HoudahGeo 2.2.9

HoudahGeo 2.2.9 is considered as a professional and useful application for the Mac. With HoudahGeo you may "pin" photos to the locations where they were taken. The thus created information may be exported to EXIF tags as well as to Google Earth KML files. Such a file allows for browsing your photos within Google Earth.

Just like an expensive GPS camera, HoudahGeo may store latitude, longitude and altitude information right within the image file - invisibly with no loss of quality. HoudahGeo writes EXIF, XMP and IPTC tags. HoudahGeo also lets you to share your geotagged photos in Google Earth or publish them to Flickr or locr.

Major Features:

1. One-stop geocoding for the Mac: HoudahGeo caters to two very different needs:
   
   • You don't need a digital camera with a built-in GPS
   • You don't need a GPS device
2. GPS device: optional
   • HoudahGeo offers you many ways of geocoding your favorite photos:
   • Automatic: Matches photos to GPS track logs and waypoints
   • Using a Google Earth: Point to the desired location
   • Using a map: Pick locations using the built-in map
   • Precision: Attach photos to GPS waypoints
   • Manual: Enter coordinates found on Google Earth, Wikipedia, ...
3. GPS device: supported
   • HoudahGeo connects directly to many brands and models of GPS track loggers. It also reads GPX, NMEA and TCX files created by third party software.
4. iPhoto, Aperture & Lightroom integration
   
   • HoudahGeo interfaces with your preferred photo library. Browse and select images right from within HoudahGeo.
   • When working with iPhoto or Aperture, HoudahGeo used current edited versions for export operations. When writing EXIF/XMP/IPTC tags, it offers the option to seamlessly switch over to working on the original master file.
   • HoudahGeo 2.2 may write geotags to the Places database of iPhoto’09.
5. Automatic geocoding
   
   • Geocode images from a GPS track log with a single click. HoudahGeo supports many brands and models of GPS track loggers. For other devices, you need to use third party software to extract GPX or NMEA track logs from the device.
   • HoudahGeo may also geocode photos to the nearest waypoint.
6. Manual geocoding
   
   • When no GPS device is available, photos may be geocoded manually by pointing to locations in Google Earth or using the integrated map interface.
7. EXIF/XMP/IPTC export
   
   • HoudahGeo may write GPS coordinates and other metadata to EXIF/XMP/IPTC tags of many image formats (JPEG, RAW, DNG, CR2, ...). The visible image itself is not altered in the process. These tags may be read by numerous software products and web services. E.g. iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom, Panoramio, Flickr,...
     
8. Google Earth export
   
   • Create a Google Earth KMZ file from your HoudahGeo project. This allows for viewing your photos within Google Earth. This is a terrific way for sharing photos. Dazzle your friends, empower your business. E.g. a real estate agent may publish photos of available properties pinned to the appropriate locations.
9. KML export
   
   • Advanced users may opt to create KML files from their HoudahGeo projects. This allows for use in Google Earth, Google Maps as well as other applications supporting the emerging KML standard.
10. Flickr export
    
    • Upload your images directly to Flickr. Share your mapped photos.
11. Flickr export
    
    • Upload your images directly to Locr. Share your mapped photos. See your photos in context. Order gorgeous photobooks.
12. Ease of use exemplified
    
    • HoudahGeo presents you with a revolutionary interface: a hybrid between a wizard and traditional document based application. Let yourself be guided through 3 easy steps to geocoded photos.

Enhancements:

• Enhancement: iPhoto'09 integration
• • Reverse geocoding is no longer required to have place names show in iPhoto.
• Bug fix: Project open
• • HoudahGeo could crash on opening a project file.

Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.