iPhone 3G and AirMe
Posted on August 12, 2008
Filed Under Journal
The iPhone 3G can automatically geotag photos, and with this app called AirMe, they can be sent directly to your Flickr account. We’re headed across country from Gloucester, MA to San Francisco; click on the map to see the photos; it will be updated in (near) realtime. Unfortunately, I didn’t download this thing until a day into the trip in Ohio, but it’s working great!
UPDATE, Aug. 16:
The ‘empty’ spots you’ll see on the map are areas with little or no data service. Also, AirMe is a little flukey when driving in and out of service areas, it will keep trying to upload and apparently not realize it has already uploaded a photo successfully. I had the same photo uploaded about 15 times without knowing it!
UPDATE 2, Aug. 22:
The author of the AirMe app has released an update to fix the duplicate uploads. Works much more smoothly now. Also, I’ve learned that if you are in an area with no town nearby, AirMe will just put in “United States” as the area. Given that you are in the U.S. of course.