Each picture is uploaded via the Rich text tool, so each picture has to have its own URL. You place the marker where the photo was taken, and when you hit the image icon, an html box pops up. Edit HTML allows you to get behind the scenes, so to speak, and change the coding or add coding as you deem fit.īasically, if you’re skilled at coding, you can create a webpage for each place maker.Īs far as geotagging your pictures within Google Maps, it’s a totally manual project.If you’re not an expert at coding, which is where I tend to live, this tool is a lifesaver. Rich text parallels WYSIWYG, giving you the ability to add images, make font changes, and add bullets, etc., to your place maker.Plain text which is just as it reads you type and it appears.Within the place marker box, Google gives you three options to take advantage of: Once you determine which tool suits your purpose, you’re ready to start creating.Īfter you get your route done, the fun part starts by adding points of interest, photos, comments, information, links, and any other necessary information to create the story you want your readers to enjoy. Sometimes, I would just shoot the street sign to avoid the interruption between story and record keeping, as well as having to not write anything down. While taking pictures at the same time, my goal is to obtain the best possible visual record of where I’m going, and where I’ve been. Simply put, I would walk a route, and keep copious notes of the streets I was walking, the turns I made, or the landmarks I saw along the way. The first stop on my learn-by-doing adventure was, of course, the king of maps, Google. So, I took matters into my own hands and learned the old fashioned way by investigation, experimentation, and implementation. My business website is a hyper-local niche online lifestyle magazine, Travelin’ Local, where I features countless walking and bike riding maps, including a judicious quantity of photos to accompany my stories for the area that we specialize in, which includes Los Angeles and environs.Įager to figure out and learn how to Geo-Tag my walks, I was amazed at the lack of information and knowledge regarding the how’s, what’s, where’s, when’s, why’s, and who’s, as it pertains to this technology and how to integrate it into stories, blogs, and websites. A Guest post from Lisa Newton by Lisa Newton Travelin’ Local

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