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Copper Contributor

Aug 07, 2023

Photos with GPS data stripped upon upload

good day Is there a way to prevent the GPS data in pictures from being stripped when being uploaded into SharePoint Online? we just moved away from google workspace and are seeing issues like th...

Iron Contributor

Aug 07, 2023

markamekapse

SharePoint does not remove the GPS location details stored within photos. The original file is uploaded without changes. The GPS coordinates are not extracted into SharePoint columns.

SharePoint does not support extracting GPS location details from photos. This functionality was removed a couple of years ago. There are apps that provide this functionality (e.g., automatically extract GPS details during uploading and then offer a feature to show the photos on a Google map. See https://www.slimapplications.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/explorerGoogleMapsmp4.png.

In short, OOTB SharePoint does not support extracting GPS location details or using Google Maps or Bing Maps.

markamekapse

Copper Contributor

Aug 07, 2023

Paul de Jong

Thank you for the clarification on GPS data and SharePoint.

Where can I find applications that would integrate into SharePoint online and help me achieve my result?

Thanks

Paul de Jong
Iron Contributor
Aug 08, 2023
markamekapse
The Collab365 site contains a list with apps (https://collab365.com/best-document-management-solutions-for-sharepoint/). The SLIM Explorer one (https://collab365.com/best-document-management-solutions-for-sharepoint/#t-1677591384118) provides functionality to extract GPS coordinates from images and show the photos on a map.