Use Automator or some other method to extract EXIF GPS data from batches of photos on the Mac

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I need a way of extracting EXIF GPS data, using my Mac, from a bunch of photos taken on an iPhone. So for example, if I put 1000 photos into a folder, I want an easy way of extracting all the GPS data for each photo into a text file.

A solution which gets me close will probably be good enough. I've looked at Automator but don't see a built in way to do what I need. I have Aperture, iPhoto and Photoshop CS4 on my Mac in case someone knows a way of incorporating those applications.

Best Answer

With Commandline tools this is easy:

  • Install Homebrew
  • brew install exiftools in the Terminal
  • find ~/Pictures/ -iname '*.jpg' -print -exec exiftool -DateTimeOriginal -GPSLatitude -GPSLongitude {} \; in the Terminal