Cheap geotagging
Geotagging (or geocoding) is basically storing information about the location of the photo into its EXIF data, such that photo hosting websites like picasa web can show viewers where the photo was taken.
Equipment used:
1) PDA or PDA phone, that runs Windows 2003 or later (includes Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6).
2) Bluetooth (or internal) GPS receiver (generic brand).
3) Canon EOS 400D (Or ANY digital camera that can record time and date info into the photo’s EXIF)
4) PC (Running Windows XP)
Software used:
1) Noni GPSPlot for Pocket PC. This software is completely freeware.
2) WWMX Location Stamper. This is a Microsoft Research Lab software, completely free, that basically takes the file generated by Noni, and puts it into your photos. More details later.
WWMX Location Stamper
You can also use grazer or geosetter.
Process:
1) Switch on GPS receiver, and run Noni on your PDA/PDA Phone.
2) Ensure that your camera “Date/Time” settings are very similar to the GPS Time settings. I guess an error of a minute or two is ok.. if u are not moving too fast. You can check the GPS Time settings using Noni. It is not your PDA phone time settings. GPS satellites use an atomic clock.
3) Start recording a track using Noni.
4) Walk around and take photos! Meanwhile, Noni is recording the places you have been to. Of course it is necessary to have your GPS receiver close to you when u shoot, such that the readings are accurate enough. For me, i threw my GPS receiver in my camera bag, sling it on my shoulder and left it alone. It uses SIRF Star III Chipset, so it can still track well inside the bag pocket.
5) After shooting, EXPORT (not SAVE) the track using Noni to GPX format. Noni can export to Google Earth format which you can then open and view the track in Google Earth. But the next step requires GPX format.
6) Go home and switch on your PC. Copy the GPX file from your PDA to your computer.
7) Edit and Post-Process your photos. Avoid altering the time/date taken in EXIF data.
Run WWMX Location Stamper, drag all the photos you want to geotag/geocode, and Add Track -> your GPX file you saved earlier.
9) Click on “Add Tracks to Photos”. And you have it! Geotagged photos that say where they were taken.
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Software costs: FREE!!! Legally!!!
Well.. i hope this experience will encourage more photographers to try Geotagging/ Geocoding. You don’t need an expensive cam like a Nikon D3. Handphone cam also can!
Enjoy!
I copied this article for safe keeping, the original article is here http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345512
Here http://www.bitstorm.org/2008-6/Geotagging.html you can find some more info (dutch)
If you own a flickr account you can enable automatic geotagging
Automagically import GPS information as geo data
Some cameras can store GPS (location) coordinates in a photo’s EXIF header. If you like, Flickr can use that data if it’s available to place your photos on your map automatically.
Just go to http://www.flickr.com/account/geo/exif and enable this (hidden) setting. And after that, all photo’s that have geodata in their exif will be placed on the map 
NOTE: If you don’t have a GPS receiver you can also geotag you photos by hand ; take a look at this post ;
http://www.tjeerdoo.com/2008/05/11/geotagging/
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