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A geotagging overview

We just published my high-level look at the nascent technology of geotagging, the incorporation of GPS-based location data into digital photos.

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Stephen Shankland has been a reporter at CNET since 1998 and writes about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D printing, USB, and new computing technology in general. He has a soft spot in his heart for standards groups and I/O interfaces. His first big scoop was about radioactive cat poop.
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  • I've been covering the technology industry for 24 years and was a science writer for five years before that. I've got deep expertise in microprocessors, digital photography, computer hardware and software, internet standards, web technology, and other dee
Stephen Shankland

I've been immersed in a story in geotagging, in which location data is attached to digital photos. I'm going to post a blog entry later with my own impressions about the technology, but meanwhile CNET News published my high-level look at geotagging today.