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HoudahGeo is an all-in-one app for geocoding and geotagging your photos, so you can keep track of where they were taken and upload them to sites like Google Earth and Flickr.
HoudahGeo provides a variety of ways to link your photos to geographic locations (using exportable EXIF, XMP, or IPTC tags), whether you're using a GPS track-logging device or you're entering locations manually, with coordinates, a built-in map, or Google Earth. You can even just take occasional, lower-quality reference photos (for example, with your iPhone 3G), and HoudahGeo will automatically geocode photos taken with your higher-res camera later based on the time frame. HoudahGeo supports most popular photo-library software, including iPhoto, Lightroom, and Aperture, and you can publish to EveryTrail.com. The most-recent updates have also added higher-quality maps and satellite images. (Although note that HoudahGeo now no longer supports Mac OS X 10.4.)
With its stability, broad set of features, quick and intuitive workflow, and extras like KML export, HoudahGeo is an excellent option for anyone who needs photo geocoding.
Publisher's Description
From Houdah Software:
HoudahGeo lets you know where you took that photo. With HoudahGeo you may "pin" photos to locations where they were taken. Just like an expensive GPS camera, HoudahGeo may store latitude, longitude and altitude information right within the image file - invisibly with no loss of quality. HoudahGeo writes industry standard EXIF, XMP and IPTC tags. HoudahGeo also lets you to share your geotagged photos in Google Earth or publish them to Flickr, Locr or EveryTrail. One-stop geocoding for the Mac. HoudahGeo offers you many ways of geocoding your favorite photos. HoudahGeo connects directly to many brands and models of GPS track loggers. It also reads GPX and NMEA files created by third party software.
What's new in this version:
- HoudahGeo can load track logs from QR codes created by the gps4cam iPhone application
- HoudahGeo can now infer camera clock settings when given the exact time a photo was taken
- Camera clock setup in HoudahGeo is fully automatic when working with gps4cam QR codes
- Camera clock error can be specified by entering the time as currently displayed on the camera
- On first load, HoudahGeo centers the map on the current track log and photos
- Map boun... See all new features
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"Superb utility for geotagging"
Version: HoudahGeo 2.8.5
Pros
Easy to use and reliable. Use it before importing in to iPhoto / Aperture.
Cons
I'm not convinced that the direct library access to iPhoto and Aperture is totally reliable. I also use HoudahGeo before importing to the library because of this.
Summary
Excellent software and developer has been very responsive to problems.
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"Excellent and responsive developer."
Version: HoudahGeo 2.8
Pros
Excellent software for merging GPS track files with photographs. Developer very responsive to problems.
Cons
None that I can think of.
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"It works - every time!"
Version: HoudahGeo 2.7.1
Pros
Works with my QStarz Travel Recorder 10... I have not found another way to transfer these tracks to my Mac
Accurate
Will reverse geocode
Completely compatible with iPhoto and Aperture
Works with Google Earth, tooCons
It is a little slow when geocoding a large batch of photo files
Summary
I have tried just about every other geocoding solution I can find and always come back to HoudaGeo. Before it could talk directly with Aperture HoudaGeo introduced a couple of extra steps into my workflow. Now, it is easy to fit into any workflow. If you have a geologger and want to embed geographic coordinates in your photo files, HoudaGeo is an accurate and elegant solution.
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"Excellent - works with AMOD Phototracker"
Version: HoudahGeo 2.3.5
Pros
Easy to use and good interface
Cons
none I've encountered
Summary
Straightforward app that fits the Mac and is inexpensive - gets the phototracking job done very well.
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"Easy Way to Geocode Photos"
Version: HoudahGeo 1.2.8
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I don't have a GPS camera. I've found that HoudahGeo is the easiest way to geocode photos. I run them through GeoHoudah before uploading to Flickr. HoudahGeo uploads to Flickr, but I use iPhoto and prefer FlickrExport because it sends my descriptions, titles, and keywords from iPhoto. -
"Great Software and Developer"
Version: HoudahGeo 1.1.6
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
i also tried other Software but HoudahGeo is better (Aperture, GPS Device Support ..), easy, nice.
Good, fast and uncomplicated support.
