Location, location, location

Here is another Google search feature that was new to me (credit to Daniel Russell for the tip). You can determine the latitude and longitude for a location of interest by search for locationname coordinates. I find the ability to geotag images of personal and educational benefit so this feature caught my attention. I have a very nice camera that takes great photos, but does not record coordinates. A cell phone will often collect such data and I commonly combine phone and camera photos for this reason.

Here is a demonstration for the location Sandia Peak (the search would be Sandia Peak coordinates).

The search results:

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Here is a photo at the top of the peak captured with my phone (the exif data are provided). The data are difficult to read, but are very similar.

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I see this is a post production tool useful in some situations for “mapping” digital camera photos.

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