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Precision Geocoding & Mapping (Location Tab)

The Location tab with a map, address search bar at the top, and workflow tools in the side rail. The Location tab with a map, address search bar at the top, and workflow tools in the side rail.
The Location tab: your geographic command centre.

The map uses OpenStreetMap tiles for street view and Esri / ArcGIS imagery for satellite view; attribution is shown in the map's bottom-right. Address search is handled by MapTiler with an automatic fallback to OpenStreetMap Nominatim.

Smart Search & Paste

  • Address search: type any address or landmark to fly the map there.
  • Smart Paste: paste GPS coordinates from almost any source:
    • Google Maps URL: right-click a point and copy the link.
    • Decimal pair: e.g. 45.5231, -122.6765.
    • DMS (degrees/minutes/seconds): e.g. 40°42'46.0"N 74°00'21.6"W.

Formats not supported

Plus Codes (OLC) and what3words strings are not currently recognised. Convert to decimal first.

Workflow Power Tools

  • Pin to map: save a photo's location as a temporary reference pin.
  • Last used: instantly re-apply the most recently used coordinates.
  • Clear location: strip the current GPS coordinates (staged; not committed until you write changes).
  • Location Presets: save named coordinates (e.g. Home Studio, Gallery East Pier) for one-click reuse. Presets are stored locally in your browser and remain available across sessions on the same device.

GPX Track Sync

Import a .gpx log recorded on a GPS handheld or with the Mobile GPS Field Logger.

  • Scope: Run Match operates on every photo in the gallery, not just your current selection.
  • Time Offsets: correct for a camera clock that drifted from UTC. Jade GT also supports per-camera offsets when a shoot mixes bodies with different clock settings. The matcher applies the right offset to each photo based on its camera identity.
  • Match Window: default is 30 minutes; the threshold is a slider in the Match Preview. Tighten to 1 to 2 minutes for dense logs, or widen if your camera clock was badly out. Photos outside the window are flagged as unmatched and keep their original GPS.
  • Matching algorithm: Jade GT picks the single closest GPX point by timestamp. It does not interpolate between track points, so matches are as accurate as your GPX sample rate.
  • What gets written: only latitude and longitude. Altitude, heading, and speed captured by the Logger are not written to EXIF.
The GPS Match Preview modal with an amber alert warning "MANY PHOTOS UNMATCHED. CAMERA CLOCK MAY BE OFF", a Fix Clock button, per-photo cards showing Old/New coordinates, filter/sort controls, and a Match Window 30 MIN slider. The GPS Match Preview modal with an amber alert warning "MANY PHOTOS UNMATCHED. CAMERA CLOCK MAY BE OFF", a Fix Clock button, per-photo cards showing Old/New coordinates, filter/sort controls, and a Match Window 30 MIN slider.
The Match Preview audits every pairing and surfaces clock-drift warnings before any coordinates get written.
What the Match Preview shows

After clicking Run Match, the preview shows a card per photo with:

  • Old vs New coordinates.
  • Time delta to the matched GPX point.
  • Filter (All / Matched / Unmatched) and sort (Time Delta / Filename) controls.
  • Per-card checkboxes: tick the cards you want to apply before confirming.
  • If many photos come back unmatched, the preview shows a Fix Clock shortcut that jumps you straight to the offset workflow on the Logger page.
What the GPX parser reads

Jade GT parses <trkpt> (track points) and <wpt> (waypoints). <rtept> route points and GPX extensions (including speed, cadence, heart-rate fields) are ignored.