P: Add GPS coordinates to multiple photos

[default1ko6wkfi6o59]

Using Lr cc, and I would like to add GPS coordinates to multiple images. I'm copying the coords from Google maps but can only paste it into the GPS field one image at a time. Is there a way of adding it to multiple photos taken at the same location?

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

Adobe Lightroom (desktop) will allow you to paste GPS coordinates to multiple photos, you just have to be in Grid view at the time. If you're in Detail view, it only applies to the active photo.

[nzswedespeed]

I have been waitign for this deature even since LR CC was released. The below work around is ok IF you have LR classic as well. But this costs extar depending on your CC plan. Please Adobe introduuce this feature asap! 

[Guest]

This solution works!

[sommerspc]

That works.  You are the only person that seems to get the answers from - correctly, all of the time.  Too bad Acobe isn't as good.

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

Oh thank you @sommerspc, that's very kind. I don't always get it right, I've just been doing this longer than most.

[ScanAvPhoto]

This is what I have been used to until I got a new Mac this week. I am in Grid view and paste teh coordinates into the GPS field and only one photo's GPS field is populated. Adding to my confusion, when I accept the City, State, Country, ISO it will also do that to only one photo, even after I have pasted the coordinates into all GPS fields.

Lightroom Classic version: 14.1.1 [ 202412150940-551fb044 ] running on macOS Sequoia 15.2 (24C101).

Anyone had this experience?

[ScanAvPhoto]

And with a bit of "fooling around" I found the solution: Click Metadata > Show Metadata for Target Photo Only.

Show Metadata for Target Photo Only must be unticked for this to work.

[MazieBartell]

In Lightroom Classic CC, unfortunately, there isn't a built-in feature that allows you to directly paste GPS coordinates into the metadata of multiple photos at once using the GPS field. The software only allows manual entry of coordinates one image at a time when using the Metadata panel.

[Matthew Elmstedt]

IDEA: Bulk Metadata Update (especially Location/GPS related information)

I'd be surprised if this feature request has not yet been created however, I was unable to find it to add my up vote.

Currently using Lightroom v.9 on Windows 11.

While location and geotag information is available in the 'Information' section I'd like to be able to bulk add or change location and geotag info on a selection of photos. This feature has been available in Lightroom Classic for a long while but is not a functional alternative because Lightroom Classic doesn't sync back and forth with Lightroom.

Thanks!