Weird problem with mapping
docwalker
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I have noticed a weird, yet minor problem the last few mornings with my photos that are geo coded.
I loaded some photos about a month ago that were geo coded automatically using the MC-35 GPS connection. At that time there was a problem with loading that I still have not figured out. Somewhere in the load process, the Easting and Westing indicator on the Longitude is dropped. I am still working on figuring this out. I have not shot with the MC-35 lately to test. I will do that soon.
I manually corrected each photo and got all of them appearing in the correct hemisphere. A month goes by and SM adds the new mapping feature. Low and behold a bunch of the photos that I know were correct are now back showing in Uzbekistan. So I fix them. I check the map to make sure. Next morning 1 is back in Uzbekistan. I fix it and check to see if the rest are ok. They are. This morning, 1 more is in Uzbekistan. I have left it for testing but it will need to be moved as well.
It is a simple matter of a '-' sign in front of the longitude, but it is a weird problem.
The gallery is http://docwalker.smugmug.com/gallery/1329437/5/62724063
You can see the stray photo on my homepage map.
Is the database getting refreshed at night or are the gremlins playing with my photos? This is not a big problem, just annoying. The new mapping tools are helping to illustrate it.
I loaded some photos about a month ago that were geo coded automatically using the MC-35 GPS connection. At that time there was a problem with loading that I still have not figured out. Somewhere in the load process, the Easting and Westing indicator on the Longitude is dropped. I am still working on figuring this out. I have not shot with the MC-35 lately to test. I will do that soon.
I manually corrected each photo and got all of them appearing in the correct hemisphere. A month goes by and SM adds the new mapping feature. Low and behold a bunch of the photos that I know were correct are now back showing in Uzbekistan. So I fix them. I check the map to make sure. Next morning 1 is back in Uzbekistan. I fix it and check to see if the rest are ok. They are. This morning, 1 more is in Uzbekistan. I have left it for testing but it will need to be moved as well.
It is a simple matter of a '-' sign in front of the longitude, but it is a weird problem.
The gallery is http://docwalker.smugmug.com/gallery/1329437/5/62724063
You can see the stray photo on my homepage map.
Is the database getting refreshed at night or are the gremlins playing with my photos? This is not a big problem, just annoying. The new mapping tools are helping to illustrate it.
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Luckily I haven't noticed this issue on my own yet, but after hearing about the 'Around the world' trouble I didn't activated it yet.
Andy: Any word on the messed up Longitude-issue? And is the 'Around the World' now save to use?
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I tested, checked, verified, and made absolutely sure that ALL of my photos were showing in the correct hemisphere. 2 days go by. Everything seemed fine. Today, I have 1 photo showing in Uzbekistan again.
This is getting really weird.
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Got a link to the photo(s) in question for me?
Don
Here is the map:
http://maps.smugmug.com/?feedType=geoUser&Data=docwalker&Latitude=37.1891666667&Longitude=80.32&zoom=6
This is the one I modified this weekend and is now back:
http://docwalker.smugmug.com/gallery/1329437/1/62687310
This one is the one that popped up after 2 days:
http://docwalker.smugmug.com/gallery/1329437/4/62715971
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Yeah, found them. It's because you have those Lat & Long in the EXIF data.
We're currently reprocessing a lot of images to correct an EXIF data bug, and we must have overwritten your manually entered Lat & Long with the stuff in the EXIF when we reprocessed these photos.
I'll see if I can work up a fix for that where we won't annihilate your manual lat & long. Sorry about that!
Don
The lat long problem has been bugging me a for a while. I know that the camera stored it correctly. I can see it in PS CS2. But, the easting gets hosed somewhere along the way to SM. That is why I manually changed those photos. All I did was add the - sign to the long.
I have not had time to really research the problem further.
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When I download your Originals and view them in Exifer, I don't see the negative sign. It's a positive Longitude.
So it looks like it's a workflow problem.
Don
I have not had time to devote to testing all of the posibilities. I may get a chance at lunch. If I remember correctly from my last conversations with Andy it appears that the camera is storing the - as a letter and somewhere it is getting lost. I will confirm and let you know.
In the mean time, 2 more photos have moved. Should I fix them or leave them for you to test with?
http://docwalker.smugmug.com/gallery/1329437/3/62710495
http://docwalker.smugmug.com/gallery/1329437/5/62724063
Thanks,
Doc
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NEF files were giving me a fit. I was not able to see the GPS data using any viewer. I finally found a viewer that allows me to see it in the NEF EXIF data so I know that it is there. RAW Shooter will create JPG's that contain the GPS data so I am good there now. I actually like RAW shooter as I do not make a lot of edits to my photos anyway. PS is way to bulky for simple modifications. Plus PS seems to be stripping the GPS data.
So, it appears that I have a workflow that will work until Lightroom comes out :-)
Don, did you get the change in place that stops the modification? Should I go ahead and correct the ones that have moved recently?
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The problem is back and in full force now. 6 photos have moved.
http://maps.smugmug.com/?feedType=geoUser&Data=docwalker&Latitude=37.189&Longitude=80.3195&zoom=6
I will leave them for now for you to test with.
I have a trip coming up in July and one in August that will make the geocoding really important to me.
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The markers appear on the main map on my frontpage. But, when you zoom into level 6:
http://maps.smugmug.com/?feedType=geoUser&Data=docwalker&Latitude=37.1893333333&Longitude=80.3201666667&zoom=6
they do not show up.
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