GPS data in LRM

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February 7, 2024
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My camera has a built-in GPS, and the data goes right into the xif data, in-camera. Lightroom Mobile seems to remove this data when photos are transfered to LRM on my iPad, and that's a big problem for me. This behavior seems so weird to me. Does anyone have any suggestions or insight? I have no interest in cloud storage of my photos. I use LRM just so I don't have to lug a laptop around.

Thanks,

-Ron

iPadOS

Correct answer Jim Wilde

If you air-dropped it to your desktop, did you check the export settings of whichever share method you used (Share or Export As...), specifically the "Location Info" in the "Include Metadata" panel? Obviously that option must be enabled to ensure that the GPS data is included.

You know, it can be much easier to let LrM do what it's designed to do and sync your images to the cloud, from which they can download with all metadata into LrC.

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Charlie.D

Inspiring

Jim is correct -- LR Mobile doesn't show GPS info like desktop or web apps can.

Try signing into your same account in our Lightroom web app, at: https://lightroom.adobe.com/

Select a photo, open it for a full size view and tap the 'i' button to open the Info panel. If a photo has GPS info, the Info panel in the LR Web app will display GPS info -- do you see this for your photos?

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ron lavoieAuthor

Known Participant

Not sure how to respond. I import directly from memory card. I know because when I export a photo, location info is no longer there, either on iPad or desktop, in LRC. Also confirmed with 3rd party app, Exif.

Your question makes me want to go back and confirm the above again. I thought this was a known issue.

Jim Wilde

Community Expert

How are you transfering the images to LrM?

How then are you determining that the GPS data has been removed? GPS data is not viewable in LrM, so how do you know that it has been removed?

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ron lavoieAuthor

Known Participant

OK, I looked at a photo that was imported to ipad from memory card and not processed at all. I air-dropped it to desktop and then compared that with the same photo imported from the card on LRC desktop. The former had no GPS and the latter did. Hoping someone can help...

Jim Wilde

Correct answer

Community Expert

If you air-dropped it to your desktop, did you check the export settings of whichever share method you used (Share or Export As...), specifically the "Location Info" in the "Include Metadata" panel? Obviously that option must be enabled to ensure that the GPS data is included.

You know, it can be much easier to let LrM do what it's designed to do and sync your images to the cloud, from which they can download with all metadata into LrC.

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