUBLIC

– geotagging photos can be done with a GPS-

ready camera, GPS with camera or simply with a low-

end smart phone with GPS chipset improved by

applications that are free and available in the internet.

GPS Status

My Tracks

Camera

Photaf

DMD Pano

Free Applications

USER FRIENDLY

– geotagging is user friendly as it requires only a

basic knowledge in setting up geotagging devices to

enable users to apply the technology.

ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE

– with the help of web base applications like

Picasa web, Panoramio, Dropbox and Google drive,

you can share your geotagged photos and links with

friends, or make it public for everyone to see.

ACCURATE AND RELIABLE

– being a Global Positioning System (GPS)

technology, Geotaggging uses space-based satellite

navigation system that provides location and time

information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or

near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of

sight to four or more GPS satellites

Chapter 1.2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

FROM THE PRESIDENTNo less than President Aquino has acknowledged geotagging

technology as an efficient and effective monitoring tool.

During a gathering of Peoples’ Organizations (POs) of another

government project in Mindanao on May 14, 2012, President

Aquino informed PO members that geotagging validates the

existence of government projects, leaving no room for “hocus

pocus” projects.

Chapter 1.3

• Further promotes transparency and

total public disclosure– One reason why NGP has

adopted the geotagging technology is it’s

capability to show the public the status of the

program through virtual visitation. By using

geographical information programs like

Google Earth, the public can virtually visit any

NGP site in the country and monitor the

progress in their own computers anytime of

the day.

GEOTAGGING FOR NGP

GEOTAGGING FOR NGP• Facilitates validation and evaluation of NGP

planting sites

Geotagging is not only for validation of NGP

planting sites as to existence and location but also

aids in the evaluation of their condition.

Geotagging complements the use of GIS

maps. By overlaying geotagged photos to GIS maps, one is

provided visuals of how these sites really look like within the

confines of mapped-out areas.

Chapter 1.4

NGP sites

Geotagging devices

Geographic

Information Program

Computers

Web based applications

Exporting Geotagged

photos

Uploading Geotagged photos

Converting

Geotagged

photo to KML

viewing

Chapter 2

For Samsung Galaxy 8.9 and other similar

android devices

REQUIREMENTS

• Galaxy Tab 8.9 or other similar android device

• GPS Status application from Google playstoreDownload link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2

&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lY2xpcHNp

bS5ncHNzdGF0dXMyIl0.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&feature=search_result



GPS STATUS & TOOLBOX

GPS Status & Toolox is a simple Android application that

lets you monitor the state of your GPS receiver. The main

goal for the application is to assist you and all the other

applications on your device to get a GPS lock as fast as

possible.

Chapter 2.1


android devices

STEP 1 ENABLE GPS ON YOUR TAB

Note: Green color

means GPS is enable

Try this: Apps. > Settings > Locations and security > My location > Use GPS

satellite

Tap the time display located

at the lower left of the

system bar. (shortcut)

STEP 2 RUN GPS STATUS

Tap Apps > tap GPS status icon

Searching for GPS

satellite signals

Compass

GPS satellite

error in

meters

Locked

satellitesNumber of fixed

satellites over

visible satellites

Geographic

location

Fixed

Time

FIXED GPS SATELLITE SIGNAL

ACQUIRED

Chapter 3


android devices

Chapter 3.1


android devices

STEP 1 OPEN YOUR CAMERA

Tap Apps> Camera

Camera options are represented by icons across both sides of the screen.

(For more information about this buttons see http://www.wireless.att.com/support_static_files/manuals/Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_89.pdf

http://www.wireless.att.com/support_static_files/manuals/Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_89.pdf

Tap Settings > GPS tag > On

STEP 2 SETTING CAMERA FOR

GEOTAGGING

STEP 2 SETTING CAMERA FOR

GEOTAGGING

Before taking the photo

make sure that you have

a fix GPS signal and a

GPS enable icon

is present and not blinking

in the camera screen.

Note: you can only see this icon if you enable Notifications

STEP 3 STAND STILL AND TAKE

YOUR GEOTAG PHOTO

GPS with camera and

camera with GPS are

automatically set to

take geotag photos.

For more information

refer to device manual

All photo will be store to Apps. > My files > DCIM > Camera and

can b view using the Gallery.

Chapter 3.2


android devices

STEP 1 SET YOUR CAMERA TO

TAKE PANORAMA PHOTOSet your camera to take a geotag photo.

Tap Shooting mode select Panorama

STEP 2 CAREFULLY TAKE YOUR

PANORAMA PHOTO

Carefully follow

the green square

as your reference

Note: Practice steady body posture to avoid

miss shooting and repeating the process

180 DEGREE GEOTAG PHOTO

Note: Practice steady body posture to avoid

miss shooting and repeating the process

All photo will be store to

Apps. > My files > DCIM > Camera

and can b view using the Gallery.

Chapter 4

WHAT IS PICASA?

