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Post 01

What Is Geotagging? The Tags Behind a Located Photo

Geotagging is the act of storing a location inside a photo file itself. Here is exactly which EXIF tags hold it, and what happens to them when you upload.

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Post 02

How to Extract GPS Location From Photo Files

The coordinates are already inside the file. Here is how to read them out, why the number arrives without its minus sign, and which tags tell you whether the location is a measurement or a guess.