GPS-Photo Link is software that maps your photos. The PC-based software works with virtually any digital camera coupled with a GPS. Use GPS-Photo Link to accurately map photographs for display on a digital map layer such as Google Earth or in a geographic information system (GIS) such as ArcGIS.
Create customizable watermarked photos. Generate customizable reports in MS Word, Adobe .pdf or html formats. Perform advanced analysis in ArcGIS. Share the geotagged photos, data, and maps between organizations. Since 2001, thousands of mapping professionals have been using GPS-Photo Link.
Software comes with 30 days free upgrades and support. Purchase a maintenance agreement to add 1-2 years of upgrades & support.
General
• Easy-to-navigate interface
• Robust project management capabilities for larger projects
• Working files ensure that you will never modify your original photos
• Quickly reproduce output across multiple projects using a template
• Watermark pictures imprinting key information on or outside the photos
• Customize reports in Adobe PDF format, MS Word, and web (html) pages
• Create Google Earth files for easy sharing with clients
• Import data into an existing non-GIS database through MS Access and .csv output
• Live map preview for photo location editing
• Batch rename files based on attributes
• Batch editing of photos and attribute data
• Full photo editing and annotation capabilities
• Display GPS track logs Google or MapSource to display the capture sequence
Integration with ArcGIS (only available in GIS Pro Series)
• Output Shape Files, as well as ESRI ArcSDE Enterprise, Personal, and File Geodatabases
• Process photos and create reports from within ArcGIS 9.3 and 10 through a plug-in
• "hot link" shape files to photos
• Click on feature, see associated photo
• Hover over point, and thumbnail pops up
• Blue Marble data conversion supports most datum and grid coordinates
• Rotate symbols to indicate the direction the photo was taken
• View 3d cone images of the field of view and distance
Bundled Product Offerings
GPS-Photo Link can work with any digital camera coupled with any GPS, see the guide below to see which GPS, camera, and/or PDA best fits your needs. The items in the table are listed in order of cost, starting with an inexpensive digital camera and GPS up to the high accuracy GeoExlporer. Please contact Precision Laser & Instrument Inc. for more information about the options on the Ricoh G700SE and the Trimble units.
| Data Collection System |
Post-processing accuracy |
Real-time accuracy |
Collect attribute data in the field |
Camera |
Ruggedized for field use |
| Any digital camera and GPS |
varies |
varies |
varies |
varies |
varies |
| Ricoh G700SE |
n/a |
3-5 meter |
yes |
12 mp |
yes |
| Trimble Juno |
1-3 meter |
2-5 meter |
yes |
3 mp |
no |
| Trimble Nomad |
1-3 meter |
2-5 meter |
yes |
5 mp |
yes |
| Trimble GeoExplorer 6000 |
10cm |
<1 meter |
yes |
5 mp |
yes |
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Industry
|
Application |
| Federal Government |
Field audit - real property |
| Local Government |
Emergency response deployment and FEMA applications |
| Engineering |
Environmental impact assessment for land use permits |
| Utilities |
Routine infrastructure assessment & inventories |
| Water & Waste Water |
Field audit: pumping equipment, meters, collection basins |
| Oil & Gas |
Route scouting and oil spill response |
| Natural Resource Manageme |
Wildlife population survey |
Support of advanced features of the Ricoh G700SE
• Modify memo data collected in the field
• Create “offset” position from compass heading and Bluetooth laser range finder distance
• View 3d cone images of the field of view and distance
• View Ricoh geo-coded video clips from web output
• Relate images to bar codes when used with the Ricoh camera
• Play recorded audio in extra data screen
