Photo Map Creator

Photo Map Creator is a small tool written in Python 3. It parses a photo directory and creates an HTML document that shows all GPS positions within an embedded map. We use OpenLayers to render maps.

Example Output

The following screenshot shows an example output. A corresponding HTML document can be found in this repository here.

Dependencies

Python 3 must be installed in order to run Photo Map Creator. Furthermore you need at least the first of the following dependencies:

• gpsphoto: Install it via pip3 install gpsphoto piexif exifread pillow.
• exiftool: This dependency is optional. It is only needed, if you like to process non-JPEG input images (e.g. Apple HEIC). Install it in Linux via sudo apt-get exiftool.

Usage

You can run Photo Map Creator by either CLI or GUI. The output is always written into the maps/ directory.

Command Line Interface (CLI)

python3 photo-map-creator.py OUTPUT_FILENAME GPS_LATITUDE GPS_LONGITUDE ZOOM PHOTO_DIRECTORY

The parameters are given below:

• OUTPUT_FILENAME: Name of the output file. The postfix .html added by the tool.
• GPS_LATITUDE: Signed decimal Latitude for the initial view. If 0.0 is given, that the latitude from the first photo is taken.
• GPS_LONGITUDE: Signed decimal Latitude for the initial view. If 0.0 is given, that the Longitude from the first photo is taken.
• ZOOM: Zoom value for the initial view. E.g. 15
• PHOTO_DIRECTORY: Path to your photos.

Example:

python3 photo-map-creator.py amsterdam 52.3667 4.8945 15 /Users/andi/Pictures/2019/Amsterdam

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Start as follows:

python3 photo-map-creator.py

The set of parameters is same as with the command line interface, but set by textfields and a directory dialog.