Data Derived IMATCH Sample Category (Location)

[kiwilink]

I noticed that Location was a subcategory under IMATCH Sample Categories.  I started exploring this and noticed that I only had a few images under this Tag.  It is from the Composite tag.  I started looking at past questions that Mario had addressed about this "Composite" Tag and he suggested using XMP.  I have taken a lot of images with my Iphone which has Lat/Long but not an XMP tag for City/Country.  What would be the suggestion to pick a Tag that would show City/Country?  I am assuming that if I don't put the info in the Metadata myself it won't show up since my older cameras do not have GPS (although the Iphone does).  Just curious what others are doing?

Thanks!

Kiwilink

[Mario]

I'm not sure that I can follow, sorry.

When IMatch performs reverse geo-coding of GPS coordinates, it fills Country/City/Location from the data returned by the Google / GeoNames.org.
This is the standard. By using ExifTool magic, the location data is automatically mirrored into the corresponding tags in the TIFF/photoshop and IPTCCore tags.

I assume you have to deal with metadata only partially filled by some other software / device?
Why don't you just reverse geo-code the files in question in IMatch to fill in all the data properly?

https://www.photools.com/help/imatch/#tools_revgeocoding.htm

[kiwilink]

Mario:

Wow!  This is the first time I used this function.  I'm always getting these great surprises when it comes to IMATCH.  Thank you Mario for explaining this.  It worked perfectly.  I really appreciate it.

Kiwilink