Display metadata GPS location for image(s) on a Map

Clarifying: I am a fan of BRIDGE and a devoted user of folder structures and ratings. Coming around to keywords and smart collections. I don't want to import everything into LrC.

I agree completely. A filter for GPS data, or a smart collection on a radius based on a specific point, would be AMAZING.

I love the map function on iphone photos app. So simple!

I'm struggling to organize a new workflow system for such a variety of images and uses: landscape photos, photos taken at work (or for work in other places), family photos, travel photos, client photos, artwork photos, canon photos, iphone photos. If only there was a central place to see all location data and a smart collection in BRIDGE or in LRC. I find applying keywords to be too slow and I don't have the patience.

Most drone users are flying (relatively) short missions, generally over fairly targeted areas or subject matter (real estate property, construction projects, development sites, news reporting, etc.).  Most, but certainly not all, are shot with the UAS within line of sight of the operator.  There's probably less of a need for Map functions when searching through files during editing.  Yet many drone apps certainly include their own visual mapping.  But simply looking at thumbnail images in Bridge is often adequate to make selections for post production.

However, when shooting from manned aircraft and covering larger distances or areas, identifying where shots were taken with a map view is far more necessary.

So too is this necessary for photographers traveling remotely, such as in foreign countries or in wilderness areas, where being able to see the location of images can be essential in helping identify important subjects or features.

Mapping displays are available in a variety of software applications, and many of these even give the user a selection of map types they want to use (street, topo, aviation charts, satellite views, site maps, large floorplans, etc.).

It seems like a Map function would be a simple addition to Bridge and Photoshop, while being a tremendously valuable one for lots of photographers & editors.  

Assumption was based on LrC having a GPS mapping function that you had access to LrC as well. Another assumption is most users use LrC or ACR to post edit images and then send to PS to make any final adjustments. Since I have not used geo tagging images not invested the time to explore this feature. However, a quick search leads me to believe the mapping feature is only in LrC. I guess with the number of drones in the news there may be some interest from others?

Many of us are outdoor, travel, aerial, marine, and other location photographers, often moving considerable distances through the course of a single day or even a multi-week shoot.  Having a Map tool in Bridge and/or Photoshop to quickly identify images shot in a certain area would be an incredible post production and editing timesaver, especially when dealing with images from multiple cameras with non-sequential filenames.

For example, let's say you spent a long day photographing a vaariety of locations in San Francisco including many that were shot in between easily recognizable spots, and you want to be able to quickly find certain ones.  Being able to see on a map where all your images were taken, and to be able to select specific locations to open/process, would dramatically increase the speed of your post production workflows.

The same would apply to photos shot in wilderness areas, or even across large parks, to quickly identify their respective locations via a map display.

I regularly shoot aerial assignments, where I return with hundreds or thousands of images from a single flight.  Certainly, I can copy & paste GPS coordinates one at a time from each image's metadata into Google Maps (or other mapping app) and then separately note its position relative to other shots, but that's incredibly cumbersome to do for  large numbers of images.

There should be a utility within my principal post production application to quickly and visually identify where dozens and more images were photographed – assuming they have embedded GPS metadata, and with the ability to edit / adjust / correct that location if it's wrong.

A Map View function is also desperately needed in Bridge, so when a folder of images with GPS data is opened, their locations can be identified visually on a map.

Why? 

I know Photoshop has been created for the editing of photographic images but also been used for illustration, web design, animation … even page layout, I suspect. 

So use cases develop and new and originally unexpected features may become hugely beneficial but why maps? 

Just for clarity this link opens Bug an Feature Request Form

The link opens to the forum with (most CC apps)with the settings on Idea. 

However, Acrobat site is specific for feature request and bug report. The Acrobat team appears to seperate from the other Adobe groups.

No problem, the explanation might help others 🙂

Dave

Thanks for the explanation. I was provided a link a couple years ago to the ideas page.

If you are referring to feedback.photoshop.com that has been defunct for years and, as @davescm explained, this Forum fulfills the Photoshop-related Feature Request- and Bug Report-functions that were previously located there. 

Thanks for the explanation. I was provided a link a couple years ago to the ideas page. As I recall the GUI in ideas is different. Also it appears Acrobat has a seperate area to post ideas and messages.

In any case appreciate the explanation.