#GEOTAG IMAGES HOW TO#
#GEOTAG IMAGES INSTALL#
#GEOTAG IMAGES MANUAL#

The team at Sterling Sky did an in-depth test that showed geotagging photos had no impact on your Google My Business rank. But whether or not Google reads photo meta data on upload, geotagging doesn’t actually impact how well your GMB listing ranks in a local search. That doesn’t mean that Google might not read the geotags and store that info before it strips them (I personally don’t believe that Google wastes ANY data). Plus, Google strips all of the meta / EXIF data from photos when you upload them. It doesn’t need geotags on your GMB photos to connect them to your business. However, when it comes to GMB, Google already knows the location of your business. The theory is that if you geotag photos before you upload them to your Google My Business (GMB) listing, it will help your business rank higher in a local search. Does Geotagging Help Your GMB Listing Rank Higher? These geographical coordinates may correspond to those of your business … and that’s where the controversy comes in. And there are software tools that will let you geotag photos after the fact. Some high-end professional cameras that have GPS will also automatically geotag photos. This underlying data is called EXIF data (Exchangeable Image File Format) and is typically automatically added to photos by smartphones using your GPS location. But when you look at the underlying data you’ll see latitude and longitude coordinates along with other meta data about the photo. You don’t see this data on the image itself. Geotagging is the process of adding geographical coordinates to an image. To change the geotag, activate the map by checking 'View'/'Places'.Geotagged Photo with Latitude and Longitude

#GEOTAG IMAGES INSTALL#

If you don't have the application installed yet, install it from In the pane at the right you can change the geotagĬhange the geotag before you upload the pictures using the Picasa desktop application: Workaround: change it in Google+ photos, the changes will be reflected in Google photos as well:Ĭlick on the picture/video you want to change the geotag ofĪt the right-hand side at the top click on 'Details' If you want to manually edit the geotag, you could try these options:

Google photos in some cases will add a location tag automatically though based on your location history, more info here.

#GEOTAG IMAGES MANUAL#

Manual editing of the geotag isn't yet available in Google photos (at the time of writing).

If you want to use the 'File creation date' to populate the 'EXIF date taken', you can use this (free) tool: then you can place the pin correctly on the map to add/chage a geotag

To change the geotag, activate the map by checking 'View'/'Places'.

#GEOTAG IMAGES HOW TO#

If you don't know how to select multiple pictures/movies, look here: How to select multiple pictures/movies Select the picture(s)/movie(s) you want to change the date of If you don't have the application installed yet, install it as explained here: Link In bulk b efore you upload using the Picasa 3 desktop application: Go to or /albumsĬlick on 'More options' (three-dots icon) In bulk in Google Photos ( new since May 24, 2016) In the pane at the right you can change the date As a result, the old date remains when you download the photos or look at them in Drive.Ĭlick on the picture/video you want to change the date ofĪt the right-hand side at the top click on the 'i' icon This is NOT the case when you change the date in Google Photos. Remark: When you change the date in Picasa 3, it is changed in the EXIF data of the photo.

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