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From: Geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org>
Newsgroups: rec.photo.digital
Subject: Re: Finding the location of a photo [Was: HEIC files, why not ?]
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 23:56:40 +1300
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On 8/03/2025 11:40 pm, David wrote:
> On 08/03/2025 10:36, Geoff wrote:
>> On 8/03/2025 8:40 am, David wrote:
>>> On 07/03/2025 10:22, Geoff wrote:
>>>> On 7/03/2025 8:23 pm, David wrote:
>>>>> On 07/03/2025 04:11, Geoff wrote:
>>>>>> On 7/03/2025 12:33 pm, David wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/03/2025 22:18, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2025-03-06 21:34, David wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 06/03/2025 17:33, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-03-06 15:00, David wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/03/2025 13:05, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-03-06 13:40, David wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 17/01/2025 13:47, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [....]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Carlos, Hi! 🙂
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can you tell the geographic location of where this image 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> was captured?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://i.ibb.co/B2YnGwDv/IMG-3223.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please advise.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> No. This is thread hijack. Start a new thread of your own 
>>>>>>>>>>>> and post the question.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> <SHRUG>  I deliberately hid my post here - out of general 
>>>>>>>>>>> sight - just
>>>>>>>>>>> in case you CAN see the location!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> No offence was intended.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Of course I can see the location, but there is something not 
>>>>>>>>>> honest about your question, if you are trying to hide in this 
>>>>>>>>>> way.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So where WAS the photograph taken?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How can you see?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sorry, I'm not going to continue. Too weird.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You claimed ... "Of course I can see the location!"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But NOW you cannot support that claim.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Too weird!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> GPS co-ordinates. He can, I can, and iPhone 14 Pro FWIW.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A big deal or something ? EXIF data standard in many app.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a big deal to me! I took the photograph but I cannot see the 
>>>>> GPS coordinates!
>>>>>
>>>>> Where should I look on my Apple iMac running macOS Ventura?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> PLUS
>>>>> ****
>>>>>
>>>>> How can I remove the GPS data before posting a photograph?
>>>>> A new thread might well be appropriate for this if you will help.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lat North 50, 38' 4.280000"
>>>> Long West 3, 18' 55.140000"
>>>
>>> Is this EXACTLY right?
>>>
>>> Or just nearly right?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Geoff. :-D
>>
>> It's exactly what the EXIF data shows. I guess it depends on your 
>> iPhone's GPS accuracy.
> 
> Can you show me that position on a map?
> 

I could. But FFS figure it out yourself. If you can't just plug it into 
google.

-- 
geoff