Question: Derive location from geodata of the photo metadata

[JuliaFreitagBGSt]

Is it possible to derive the location from geodata of the photo metadata?

A user asked if its possible (especially for posters locations) if the geodata of his photo metadata could be used to determine the location in the app when uploading? And if so, is an extended access rights to users' devices required?

[Stift]

I would avoid this as the location of the user at the point the photo was taken can be any distance from the actual location of the poster. The workflow is that we set the marker at the designated location and then take a photo or take a photo from the gallery and add this to the location. Using the geo-location that is in the EXIF data would introduce a new workflow which we have to think of. What is the allowed distance between the markers location and the photo? What about situations where the geo-location of the device is not that accurate and we may have a tolerance of 50-100m or more? We don't have a mechanism to re-adjust the marker as well.
To sum it up: I would discourage this feature request atm and maybe think of such feature for bulk-imports (e.g. via cockpit?) or when we re-think the whole process, The process currently is very simple and as we try to reach a diverse audience I would keep it as such.

[Stift]

As always: we may discuss this directly to assess the pro/cons.

[JuliaFreitagBGSt]

I would avoid this as the location of the user at the point the photo was taken can be any distance from the actual location of the poster. The workflow is that we set the marker at the designated location and then take a photo or take a photo from the gallery and add this to the location. Using the geo-location that is in the EXIF data would introduce a new workflow which we have to think of. What is the allowed distance between the markers location and the photo? What about situations where the geo-location of the device is not that accurate and we may have a tolerance of 50-100m or more? We don't have a mechanism to re-adjust the marker as well. To sum it up: I would discourage this feature request atm and maybe think of such feature for bulk-imports (e.g. via cockpit?) or when we re-think the whole process, The process currently is very simple and as we try to reach a diverse audience I would keep it as such.

Perfect! Thanks for the extensive explanation. Lets discuss this later. I put this Issue in Backlog :)