Picasa download link: http://picasa.google.com/

Picasa is a free web base photo-sharing

application provided by Google. Once

the user download and install Picasa, it

will automatically preview the photos in

your PC. The program then allows users to

compile and organize geotag photos and

share them online.

http://picasa.google.com/

Chapter 4.1

STEP 1 CREATE A NEW FOLDER

Create a new folder in

the Desktop directory

Note: Desktop directory is used for this manual but you can

create your folder anywhere you want

STEP 2 PASTE ALL THE GEOTAG

PHOTOS IN THE CREATED FOLDERCopy the picture then click Organize then paste

Note: You can use any copy and paste method. The important thing

is to place the pictures inside the created folder

STEP 3 DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL

PICASA

Link for downloading picasa :


Link for how to install picasa:

http://support.google.com/picas

a/answer/106563?hl=en

Note: Picasa will search for all accessible photos in your computer .To

stop this, proceed to step 4


http://support.google.com/picasa/answer/106563?hl=en

http://support.google.com/picasa/answer/106563?hl=en

STEP 4 OPEN FOLDER MANAGER

Click Tools > Folder Manager



STEP 5 REMOVE FROM PICASA

In order to stop picasa from

searching photos in your PC

click the directory then select

Remove from Picasa



STEP 6 LOCATE THE FOLDER

USING PICASA

Note: all pictures inside the folder will be

automatically put in display by picasa

Locate your folder by

clicking and expanding

the little triangle located

at the right side of each

folder

After locating the folder

click Scan Always

STEP 7 PHOTO SET AND READY

You have successfully set

and locate your created

picture folder in picasa

Note: you can add sub-folder inside the main folder

Chapter 4.2


android devices

STEP 1 FILTER TO SHOW ONLY

PHOTOS THAT ARE GEOTAG

Click to filter to show

Geotag Photo

Note: This means that

the photos are

geotag

STEP 2 VALIDATING GEOTAG

PHOTO

Click Information

button

– to shows the detailed

metadata of the picture

Click Places button

– to shows the

location of the photo

in a mini map

STEP 2.1 VALIDATING

GEOTAG PHOTO

Camera Date, Digitized Date and

Modified Date must be the same

for us to be sure that the metadata

of the picture is not edited or

tampered. If not the validity of

the photo will be voided Note: Metadata – is the encrypted information in

the photo

Select a photo then

Click information button

Chapter 4.3

STEP 1 SELECT AND LOCATE

PHOTO TO PLOT

See chapter 3.2 for

locating geotag photo


STEP 2 EXPORT TO GOOGLE

EARTH FILEClick Tools > Geotag > Export to Google Earth File >Save

STEP 3 OPEN TO GOOGLE EARTH

Double click this

or locate and open the saved

KML/ KMZ file

Open the created KML/ KMZ file

Chapter 4.4

STEP 1 SELECT AND LOCATE A

GEOTAG PHOTO TO PLOT

See chapter 3.2 and 3.3

for locating geotag photo


STEP 2 SET AND SHARE

Set the Image size to 800

pixels. Because this is the

recommended free size for

picture sharing

Click Share

STEP 3 UPLOADClick Upload to upload the

photo in Picasa Web

By clicking View Online picasa web will

be automatically launch

PICASA WEB ALBUMSPicasa web is an interactive web base photo viewer that keep your photos in

albums that can be shared and view by your friends or the public

Note: Picasa web is interactive because your friends and the public

can put comment in each photo you display www.picasaweb.google.com

www.picasaweb.google.com

http://www.picasaweb.google.com/


STEP 4 VIEW YOUR ALBUMS

After clicking View

Online the picture

will be shown in

picasa web

www.picasaweb.google.com

Click My Photos to view

your albums in picasa web


STEP 5 VIEW IN GOOGLE EARTH

To view and plot your geotag

photo in google earth just click

View in Google Earth

STEP 5 OPEN KML FILEAfter clicking View in

Google Earth it will

automatically download

a KML file.

Double click the KML file

then it will automatically

plot your geotag photo in

google earth

Note: Install google earth before you do this

Chapter 4.5

Note: Install google earth before you do this

- Is a simple picture

presentation that show

the pictures inside your

album.

- can be use to show

different directions of

a single geotag photo.

PICASA SLIDESHOW

Note: be sure that all photo are geotag

STEP 1 UPLOAD PHOTOS WITH

SAME LOCATION IN ONE ALBUM Notice that in the Photo

Location box, only one

tick mark appears,

meaning all the photo

have the same location.

Note: be sure that all photo are geotag

STEP 2 SET THE ALBUM VISIBILITY TO

PUBLIC OR LIMITED, ANYONE WITH

THE LINKClick edit to edit album

visibility information

Note:

Public - can be viewed by anyone

Limited, anyone with the link – viewing is

limited to anyone with the KML file

STEP 3 EMBED

SLIDESHOWClick Link to this album

then Embed Slideshow

STEP 4 COPY CODE

Customize and copy the Embed slideshow code

STEP 5 PASTE CODESelect a picture> Right click > properties then paste the embed slide show code

Geotag picture with sideshow

Chapter 5

360 DEGREE PHOTO

DMD Pano

- shows a full 360 degree view on where you are standing

- not yet geotag, but can be located by combining it with

a geotag photo.

