Comments on: GPS Coming To A Camera Near You http://www.psfk.com/2008/01/gps-coming-to-a-camera-near-you.html Good Ideas Report Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:09:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Slavin http://www.psfk.com/2008/01/gps-coming-to-a-camera-near-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-11359 Slavin Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:22:02 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2008/01/gps-coming-to-a-camera-near-you.html#comment-11359 GPS probably isn't the right way to approach it, since it's primarily designed for use outdoors, and even then in certain circumstances. More likely is that a greater percentage of photos will be taken using high-end phonecams, which could upload cell-site information along with the photo (when asked nicely). In addition, there are other non-GPS techniques for location-based tagging in cameras under development. Look for those to be announced pretty soon. GPS probably isn’t the right way to approach it, since it’s primarily designed for use outdoors, and even then in certain circumstances.

More likely is that a greater percentage of photos will be taken using high-end phonecams, which could upload cell-site information along with the photo (when asked nicely).

In addition, there are other non-GPS techniques for location-based tagging in cameras under development. Look for those to be announced pretty soon.

]]> By: Scott http://www.psfk.com/2008/01/gps-coming-to-a-camera-near-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-11347 Scott Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:22:40 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2008/01/gps-coming-to-a-camera-near-you.html#comment-11347 this strikes me as tech for tech's sake. do i find the technology interesting? yes. do i see a practical use for it outside of yet another mindless "treasure hunt" promotion for a cereal or energy drink? no. i understand that adding geography or mapping to images might help the viewing "understand" them better, but for me, it takes the imagination out of them. when i see a picture from my friend traveling in Vietnam, I don't need a GPS tracker to tell me where she is. I like to explore, find a real map and track her journey. far more stimulating than pulling up yet another google map. this strikes me as tech for tech’s sake. do i find the technology interesting? yes. do i see a practical use for it outside of yet another mindless “treasure hunt” promotion for a cereal or energy drink? no.

i understand that adding geography or mapping to images might help the viewing “understand” them better, but for me, it takes the imagination out of them.

when i see a picture from my friend traveling in Vietnam, I don’t need a GPS tracker to tell me where she is. I like to explore, find a real map and track her journey.

far more stimulating than pulling up yet another google map.

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