I have been waiting for GeoTagging to come to Flickr for a long time and now it is finally here!

Here is the definition of GeoTagging from Wikipedia:

"GeoTagging, sometimes referred to as Geocoding, is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as websites, RSS feeds, or images. This data usually consists of latitude and longitude coordinates, though it can also include altitude and place names."

Basically, it maps the locations that you took your pictures so that you can give people a virtual tour of your trip, here is an example I made up tonight of our trip to Vancouver in 2005:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenrockarts/map/

Adding the GeoTags to our pictures was fairly easy and will convince me to renew my Flickr pro account when it expires. I am also probably going to buy a GPS that I can bring along with me when Catherine and I go on vacation later this year.

One gripe that I do have with Flickr GeoTagging is that it uses Yahoo Maps for its map layer (since it is now own by Yahoo). The Yahoo maps don't have the level of detail that Google maps has and I found myself switching over to Google maps to get a better satellite view of Vancouver.