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January 30, 2016
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P: Map view/module - Ability to geotag photos

  • January 30, 2016
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I'm probably at the low end of the prosumer category when it comes to photography. I've been using Lightroom for a couple of years. I love the multiple platform feature on the new CC, but geotagging images has always been important for me (enough so that onboard GPS is a mandatory feature when I look for a camera). I had been adding locations to older images in what's now CC Classic. 

Are we going to get that ability in the new CC? 

Even more importantly, will the new AI-based search allow us to do things like pull pictures based on location? And, if so, will we be able to do things like define a radius? This was all possible when we had the maps panel, but seems to be challenging now.

216 replies

Inspiring
January 10, 2020
I've been using Lightroom for well over 10 years and loved this program for effective cataloging, organisation and publishing to cloud. Will be reluctantly be cancelling my subscription and moving to an alternate program. Unfortunately made the change to Lightroom CC and when making changes to my PC lost Lightroom 5. So can't revert to my perpetual license copy. Had hoped they would do something about adding .... file renaming capability (not just on export), geotagging, smart albums, colour coding. These were all critical for my workflow and for photo/file organisation. Suspect they are not interested as particularly photo renaming makes gives a level of future "portability". 
Whilst I could change to the Lightroom CC / Classic / Photoshop plan, this only has 20 GB of data removing one of the key benefits of having all the photos available on mobile devices. 
As someone who is very much a casual photographer, at $181 AUD/year this is too much. Especially considering there are no indications some of this functionality will be added and being an ongoing fee. 
Our household is basically all Apple products, so will be capturing via photo / iCloud (only have around 100gb of photos / videos). Export to ON1 for updating and re import to iPhoto to have modified photo's available on all devices. Whilst this is a nowhere as neat as all in Lightroom, as there is an extra import / export step. However will mean I always have access to photos and through ON1 can enhance photos, rename, add GPS data and colour coding. All for a nett cost of $60/yr (iCloud) plus pay for software update only when required. Compared with $181 for current plan (without functionality I need) or $360 for the full photography plan giving the functionality I require. 
ON1is also developing some type of sync between devices, this might allow bypassing Photo app ... lets wait and see
Participant
January 8, 2020
The lack of ability to geotag photos is currently the biggest obstacle in my photography workflow and makes me question going all-in on Lightroom CC and leaving Classic behind. Currently I have to export photos and then use another application to add the geo information to the JPEGs.
Participating Frequently
November 4, 2019
I'd like to +1 this thread. Adding GPS to my photos is an essential part of my process. I won't be able to fully move to Lr CC until it's added more fully.
evikne71
Known Participant
October 31, 2019
You have to start with importing the photos to LR Classic and geotag them there. Then sync to the cloud. This method will allow the geo-tagging to be retained in the cloud based apps.

This is the way I do it, and it works. But it's not ideal for people who don't use LR Classic as their main editing application.
Participant
October 31, 2019
Now I adopted my workflow: First edit in LR mobile on iPad, then geotag the synced cloud-stored pictures in LR Classic.
If I now open the pictures in LR mobile again, I do net see geotag informations. And when I export the pics from LR mobile, even with active export geotag information checkbox, the exported jpgs do not include GPS data. So I have to export from LR Classic on my desktop. Annoying..
Inspiring
October 31, 2019


I really would like to have a geo tagging feature on LR CC.
Known Participant
October 15, 2019
Just a text description of a location is not only insufficient, but also not working. You type in location name, City and Country (Prague, Czechia, Europe) and you get minimap ignoring it and showing even wrong continent (Somewhere in Salvador, central America). After clicking on it, it opens google maps with mostly accurate result. This is just mess.



Inspiring
September 13, 2019
So i wanted a place to store all my photos and have some extra benefits. I used to have google photos and that does faces, locations even scans the photos for items like beach/cloud/house etc names. Now i'am missing the most important feature. Showing a map of where the photo's where taken. It is easy to find back to pictures you stored. I don't mind paying the few bucks but i didn't even blink to think something so trivial isn't there. You already show the geo tags with a picture so why can't i search or have a map of the world to see those locations? Does no tool has the holy grail these days. Just sync multiple devices, locally too when needed and have faces/tags/geo/object scanning etc..
Participant
August 20, 2019
Desperately searching for Geotagging app alternatives. Found „cascable“ (main feature is remote control for camera + download to mobile device), but raw import from SD / iPad storage doesn‘t work...
awgallia
Participant
August 19, 2019

LR Classic on my MacBook Pro, of course, shows location data and map locations on the Map module. But using the LR CC Mobile app on my iPad Pro, I see no way to view the same GPS location info? Surely there must be a way? (I hope so). Response will be appreciated.

Michael J. Hoffman
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 19, 2019

Unfortunately, mapping hasn’t yet come to LR Mobile. However, there’s a bit of a workaround available...

On your iPad, you can open Safari and browse to Lightroom.adobe.com. There, you’ll find the web version of Lightroom, which does have mapping available in the Info panel:

awgallia
Participant
August 19, 2019

Thank you so much! Yes, the web version helps solve my problem. But I do hope it may be added to the app too.