Picmeta PhotoTracker

Sometimes, your memories get all mixed up, but there is always the possibility of creating landmarks to fill in the blanks, and the most common of them are the pictures we all take to keep more or less meaningful events fresh in our mind.

However, if you want to make sure you don’t lose track of them as well, geo-tagging them might do the trick, with a software solution such as Picmeta PhotoTracker being worth a try in this regard.

First of all, you should know that, following an uneventful setup process, you are prompted with a simplistic GUI that bundles no intricate controls.

The first step you need to take is indicate the GPS Exchange file based on which you want to geo-track your photos. You can browse for it using a dedicated button, with the mention that said file needs to come in GPX format. Besides the GPS file’s name, you are also shown a start and end time as well as the number of track points.

Apart from that, you also have to select the picture folder you want to process, which is once more done with the help of a button placed in the main window. The directory path is displayed along with the number of photos the folder contains.

At this point, all that is left for you to do is click the “Start” button. Note that, during the process, metadata such as EXIF, Makernote, and IPTC will not suffer unwanted modifications. As for what file formats the program can geo-tag, it need be mentioned it can handle anything from JPG, TIF, CRW, and DNG to NET, PEF, and JP2.

This means is can also work with raw formats, with two options being available in this regard. To be more specific, the program can either write the coordinates directly into the files or generate an XMP sidecar file.

Picmeta PhotoTracker is a simplistic piece of software whose purpose is to geolocate images taken with a digital camera, all by resorting to a GPS file. No trial and error is on the cards for users, regardless of their level of experience, with the application being straightforward from beginning to end.