Geotagging Concept

I’ve been spending what little spare time I have on BlueGPS and getting data from Windows Mobile over to my Rails app. I received a few feature requests from BlueGPS users asking for the ability to “geotag” locations with a simple note. I ultimately want to build in photo capabilities, but I’ll save that for a rainy day. So over the past few days I’ve been geotagging some of my favorite locations and have posted them here. You can see SensorLogic’s headquarters in the screen below. I took this the other day while leaving work and am amazed at the accuracy of my GPS receiver. It’s definitely accurate within meters.

If you’re interested in sharing your favorite locations with the community then look out for the next version of BlueGPS. I think of all the possibilities with sharing this type of information and how it can be used from a social aspect. Think of creating a geotag and then letting users add comments, rate the location, get directions, add to places to visit, etc. There’s a ton of potential with location based services and I’m hoping to see some ideas I’ve had over the past few years come to fruition. Needless to say, the technology to support this type of application currently exists and it’s only going to become more mainstream.