iphonegeotagging

What information is stored in EFIX/JPEG photos taken on the iPhone with geotagging enabled?


I know that some of this data is viewable in iPhoto, such as latitude, longitude, and altitude, but is there more than this available? More specifically I am wanting to get the direction of the image as well, which is part of the EXIF format. Or does something other than geotagging need to be enabled (something to do with the compass)?


Solution

  • Okay, good news :). The direction is stored in GPS Img Direction. Here's what I was able to get from a photo taken from an iphone (with location services and compass turned on) using the ExifTool mentioned by @rwong.

    ExifTool Version Number         : 8.34
    File Name                       : photo.JPG
    Directory                       : C:/Documents and Settings/user/My Document
    s/Downloads
    File Size                       : 349 kB
    File Modification Date/Time     : 2010:10:19 14:05:39-06:00
    File Permissions                : rw-rw-rw-
    File Type                       : JPEG
    MIME Type                       : image/jpeg
    JFIF Version                    : 1.01
    Exif Byte Order                 : Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
    Image Description               : Back Camera
    Make                            : Apple
    Camera Model Name               : iPhone
    Orientation                     : Horizontal (normal)
    X Resolution                    : 72
    Y Resolution                    : 72
    Resolution Unit                 : inches
    Software                        : 4.0.1
    Modify Date                     : 2010:10:19 14:00:52
    Y Cb Cr Positioning             : Centered
    Exposure Time                   : 1/146
    F Number                        : 2.4
    Exposure Program                : Program AE
    ISO                             : 80
    Exif Version                    : 0221
    Date/Time Original              : 2010:10:19 14:00:52
    Create Date                     : 2010:10:19 14:00:52
    Shutter Speed Value             : 1/146
    Aperture Value                  : 2.4
    Metering Mode                   : Average
    Flash                           : Off, Did not fire
    Focal Length                    : 3.9 mm
    Subject Area                    : 1295 967 699 696
    Flashpix Version                : 0100
    Color Space                     : sRGB
    Exif Image Width                : 1296
    Exif Image Height               : 968
    Sensing Method                  : One-chip color area
    Exposure Mode                   : Auto
    White Balance                   : Auto
    Scene Capture Type              : Standard
    Sharpness                       : Hard
    GPS Latitude Ref                : North
    GPS Longitude Ref               : West
    GPS Time Stamp                  : 14:00:46.81
    GPS Img Direction Ref           : True North
    GPS Img Direction               : 32.52336904
    Image Width                     : 1296
    Image Height                    : 968
    Encoding Process                : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
    Bits Per Sample                 : 8
    Color Components                : 3
    Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)
    Aperture                        : 2.4
    GPS Latitude                    : 45 deg 14' 58.20" N
    GPS Longitude                   : 121 deg 39' 4.80" W
    GPS Position                    : 45 deg 14' 58.20" N, 121 deg 39' 4.80" W
    Image Size                      : 1296x968
    Shutter Speed                   : 1/146
    Focal Length                    : 3.9 mm
    Light Value                     : 10.0