- use the DMD Pano or Photaf are usedto take 360

degree photos

Photaf

360 Degree photo

Chapter 5.1

HOW TO USE PHOTAF

Open the application > tap Create

panorama > Automode: Yes >

follow instructions at center screen

Note: Practice steady body

posture to avoid miss shooting

and repeating the process

Make sure that the

bubble inside the leveler

is at the center

Follow this instruction

HOW TO USE DMD PANO

Note: Practice steady body

posture to avoid miss shooting

and repeating the process

Open the application > follow

instructions at center screen

( Tap the screen to start )

Yin and Yang: Complete

the Yin Yang icon as you

move from left to right

Chapter 5.2

DERMANDARDermandar is a free web base application that give

users the capability to show their 360 dgree photos

to their friends or to the whole world

Dermandar web link: http://www.dermandar.com/

http://www.dermandar.com/

STEP 1 REGISTER AND LOGIN TO

DERMANDAR

Register Form

Login Form

STEP 2 SELECT A 360 PHOTO Click Create > 360 view icon > Select and open a 360 degree photo

360 view icon

STEP 3 UPLOAD The opened file will be preview on the site. After that the steps are as follows.

1. Click Upload

2. Click Update after filling up some

information

3. Click Confirm

Finished

Uploading

STEP 5 PANORAMAS Click My Account > My Panoramas > Click your panorama

Click Uploaded

Panorama

STEP 5 COPY CODE

Click Embed > Set Embed Code Set the Code: Flash Object

Copy CodeNote: you can set the Width and Aspect

Ration as you wish

STEP 5 PASTE THE CODE IN

GOOGLE EARTHSelect a picture> Right click > properties then paste the Dermandar code

Geotag picture with 360 degree photo

Chapter 6

REQUIREMENTS

• Galaxy Tab 8.9 or other similar android device

• My Tracks application from Google playstoreDownload link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.m

aps.mytracks&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS

5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5tYXBzLm15dHJhY2tzIl0.

MY TRACKSMy Tracks is a free

android application

that uses the GPS

sensor in your device

to record your path,

speed, distance, and

elevation while you

walk, run, bike,

drive, or do anything

else outdoors. Once

recorded, you can

visualize them on

Google Earth.

Note: After you download and install My Tracks, during

insulation set preferred unit to metric

Chapter 6.1

STEP 1 START RECORDING

Click on the record button to start

recording your track, make sure that

the recording time is running to ensure

your track is being recorded

Before you start

recording make sure that

you have a fix satellite

signal for accurate track

recording (see chapter 2)

STEP 2 GO GO GO

Note: that the display shown is in Map View

As you go along your track

is being record. The green

mark represent your

starting point, the red line

as your recorded track and

the orange arrow ask your

current position. Take note

that the GPS error is

represented by the blue

circle centered at the

orange arrow. the smaller

the blue circle is more

accurate the reading of

your location.

In Map View the

street map will

be automatically

viewed if you can

connected to a

wi-fi network

STEP 3 PUTTING WAYPOINT

Note: pinch to zoom out and pinch zoom to zoom in

Tap to create a waypoint

Blue pins represent

each way point

STEP 3.1 ADDING DETAILS TO

WAYPOINTS

Note: after tapping Add it will go back to you map view

After tapping fill up Name and Description to waypoint then tap Add

STEP 4 SAVE TRACK

Supply the details

of your tracks then

tap save

Click on the Grey button

to stop your track.

STEP 5 EXPORTING YOUR TRACKTap > Save to SD card > Save as GPX and KML

Save your track as GPX the

standard format for most GPS

devices and KML to view it in

Google Earth. Saved file can

be seen in Apps. > My files >

My tracks.

Note: double click the KML file to view in google earth

Chapter 6

STEP 1 CREATE A FOLDER

Note: Install Google Earth before you do this..

Download link: http://www.google.com/earth/index.html

Open Google Earth

> click Add

> Folder

http://www.google.com/earth/index.html

STEP 2 OPEN KML FILES

Note: Make sure that there is always a check mark on the check

box for you to view your KML file.

Geotag Photos

Tracks

Open the created KML files

from the geotag photo and

my tracks application

Created Folder

STEP 3 COPY, PASTE OR DRAG

Note: you can use either of the two

methods to folder your kml files

Right click the KML file then click COPY, then right click the created

folder then PASTE

OR DRAG the KML file

inside the created folder

STEP 4 SAVE IN A NEW KML FILE

Select the created folder then click file > save > Save Places As…

After renaming click Save

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