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March 11, 2018
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Lightroom Classic CC not seeing GPS Location Data

  • March 11, 2018
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problem:

I am not seeing GPS location metadata from files that I have imported (copied as original format) into the catalogue.

I have a "Apply During Import" preset that has all boxes checked.

I know the metadata is in the file I can see it in Bridge CC for both the imported copies & original files.

Thanks for any help in advance.

my system info:

Lightroom Classic version: 7.2 [ 1156743 ]

License: Creative Cloud

Operating system: Windows 10 pro

Version: 10.0.16299

Application architecture: x64

System architecture: x64

Logical processor count: 16

Processor speed: 3.5 GHz

Built-in memory: 65464.4 MB

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Processor    AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core Processor, 3600 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)

BIOS Version/Date    American Megatrends Inc. 6001, 2/9/2018

Graphics Processor Info:

DirectX: NVIDIA TITAN Xp (23.21.13.9101)

Mejor respuesta de Jim Wilde

If your metadata preset indeed has all boxes checked, that may well be the problem. Checking for example the GPS box in the Camera Info section tells Lightroom to insert the GPS location data that's specified in the box, not in the file being imported, so if that box in the preset is blank that means the Lightroom will ignore any GPS data that may exist in the file.

So if the images that you are importing already have GPS coordinates embedded in them, you need to make sure that the Metadata preset has the GPS box unchecked.

Same applies to all other boxes in the preset.....you should only check any of the boxes where you want to add or change metadata, e.g. adding a copyright.

6 respuestas

Participant
March 27, 2025

I can't find a solution for this: I have the latest LightRoom Classic 14.2 on my MacBook Pro M4 15.3.2. My Camera a Nikon D7000 with a GPS module, and I can read the GPS information in the cameras view of the picture, so the GPS information is there.

I then import to LightRoom Classic (copy to DNG on a drive). I have marked ALL regarding my Metadata import setings But the GPS info after the import is Blank. Any ideas?  

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
March 27, 2025

You’ve posted to an ancient thread. It is highly unlikely that the issue described in this thread, though not impossible, is the same one you are currently experiencing. Rather than resurrect an old thread that is seemingly similar, you are better off posting to a new thread with fresh, complete information, including system information, a complete description of the problem, and step-by-step instructions for reproduction. 

 

If the issue is the same, we will merge you back into the appropriate location. 

This thread will be locked. 

 

Thank you!

 

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Participant
February 20, 2020

Thank you for making that clear about ticked boxes.  Now I just have to work out why my Nikon D5300 and D7500 display GPS co ordinates differently. I haven't yet checked if they are phsically different on the map

davidj12634828
Participant
February 25, 2019

Jim, I could not see GPS data in LR or maps (when I used Snapbridge for the first time) although the data was in the camera RAW (NEF) files on the camera playback LCD..

Following your reply here I unticked the box and my data appeared in LR on reimport.

Question, may I quote your reply with credit in a Nikon Forum where I had been discussing the problem?

Thank you

Jim Wilde
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 25, 2019

No problem.

Participant
March 11, 2018

Thanks John for the insight. I will probably just re-read the files metadata to retrieve the info I can replace whatever I might have added in terms of comments since I'm still early in my building of the catalogue.

Thanks to both of you for this info!

Participant
March 11, 2018

I tried this, Ctrl+S does record the metadata to the file but when i tried reading back from that file the GPS was gone. I think the saving the metadata first (Ctrl+S) blows away the data existing in the original file.

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Jim Wilde
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Community Expert
March 11, 2018

If your metadata preset indeed has all boxes checked, that may well be the problem. Checking for example the GPS box in the Camera Info section tells Lightroom to insert the GPS location data that's specified in the box, not in the file being imported, so if that box in the preset is blank that means the Lightroom will ignore any GPS data that may exist in the file.

So if the images that you are importing already have GPS coordinates embedded in them, you need to make sure that the Metadata preset has the GPS box unchecked.

Same applies to all other boxes in the preset.....you should only check any of the boxes where you want to add or change metadata, e.g. adding a copyright.

Inspiring
February 22, 2019

Jim

This note was really helpful. I am having the same issue I think for the same reason as riveteck. I have deselected the GPS box, should I be now able to see the GPS coordinates in the metadata (because I don't) or is that information now lost? If it isn't lost, how can I know if I even had it in the first place? I would seem that the GPS device on the camera (Canon 5D Mk IV) is OK as it can display the current GPS coordinates.  Thanks, Brendan.

Jim Wilde
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 27, 2019

Jim, here is a shot of the preset data


That look OK. Possibly the problem is that, after deleting the current XMP sidecar, Lightroom may have automatically recreated it (because you have the "Auto XMP" option enabled) before you could do the "Read Metadata from File". If that's the case (and I am assuming that GPS data does indeed exist in the file), then the steps would be:

1. Uncheck the "Auto write XMP" option.

2. Then delete the associated XMP sidecar file.

3. Then do the "Read Metadata from File".