Geotagging in Photos

Yes, geotagging has been added to photos. The "Info" panel for a photo is showing the location of a photo. You can use it to add a location by typing in the name of a place or the GPS coordinates. Then adjust the location by moving he pin on the little map.

You could also craete an Automator action (Only in El Capitan).

Open Automator and create a new service.

• Drag a "Get Selected Photos Items" action to the workflow.
• Drag a "Show Photos on Maps" action to the workflow.

Save the workflow and double click it to run in the Finder. When prompted to install, let Automator install it as a service.

Now select a photo in Photos, then run the service. It will show the photo as a pin on a map in the Maps.app, and the GPS will show in the URL field of the map.

If your region settings use a comma to separate decimals, you will have to edit the commas and change them to decimal points.

That part is still buggy.

Photos does not show the GPS coordinates.

You could use an Apple Script I posted. It will copy the GPS values to the clipboard.

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-8541

Or simply export the photo to the Desktop. Make sure, "Include Location" is enabled in the Export panel. If you select the exported photo in the Finder and press ⌘I for "File > Get Info", the GPS will show in the "More Info" part of the info panel.

Thanks for your response. I checked to be sure “Services Receives” was set and re-saved the workflow. Here is what it looks like…

I restarted the Mac. But still, all I get in the “Services” menu in Photos is this …

Services works in other apps, like Mail, as the following shows …

Is there a way of copying the geotag from another picture? I could do that in the older iPhoto. I have pictures taken with my camera that I want to tag. I took a secondary photo with my iPhone at the time, so I'd have the tag.

leonie,

Thanks for your tip. I am sorry, but I am having trouble. I followed your instructions, opened Automator, drug "Get Selected Photos Items" to the workflow and then drug "Show location in Maps" to the workflow ("Show photos on maps" must have been replaced?). I saved it and it shows up in the ~/Library/Services folder. Now, however, when I go to Photos and select a photo and click on "Services," this service does not show up. I am running Sierra 10.12.1 on a MacBookPro. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

Leonie,

Thanks for your response. I checked to be sure “Services Receives” was set and re-saved the workflow. Here is what it looks like…

I restarted the Mac. But still, all I get in the “Services” menu in Photos is this …

Services works in other apps, like Mail, as the following shows …

Steve Fontenot

sp63@me.com

I'm not sure, what you want to do.

In Photos on El Capitan or Sierra you can select several photo thumbnails at once, open the Info panel with ⌘I, then enter the name of a place in the "Add a location" filed or type latitude and longitude in degrees (separated by a space) into the "Add a location" field. Enter the fractions of the degrees separated by a decimal point, not a comma, even if your system preferences are set to use a comma as a separator.

How is the opion "Service Receives" set, when you oen the service in Automator? It should say "Photos.app or "All Applications".

And it helps to restart the Mac, after you install a new service.

In addition if your camera has geotagging abilities enabled, the location is automatically captured.

You're welcome.

BTW; if you select several photos at once you can assign the same place to all of them at once.

Leonie,

Can you explain to me how to do several Photos at once in Photos?