eriksmartt.com>Selected Archives

PyS60 + geotagging

Matt Croydon has written a Python for Series 60 app to generate KML files using a Bluetooth GPS. Included in the code is a simple Python library for generating the KML file. The KML files can then be loaded into Google Maps or Google Earth.

Geotagging with a phone has incredible potential, thanks to network connectivity and on-board cameras. It should be easy enough to build on this application concept by geotagging pictures automatically within the EXIF data, or simply by tagging and posting directly to Flickr.

One could also go a step further and plot KML feeds directly on the phone, building on scripts like the one posted here that use Python for Series 60 to build a scrollable map using Google Maps tiles.