iPhone photo export of GPS coordinates
I took a photo with iPhone 15 Pro running IOS 17.7. I synced photo to iCloud. I opened up Photos on macPro running Sonoma 14.6.1. I exported the photo as "Unmodified Original". The export contained an XMP file with GPS coordinates
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="XMP Core 6.0.0">
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="www.w3.***/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#“>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
xmlns:exif="ns.adobe.***/exif/1.0/
xmlns:photoshop="ns.adobe.***/photoshop/1.0/“>
<exif:GPSHPositioningError>4.7840887112371862</exif:GPSHPositioningError>
<exif:GPSImgDirection>63.829559363525092</exif:GPSImgDirection>
<exif:GPSAltitudeRef>0</exif:GPSAltitudeRef>
<exif:GPSAltitude>2.6828508558854627</exif:GPSAltitude>
<exif:GPSLatitudeRef>N</exif:GPSLatitudeRef>
<exif:GPSLatitude>44.646258333333336</exif:GPSLatitude>
<exif:GPSLongitudeRef>W</exif:GPSLongitudeRef>
<exif:GPSLongitude>63.569716666666665</exif:GPSLongitude>
<exif:GPSImgDirectionRef>T</exif:GPSImgDirectionRef>
<exif:GPSSpeed>0.024489466102332481</exif:GPSSpeed>
<exif:GPSSpeedRef>K</exif:GPSSpeedRef>
<exif:GPSTimeStamp>2024-09-23T15:05:51Z</exif:GPSTimeStamp>
<photoshop:DateCreated>2024-09-23T11:05:52-04:00</photoshop:DateCreated>
</rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>
When I import this photo to Lightroom Classic 13.5.1 and view the photo in the Map module, the location is somewhere in the old Soviet Union instead opt Halifax, NS. This is because the GPS coordinates lack the "N" and "W" designation.
Is this a bug in Photos or should I be doing something else to make this work as it should?
[Edited by Moderator]
iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 17
