VFX_man
08-11-2017, 02:16 PM
Hi all, was concerned with being able to find the 10 trail cameras that we set out last weekend . . .
Note: I do have a pretty good visual remembrance, but after the leaves fall, it will look totally different.
What I ended up doing since they are spread around a roughly 100km loop . . .
Using my iPhone during scout:
1) Pre-cached the google map of the area we were scouting on the phone.
2) After placing a trail camera, in Google maps I drop a pin at the location and save it to my "Favorites". Unfortunately, you can't add a location label due to no cell/wifi signal. But it will drop a marker you can edit later.
3) Take photos of roadside landmarks/trail camera - iPhone records the Photo location even without wifi/cell connection.
4) Rinse and Repeat.
After Scout at Computer:
1) Went online to my Google account and converted the "Favorites" to "Starred" locations and added descriptor labels - i.e. trail camera number and landmarks.
2) Then compared the Google markers to the iPhone's Photo's "Places" Album [iPhone shows a map with where they were taken] and did any slight corrections.
3) Recorded all of the GPS coordinates and descriptor info in a text document on the iPhone. That way I can copy paste the GPS Coordinates into my iPhone map when out of signal range.
Geeky bit:
1) Created a high resolution multiple screen captured stitched base map using the Google maps satellite images that display my "Starred" locations.
2) In a photo manipulation application -- Labelled all points and landmarks needed.
3) Imported and labelled the iPhone photos I took of the locations onto the base map then added connector lines from them to the "Starred" locations.
4) Saved composite high resolution image to iPhone and might even print it out.
Why all of the effort? If I am unable to retrieve these at season end. My two buddies who live up there can try. And I can try to "scout" using Satellite images - but they appear to be out of date unfortunately.
Geek out, VFX
Note: I do have a pretty good visual remembrance, but after the leaves fall, it will look totally different.
What I ended up doing since they are spread around a roughly 100km loop . . .
Using my iPhone during scout:
1) Pre-cached the google map of the area we were scouting on the phone.
2) After placing a trail camera, in Google maps I drop a pin at the location and save it to my "Favorites". Unfortunately, you can't add a location label due to no cell/wifi signal. But it will drop a marker you can edit later.
3) Take photos of roadside landmarks/trail camera - iPhone records the Photo location even without wifi/cell connection.
4) Rinse and Repeat.
After Scout at Computer:
1) Went online to my Google account and converted the "Favorites" to "Starred" locations and added descriptor labels - i.e. trail camera number and landmarks.
2) Then compared the Google markers to the iPhone's Photo's "Places" Album [iPhone shows a map with where they were taken] and did any slight corrections.
3) Recorded all of the GPS coordinates and descriptor info in a text document on the iPhone. That way I can copy paste the GPS Coordinates into my iPhone map when out of signal range.
Geeky bit:
1) Created a high resolution multiple screen captured stitched base map using the Google maps satellite images that display my "Starred" locations.
2) In a photo manipulation application -- Labelled all points and landmarks needed.
3) Imported and labelled the iPhone photos I took of the locations onto the base map then added connector lines from them to the "Starred" locations.
4) Saved composite high resolution image to iPhone and might even print it out.
Why all of the effort? If I am unable to retrieve these at season end. My two buddies who live up there can try. And I can try to "scout" using Satellite images - but they appear to be out of date unfortunately.
Geek out, VFX