Have you ever found yourself scrolling through your beautiful photo gallery, reminiscing about your first date or a beautiful trip only to realize that you cannot recall its location? Well, this frustrating situation can happen with the best of us. Luckily, this article will explain how to add geographical details using geotag to your favorite snaps already taken and saved in your photo library.
- How to Geotag Photos Already Taken
- How to Geotag Photos on Google Maps
- Geotagging Previously Taken Photos with GeoSetter
How to Geotag Photos Already Taken
Geotagging is a useful tool for adventurous photographers who often embark on trips and capture the world through their lens. With the abundance of nature photography, it can be challenging to recall the exact location where a specific waterfall picture was taken. Fortunately, we can add geotag to our old photos and overcome this hurdle.
How to Geotag Photos on Google Maps
Understanding how to geotag photos on Google Maps can be a bit tricky, especially for people who are not tech enthusiasts. Here is how you go about it:
Open Google Maps on your smartphone.
Tap on Contribute at the bottom.
- Next, tap on the Add Photo option.
Now, choose the picture from your gallery.
Tap on Post at the top right corner.
Tap to choose the desired location from the Choose where these photos were taken option.
Note : You can manually search the location by tapping on Somewhere else? in the same pop-up.
Geotagging Previously Taken Photos with GeoSetter
Another way that can help you with figuring out how to geotag photos already taken is using GeoSetter . It is a popular tool for Windows users that helps to change the location data of images. By following the steps mentioned below, you can add the desired location to any photo on your device only on the GeoSetter software. Here is how you go about it:
Download and install GeoSetter on your device
Locate the photo which you wish to geotag.
Next, click on the Map option at the bottom.
- Next, find the desired location on the map.
Note : GeoSetter no longer supports the search location feature. Instead, you will have to manually move the map around to find it.
Click on the desired location on the map to enter a red pin.
Next, click on the red pin and choose Assign Position to Select Images .
Press Ctrl + S keys to save the desired changes.
Click on the Use System Setting option followed by OK once the Select Missing Time Zone appears on your screen.
