Software/Hardware Protocols: Transferring GPS-Linked Photographs to MediaMapper

Once you have taken photographs of your desired site and subjects (see Photo Point Monitoring Protocol in collaboration with GPS), you can now download these images to begin creating an interactive, user-friendly map of your site.

  1. Hook up Trimble GPS unit to its port, which should be connected to your computer
  2. To begin a new map:
                Open MediaMapper > Open new media map and save
  1. To download your GPS data from the field:
                Open GPS Pathfinder Office
                Utilities > Data Transfer > Add > Data Files
                Select your saved GPS file > Open > Transfer all
                Utilities > Export
                Under Export Setup, make sure MediaMapper is selected
                Also make sure the System is UTM (to calibrate with your digital camera)
  1. To download your digital pictures:
            Connect your digital camera to the computer
            When asked what to do with them, Save under your new map name in MediaMapper
  1. To export your pictures onto your media map:
             In MediaMapper
                  Add Media (some icon) > Select Match media with GPS data > Next
                  Select your Log file > Next
                  Select Existing Media > Next
                  Select your digital camera > Next
                  Select the folder in which you saved your photos > Next
                  Calibrate the photographs with the GPS unit by entering the UTC numbers in your first photograph into the appropriate boxes > OK
                  Select all the photo files (using Shift-Click to select all) > Open
                  Select √

Your pictures will be put onto your media map, linked to their GPS coordinates

 

Webpage and project content by:

Dr. Joel Elliott, University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology
Liz Fly, University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology
Erin Spear,  University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology

This project is funded by the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium and the University of Puget Sound

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