GPSInfos 2 Google Earth 1.0.6.3
Description
GPSInfos2GE is a small command line program that extracts the GPSInfo values of the Exif section of pictures from digital cameras and displays them in Google Earth or a web browser.
GPSInfos2GE uses the Exiv2 Image Metadata Library v0.28.8 (with support for HEIF, JPEG XL and XMP metadata enabled).
Installation Remarks
- GPSInfos2GE.exe can be used with a button in the toolbar of Total Commander. You can copy the following code, adapt the paths to your installation directory and paste it in your default toolbar.
< -------- Copy (Do not include this line) -------- >
TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
%COMMANDER_PATH%\Tools\GPSInfos2GE\GPSInfos2GE.exe
-l %UL
%COMMANDER_PATH%\Tools\GPSInfos2GE\GPSInfos2GE.exe
GPSInfos2GE
%COMMANDER_PATH%\Tools\GPSInfos2GE\
-1
< ------ End copy (Do not include this line) ------ >
- GPSInfos2GE.exe can be used as Send To utility. Place a shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+F5) of GPSInfos2GE.exe in directory
%USERPROFILE%\SendToif you use WinXP,%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendToif you use Vista or later.
Usage
GPSInfos2GE[.exe] [
Parameters
| Parameter | Setting |
|---|---|
| -b browser.exe | to set path to web browser application |
| -ge googleearth.exe | to set path to Google Earth application, defaults to "%ProgramFiles%\Google\Google Earth Pro\client\googleearth.exe" or "%ProgramFiles%\Google\Google Earth\client\googleearth.exe" or "%ProgramFiles%\Google\Google Earth\googleearth.exe" |
| -l input.lst | to set path of input picture list file |
| -nge | to not start Google Earth application |
| -o output.kml | to set path of KML output file, defaults to "%TEMP%\name.kml" |
| -url "http://geomap.url" | to set the template geo/map URL to open in browser, defaults to "https://maps.google.com/?q=#LAT#,#LON#" where #LAT#/#LON# is replaced by the signed latitude/longitude, resp.#LATABS#/#LONABS# is replaced by the unsigned latitude/longitude, resp.#LATREF# is replaced by the latitude reference, e.g. N or S#LONREF# is replaced by the longitude reference, e.g. E or W |
| -v | to show program version and exit |
Examples
- GPSInfos2GE -o "C:\temp\GPSInfos2GE.kml" DSC1.jpg DSC2.jpg DSC3.jpg
- GPSInfos2GE -l "C:\temp\pics.lst"
- GPSInfos2GE -nge -b firefox -url "https://osm.org/?mlat=#LAT#&mlon=#LON#" DSC1.jpg DSC2.jpg
- GPSInfos2GE -nge -b firefox -url "https://www.google.com/maps?ll=#LAT#,#LON#&q=#LAT#,#LON#&hl=en&t=m&z=11"
- GPSInfos2GE -b chrome -url "https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=#LATABS#_#LATREF#_#LONABS#_#LONREF#" DSC1.jpg
ChangeLog
- Version 1.0.6.3 (10.03.2026)
- enabled JPEG XL support
- added brotli of v1.2.0
- updated exiv2 to v0.28.8
- updated expat to v2.7.4
- updated zlib to v1.3.2
- Version 1.0.6.2 (14.03.2025)
- updated expat to v2.7.0
- Version 1.0.6.1 (06.03.2025)
- rebuilt with enabled XMP metadata support
- Version 1.0.6.0 (05.03.2025)
- switched to Visual Studio 2017
- added 64-bit support
- added default path for Google Earth Pro application
- fixed reading picture list file with UTF-8 BOM (option -l)
- updated exiv2 to v0.27.7 (with HEIF support enabled)
- updated expat to v2.6.4
- updated zlib to v1.3.1
- Version 1.0.5.0 (28.01.2013)
- added version and license information (option -v)
- Version 1.0.4.0 (23.01.2013)
- fixed support of option -nge
- Version 1.0.3.0 (22.01.2013)
- added support of picture list file (option -l)
- added support of output file path and name (option -o)
- added support of option -nge
- Version 1.0.2.0 (17.01.2013)
- added support of web browser (options -b and -url)
- Version 1.0.1.0 (12.04.2012)
- maintenance release
- Version 1.0.0.4 (10.10.2010)
- first public version
License
Copyright © 2010-2026 Thomas Beutlich
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Acknowledgments
- Exiv2 Image Metadata Library
- https://exiv2.org/
Trademark and Copyright Statements
- Total Commander is Copyright © 1993-2026 by Christian Ghisler, Ghisler Software GmbH.
- https://www.ghisler.com
Feedback
If you have problems, questions, suggestions please contact Thomas Beutlich.
- Email: support@tbeu.de
- URL: https://tbeu.totalcmd.net