If I take a photo on my Android, the location info is stored as an exact
street address.

I am happy that the metadata is not lost when I copy image to my Win10
machine but instead of a street address, I see the GPS Longitude and
Latitude coordinates.

Worst still, there is no ability to copy and paste them so I'd have to
manually copy a long sting of numbers into a map search.

Does anyone know of a 3rd party file manager that can do what I want?

Thanks

In article <shvbvp$h4i$1@dont-email.me>, philo <philo@privacy.net>
wrote:

> If I take a photo on my Android, the location info is stored as an exact
> street address.

it's stored as gps coordinates and then reverse geocoded.

> I am happy that the metadata is not lost when I copy image to my Win10
> machine but instead of a street address, I see the GPS Longitude and
> Latitude coordinates.

because whatever you're using to view the photos isn't reverse
geocoding the gps coordinates.

> Worst still, there is no ability to copy and paste them so I'd have to
> manually copy a long sting of numbers into a map search.
>
> Does anyone know of a 3rd party file manager that can do what I want?

a file manager is the wrong tool.

use a photo asset manager that supports reverse geocoding.

On 9/16/2021 7:11 AM, nospam wrote:
> In article <shvbvp$h4i$1@dont-email.me>, philo <philo@privacy.net>
> wrote:
>
>> If I take a photo on my Android, the location info is stored as an exact
>> street address.
>
> it's stored as gps coordinates and then reverse geocoded.
>
>> I am happy that the metadata is not lost when I copy image to my Win10
>> machine but instead of a street address, I see the GPS Longitude and
>> Latitude coordinates.
>
> because whatever you're using to view the photos isn't reverse
> geocoding the gps coordinates.
>
>> Worst still, there is no ability to copy and paste them so I'd have to
>> manually copy a long sting of numbers into a map search.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a 3rd party file manager that can do what I want?
>
> a file manager is the wrong tool.
>
> use a photo asset manager that supports reverse geocoding.
>

Figured it out 15 seconds after I posted...I can use IrfanView to do
this. Though it's a free app, I've sent Irfan contributions several times

On Thu, 16 Sep 2021 at 07:22:40, philo <philo@privacy.net> wrote (my
responses usually follow points raised):
>On 9/16/2021 7:11 AM, nospam wrote:
>> In article <shvbvp$h4i$1@dont-email.me>, philo <philo@privacy.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If I take a photo on my Android, the location info is stored as an
>>>exact
>>> street address.
>> it's stored as gps coordinates and then reverse geocoded.

I presume the translation into street address is done in something other
than the 'phone, unless you have a map actually loaded into the 'phone
(or have mobile data enabled) when you consult the picture.
>>
>>> I am happy that the metadata is not lost when I copy image to my
>>>Win10
>>> machine but instead of a street address, I see the GPS Longitude and
>>> Latitude coordinates.

Are they among the EXIF data, along with other camera-like information?

>> because whatever you're using to view the photos isn't reverse
>> geocoding the gps coordinates.
>>
>>> Worst still, there is no ability to copy and paste them so I'd have
>>>
>>> manually copy a long sting of numbers into a map search.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of a 3rd party file manager that can do what I want?
>> a file manager is the wrong tool.
>> use a photo asset manager that supports reverse geocoding.
>>
>
>
>Figured it out 15 seconds after I posted...I can use IrfanView to do
>this. Though it's a free app, I've sent Irfan contributions several
>times

I was going to suggest IV too, as it gives access to EXIF and at least
two other types of metadata (I use its comment field a lot). I too have
bought it, though its free for home use, and even bought a copy for
work. I don't think it does long/lat to street translation, though, does
it?
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In article <1pzdhWyrm0QhFw7x@255soft.uk>, J. P. Gilliver (John)
<G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

> >>> If I take a photo on my Android, the location info is stored as an
> >>>exact
> >>> street address.
> >> it's stored as gps coordinates and then reverse geocoded.
>
> I presume the translation into street address is done in something other
> than the 'phone, unless you have a map actually loaded into the 'phone
> (or have mobile data enabled) when you consult the picture.

maps are not needed and it can easily be done on a phone or any other
device that can connect to the internet.

reverse geocoding is done via a query to google or another provider
that offers reverse geocoding services using the gps coordinates from
the exif data in the photo.

On 9/16/2021 8:22 AM, philo wrote:
> On 9/16/2021 7:11 AM, nospam wrote:
>> In article <shvbvp$h4i$1@dont-email.me>, philo <philo@privacy.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If I take a photo on my Android, the location info is stored as an exact
>>> street address.
>>
>> it's stored as gps coordinates and then reverse geocoded.
>>
>>> I am happy that the metadata is not lost when I copy image to my Win10
>>> machine but instead of a street address, I see the GPS Longitude and
>>> Latitude coordinates.
>>
>> because whatever you're using to view the photos isn't reverse
>> geocoding the gps coordinates.
>>
>>> Worst still, there is no ability to copy and paste them so I'd have to
>>> manually copy a long sting of numbers into a map search.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of a 3rd party file manager that can do what I want?
>>
>> a file manager is the wrong tool.
>>
>> use a photo asset manager that supports reverse geocoding.
>>
>
>
> Figured it out 15 seconds after I posted...I can use IrfanView to do
> this. Though it's a free app, I've sent Irfan contributions several times
Irfanview can do everything!!!!

I started out using Irfanview many years ago, and I still find new uses
for it.

I keep it on the toolbar of my computer. When someone post a picture of
their tree, or what ever, It is a simple matter to copy it, or do a
screen print, put it into Irfanview, and blow it up to see the detail.

If you have document images. unless it is in script there is an addon
for Irfanview to do OCR.

I routinely use Irfanview to add source citation information to pictures.

It can also be use to read difficult text, ie tombstones, by adjusting
the color of the image.

I have used it as the computer end for my scanner.

I think the question is what can Irfanview not do?

Get the street address right in the phone.

Does come in handy.

Yep.
Great app.

Runs on my Linux machine too under Wine