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GPS PhotoMapper

 

With GPS PhotoMapper you can search and import available Photo-Databases to your GIS-Layers within just a few mouse clicks. Already created Photo databases can be searched automatically and be integrated in your personal GI-System.

GPS PhotoMapper offers a broad range of additional functions to increase the efficiency of any Photo Management within ArcGIS. Therefore it does not matter if GPS information is already available in the photo’s Exif-Header or not. If not, with the simple Drag&Drop functionality, photos can dragged to their map-location of origin to add necessary GPS coordinates to the photo’s Exif information.

PhotoMapper GIS IntegrationGPS PhotoMapper works as an Add-On application for your existing ArcMap document and gives the opportunity to add photos as a layer to your individual maps.

The capture location of the photo will be converted automatically to a point feature layer. When moving over displayed points on the map, the relevant photos will be shown-without any clicks necessary.

Important: With the integrated thumbnail-preview window, the managing of images got a lot more easy.  Through the Drag&Drop function, photos can be added and deleted in the thumbnail-preview window. Images without a Geotag can be found with ease through a integrated search filter within the thumbnail-preview window.

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System Requirements

Disc space About 3 MB for the extension GPS PhotoMapper.
During the photo loading process a temporary file is created. It's size depends on the number of pictures to be loaded. With 1000 photos the file size will be about 200 KB.
Operating system Win 7, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000

GIS software

ArcGIS 9.2 / 9.3 (ArcView, ArcEditor or ArcInfo) from ESRI.

(if you're still running ArcGIS 9.1 or 9.0, please contact us)
the extension cannot be used with ArcGIS 8.x.

System administrative rights Administrator rights for installation and removal.

 

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What's new in GPS PhotoMapper NG2?

With GPS PhotoMapper NG2, the alta4 developer team takes off to the next generation of geoimaging.

Based on modern .NET technology and with completely reworked control elements, the new GPS PhotoMapper NG is clearly structured and user friendly .
Data management and photo handling in the table of content has never been so easy. Photo viewing with mouseover functionality and tool organization in a context menu makes the handling easy and intuitive.

 

 

 

Creating pdf photo reports

With GPS PhotoMapper NG2 you can create clear anddetailed pdf reports with just a few mouse clicks. Select the pictures and attributes to be exported and integrate a map in which the picture is localized.

An overview map gives you an overview over each recording location.


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Integrating gps tracks

You have recorded a log file while making the pictures? With GPS PhotoMapper NG2 you can easily integrate your gps tracks within the GIS. You always know where you've been.


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Completely reworked user interface

User InterfaceToolbar

The common graphical surface has been revised with simplified control elements. The toolbar contains only five elements. This leads to a much clearer arrangement and to an easier and more intuitive handling.

Cascading the menu offers a space saving access to the single menu items.


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Add photos by drag & drop

In GPS PhotoMapper NG the picture managment is dynamically controlled by means of the ThumbnailViewer. Pictures can easily be added to a project via drag & drop. Just select the pictures in your data browser and drag them into GPS Photomapper's ThumbnailViewer. By deleting a picture in ThumbnailViewer the complete dataset will be removed.


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View photos by mouseover function

Mouse Over featureBecause of the new MouseOver-feature it's much more comfortable and faster to work with your map. By moving the mouse over a picture point feature the pictures will be displayed dynamically.

Closely located pictures will be displayed in a rotating slideshow. By a simple click the selected photo will remain. Now you can navigate between the concerned pictures comfortably by using the arrow buttons.


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Import selected attribute data from EXIF header

EXIF information

Decide by yourself which kind of direction information will be used - the compass viewing direction or the walking direction. Or just let GPS PhotoMapper determine the best option.

The picture's EXIF header contains plenty of information. Not all of it is wanted by the user or wanted for the project. To improve the arrangement GPS PhotoMapper NG2 you can select by yourself which fields shall be imported.


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Support of new data format File-Based Geodatabase

GPS PhotoMapper NG2 supports the data format File-Based Geodatases introduced in ArcGIS 9.2. Unlike the former format Personal Geodatabase, the File-Based Geodatabase is based on a file structure. This means, that the File-Based Geodatabase itself is a folder in which the layers are stored as files.

The new data format offers a better performance and is independent of the used operating system. The possible data amount is much more extended. Furthermore you will have the possibility to compress and encode the files. The Personal Geodatabase will be supported further on.


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Add photos to existing shapefiles

With the new version you have the possibility to integrate pictures into already existing feature classes. This allows to add pictures without disturbing the clarity. Further on, it allows suggestive workflows for several users working on one project who want to add pictures independently from each other.

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Photo Asset Management Applications

Tourism

Tourist sights in the city of Trier

Tourist maps with photos of historical sights, hotels and restaurants are crucial to tourism.

With GPS PhotoMapper, it has become much easier to collect photos, connect them with additional information and show them on a map.

Documentation of a culture path in Luxemburg

Documentation of old houses and mills along a so-called culture path in Luxemburg.

 

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Environmental Management

Biotope mapping of the Research Center for Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing (FZG)

 

Biotope mapping has become a common instrument for the monitoring of nature and landscape.

Dr. Ulrich Michel (FZG) experienced a reduction of the expended work due to the hard- and software from alta4. With the help of the digital camera from RICOH and the software GPS PhotoMapper, it is possible to display the recorded test fields directly in the GIS.

Documentation of hydraulic engineering, Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure

Status quo documentation on rivers or streams in the scope of water resource management.

The photographic documentation of man-made modifications and barriers, e.g. weirs, barrages or ramps, is of great importance. Also the river bank condition, the ecological situation in the water, levels and monitoring stations are recorded.

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Disaster: Risk Analysis and Mitigation

Finding of geomorphologic endangered locations - Geoka (Geomorphologic Research Center Trier)

The Geomorphologic Research Center analyzes the earth surface to locate places with high hazarding potential, e.g. through slope slips or ground sinkings. The so-called Ladwein map shows the hazarding potential independently from slope and soil buildup.

The photos taken and integrated with the GPS PhotoMapper solution add important information, e.g. whether the location is construction land, and document already existing damages.
This allows the responsible agencies to act early enough and prevent or reduce damages.

 

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