GEO-LOCATING AN IMAGE USING EXIF DATA

Abstract

GPS (Global Positioning System) information is a type of EXIF (Exchangeable Image file Format) metadata that's implanted in a computerized photo record. The project aims to create a system that takes useruploaded pictures, extracts the metadata, shows the coordinates of the location information on a custom Google Maps embedded API, and displays the make and model of the gadget utilized to capture the picture. The system employs Python's exif and Pillow modules to extract the metadata from the uploaded image file. The metadata incorporates GPS information that contains the latitude and longitude coordinates of the area where the picture was taken. The extracted coordinates are then passed to the Google Maps API to show the area of the picture on map. This data is shown on the webpage, giving extra subtle elements almost the picture.