Location Scouting with an iPhone

bendruckerphoto

Before the NYC SMUG on Wednesday, I'm going to spend a few hours doing some scouting work for an all day shoot in NYC that I'm planning for this fall. I want to be able to walk around with my iPhone, tap a button to mark a spot, name it, and maybe take a photo of the background I'm looking at so I can plan my route. I've found a few iPhone apps that do this, but none do exactly what I'm looking for. I'm thinking of just taking photos since the GPS data is embedded within photos. If I do decide on that, I'll use HoudahGeo on the Mac to place all the pins on a map. If I do decide to do that, I'll have to bring a pad with me to write down info I'll need like what type of parking is available and how much time I think I'll need at each location. I'm thinking if I use a combination of the physical notepad, the Voice Memos app, photos, it will be good enough. Anyone know of an app that does all these things? Yea, I know it's a lot to ask for, but you never know what you might find in the App Store.

scole

I'd recommend GPS Mapcard:

http://imagebakery.tv/2009/05/10/gps-mapcard-iphone-app/

It doesn't quite do everything you want but you can add a brief note and I've found the app to be very stable. I think the workflow using it is pretty quick & streamlined so it shouldn't bog you down too much. Their tech support has been very quick & responsive (I emailed them some suggestions). The latest version of the app will add lat/long coordinates or street address onto the map portion of the resulting photo it creates.

bendruckerphoto

Thanks for the recommendation. The app has gotten tons of 1 star reviews complaining of reliability, so I'll pass.