geotag
/ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)taɡ
/noun
An electronic tag that assigns a geographical location to a photograph or video, a posting on a social media website, etc. you can go back and add geotags to existing shots...
- When we add a geotag to a file or piece of information, we link that file with the place with precision accuracy.
- That location data, or geotag, gets added automatically by some cameras and camera cards, and you can add it yourself if geotag information isn't included.
- iPhoto already has a database of what you're typing in, such as Yosemite, and can assign a geotag to all photos in an event once you've chosen one.
verb (geotags, geotagging, geotagged) [with object] (often as noun geotagging)
Assign a geotag or geotags to (a digital photograph or video, a posting on a social media website, etc.): the device also has a 3 megapixel camera which can be used for geotagging researchers looked at a total of 380,000 messages, each geotagged so that the location of the tweeter could be pinpointed...
- Once you know the location, you then geotag the images.
- Google Buzz will be available as a mobile Web app, letting you dictate status updates by voice and geotag your posts.
- If you geotag any of your photos, let me know!