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Exchangeable image file format (Exif or EXIF) is a format used for images shot on digital cameras and drones that include metadata for the image including coordinates and other GPS information. The Extract EXIF data tool in ArcGIS for SharePoint allows you to extract selected metadata from EXIF images, store the information in the SharePoint document library, and use the location information to add the data as points on a map.
Tags allowed by ArcGIS for SharePoint
You can extract the following tags using the Extract EXIF data tool, however, extracting Exif.GPSInfo.GPSDestLatitude (GPSLatitude) and Exif.GPSInfo.GPSDestLongitude (GPSLongitude) ensures you have the coordinates for mapping.
For more information on EXIF tags and the data that can be extracted, see the Standard Exif Tags article on the Exiv2 website.
| GPSInfo | Image |
|---|---|
GPSLongitudeRep | DateTime |
GPSLongitude | DateTimeOriginal |
GPSAltitudeRep | Imagewidth |
GPSAltitude | Imagelength |
GPSTimeStamp | BitsPerSample |
GPSSatellites | Compression |
GPSStatus | PhotometricInterpretation |
GPSMeasureMode | DocumentName |
GPSDOP | ImageDescription |
GPSSpeedRef | Make |
GPSSpeed | Model |
GPSTrackRef | StripOffsets |
GPSTrack | Orientation |
GPSImgDirectionRef | SamplesPerPixel |
GPSImgDirection | RowsPerStrip |
GPSMapDatum | StripByteCounts |
GPSDestLatitudeRef | XResolution |
GPSDestLatitude | YResolution |
GPSLongitudeRef | PlanarConfiguration |
GPSDestLongitude | ResolutionUnit |
GPSDestBearingRef | TransferFunction |
GPSDestBearing | Software |
GPSDestDistanceRef | Artist |
GPSDestDistance | WhitePoint |
GPSProcessingMethod | PrimaryChromaticities |
GPSAreaInformation | JPEGInterchangeFormat |
GPSDateStamp | JPEGInterchangeFormatLength |
GPSDifferential | YCbCrCoefficients |
YCbCrSubSampling | |
YCbCrPosition | |
ReferenceBlackWhite | |
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Extract EXIF data
To extract EXIF data from images in your SharePoint document library, complete the following steps:
- Open the SharePoint document library that contains your images.
- Select the item or items from which you want to extract EXIF info.
To select the entire document library, continue without selecting any rows.
- Click Extract EXIF data from the SharePoint toolbar.
Note:
You may need to click the ellipses for more options.
The Extract EXIF data pane appears.
- Under Images to extract from, select Entire document library or Selected items.
A count of the items is displayed.
- Under Data to extract, search for and select the tags that you want to extract.
The extraction will create columns for each tag and populate the cell with the extracted information.
- Click Run.
The extraction runs and a progress window appears. An error window appears if the image file has no EXIF data.
The SharePoint library is updated with each item's metadata.
The items are ready for mapping.