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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.

156 replies

Participating Frequently
February 22, 2021

No podría estar mas de acuerdo.  Pero si este elemento está marcado como "Implementado", me temo que no recibirá atención.  ¿Quizás podríamos hacer que los administradores cambien eso?

I couldnt agree more. But if this item is marked “Implemented” then it will not get attention I am afraid. Perhaps we could get the administrators to change that?

Inspiring
February 22, 2021

Si, por favor necesitamos GeoLocalizar las fotos.... ese módulo yo lo usaba mucho en Lightroom Classic... lo necesito en el nuevo Lightroom... por favor.

Participating Frequently
February 21, 2021

Does anybody know why it says “Implemented” for this idea/request? 

It would be helpful to know whether or not Adobe is considering or already working on implementation of proper manual geotagging and location management in Lightroom.

Participating Frequently
February 21, 2021

Thanks Rick - I tried to add GPS coordinates in that very same format in the Location field in the Info Panel but in my experience LR doesn’t do anything with the data. LR seems to just treat the information as text. What I mean is that it doesn’t register the field data as GPS coordinates, it doesn’t show on the map and when I export the photo (with all metadata included) there is no location data that can be used by other applications (such as Apple Photos). 

in other words - as far as I can see it isn’t currently possible to manually geotag a photo in LR - let alone manage or sort by locations, places etc. 

It is frankly disappointing since these type of features are properly implemented in LR Classic and also Apple and Google photos. 

I hope Adobe will implement this in LR soon. 

Does anybody know whether this is planned?

 Thanks,

Jonas 

Rick Spaulding -
Legend
February 20, 2021

You can enter location data in the Info Panel and I was able to enter GPS coordinates using this format:

47°45'55.4"N 90°16'28.6"W

Is that what you were thinking?

Participating Frequently
February 20, 2021

It would be very helpful if Lightroom would allow users to geotag photos manually - either through a map module or by entering GPS coordinates.

I’m actually surprised this feature is not already there. Is it planned already?

Participating Frequently
January 3, 2021

I don't know either, but it's a mistake. Do we have to add the "inappropriate" tag ? (we can't remove the "implemented" tag)

Inspiring
January 3, 2021

I'm curious why this has been identified as "implemented", when it doesn't appear to have been. Does this mean it's coming?

Inspiring
October 21, 2020

I looked into implementing this externally using the Lightroom APIs but unfortunately it fails with a `Forbidden` error. I opened https://github.com/AdobeDocs/lightroom-partner-apis/issues/103 to see if it can be supported.

Inspiring
October 20, 2020

Hi

I'm still missing Map module in "cloud" version of the Lightroom. In Lightroom Classic it's easy accessible from the top menu. Will be this available also for the cloud version?