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Geotagged Photos to Points

How to Geotagged Photos to Points Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Geotagged Photos to Points

Path to access the tool

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Geotagged Photos to Points Tool, Photos Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Geotagged Photos to Points

Creates points from the x-, y-, and z-coordinates stored in geotagged photos. Optionally adds photo files to features in the output feature class as geodatabase attachments.

1.    Input Folder

The folder where photo files are located. This folder is scanned recursively for photo files; any photos in the base level of the folder, as well as in any subfolders, will be added to the output.

2.    Output Feature Class

The output point feature class.

3.    Invalid Photos Table (optional)

The optional output table that will list any photo files in the input folder with invalid Exif metadata or empty GPS coordinates.

If no path is specified, this table will not be created.

4.    Include Non-GeoTagged Photos (optional)

Specifies if all photo files should be added as records to the output feature class or only those with valid GPS coordinates.

1. Checked—All photo files will be added as records to the output feature class. If a photo file does not have GPS coordinate information, it will be added as a record with null geometry. This is the default.
2. Unchecked—Only photo files with valid GPS coordinate information will have records in the output feature class.

5.    Add Photos As Attachments (optional)

Specifies if photo files will be added to the output feature class as geodatabase attachments.

Adding attachments requires at minimum an ArcGIS Desktop Standard license, and the output feature class must be in a version 10 or higher geodatabase.

1. Checked—Photo files will be added to the output feature class records as geodatabase attachments. Geodatabase attachments are copied internally to the geodatabase. This is the default.
2. Unchecked—Photo files will not be added to the output feature class records as geodatabase attachments.

Match Photos to Rows by Time

How to Match Photos to Rows by Time Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Match Photos to Rows by Time

Path to access the tool

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Match Photos to Rows by Time Tool, Photos Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Match Photos to Rows by Time

Matches photo files to table or feature class rows according to the photo and row time stamps. The row with the time stamp closest to the capture time of a photo will be matched to that photo. Creates a new table containing the ObjectIDs from the input rows and their matching photo paths. Optionally adds matching photo files to the rows of the input table as geodatabase attachments.

1.    Input Folder

The folder where photo files are located. This folder is scanned recursively for photo files; any photos in the base level of the folder, as well as in any subfolders, will be added to the output.

2.    Input Table

The table or feature class whose rows will be matched with photo files. The input table will typically be a point feature class representing GPS recordings.

3.    Time Field

The date/time field from the input table that indicates when each row was captured or created. Must be a date field; cannot be a string or numeric field.

4.    Output Table

The output table containing the OBJECTIDs from the input table that match a photo, and the matching photo path. Only OBJECTIDs from the input table that are found to match a photo are included in the output table.

5.    Unmatched Photos Table (optional)

The optional output table that will list any photo files in the input folder with an invalid time stamp or any photos that cannot be matched because there is no input row within the time tolerance.

If no path is specified, this table will not be created.

6.    Add Photos As Attachments (optional)

Specifies if photo files will be added to the rows of the input table as geodatabase attachments. The input table must be stored in a version 10 or later geodatabase for photo files to be added as attachments.

1. Checked—Photo files will be added to the rows of the input table as geodatabase attachments. Geodatabase attachments are copied internally to the geodatabase. This is the default.
2. Unchecked—Photo files will not be added to the rows of the input table as geodatabase attachments.

7.    Time Tolerance (optional)

The maximum difference (in seconds) between the date/time of an input row and a photo file that will be matched. If an input row and a photo file have time stamps that are different by more than this tolerance, no match will occur. To match a photo file to a row with the closest time stamp, regardless of how large the date/time difference might be, set the tolerance to 0. The sign of this value (- or +) is irrelevant; the absolute value of the number specified will be used.

Do not use this parameter to adjust for consistent shifts or offsets between the times recorded by the GPS and the digital camera. Use the Clock Offset parameter, or the Convert Time Zone tool to shift the time stamps of the input rows to match those of the photos.

8.    Clock Offset (optional)

The difference (in seconds) between the internal clock of the digital camera used to capture the photos and the GPS unit. If the clock of the digital camera is behind the clock of the GPS unit, use a positive value; if the clock of the digital camera is ahead of the clock of the GPS unit, use a negative value.

For example, if a photo with a time stamp of 11:35:17 should match a row with a time stamp of 11:35:32, use a Clock Offset of 15.