[ANSS-netops] Secured photo archiving with instant upload feature

[Irving Flores]

Thanks, Elizabeth 

 This looks promising. I was actually comparing this service with the revamped Flickr.

 These two gallery apps, along with a few more such as photo bucket, smugmug & drop pic to name a few, offer A LOT of useful features. 

 Storage, security and ease of use would seem to be our top priorities. Now while Flickr offers 1Tb of free space, Google photos offers an unlimited amount. Although there are resizing constraints on uploaded videos & pics.

 The services are out there, for sure. And the decision to migrate, if we will, to one of these will require a bit more discussion.

 Thanks again.

Cheers,
Irving

Sent from my battle tested field DROID

"Cochran, Elizabeth" <ecochran at usgs.gov> wrote:

>With an Android + google account you can set up the phone to upload pictures directly to the Google Photos cloud archive which can be accessed anywhere. And, it looks like you can set up geotagging on android cameras as well, but I have not done this. 
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>This explains how to change the settings to have photos automatically uploaded to the google photos cloud:
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>https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6193313?hl=en
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>And, it looks like this explains how to set up geotagging for the camera:
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>http://smallbusiness.chron.com/geotagging-android-smartphones-38742.html
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>Dr. Elizabeth S Cochran
>Research Geophysicist
>US Geological Survey
>Visiting Associate in Geophysics
>California Institute of Technology
>525 S. Wilson Ave
>Pasadena, CA 91106
>Ph: 626-583-7238
>Fax: 626-583-7827
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>On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Irving Flores <iflores at gps.caltech.edu> wrote:
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>Hi William,
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>Thanks.
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>This definitely looks like a step up from what I’m currently using, so it’s definitely an improvement. But I suppose I should have been a tad more specific. I’m trying to see if there’s a way to bypass the “middle man” here. The middle man being the step that requires me to either email the pictures to myself or transfer them from my phone/camera to my computer and then to the storage service.
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>In essence, what I’m looking for is a feature/app that allows me to take pictures (cell phone with perhaps a custom photo app) and  upload these pictures directly to my storage archive without the need to email them or transfer them to my computer.
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>I.E., Cell phone à photo archive.
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>Not even sure if something like this exists. At any rate, thanks again for your help. Appreciate it.
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>Cheers,
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>Irving
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>From: ANSS-netops [mailto:anss-netops-bounces at geohazards.usgs.gov] On Behalf Of Hammond, William R. (CDC/NIOSH/OMSHR)
>Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 11:59 AM
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>Subject: Re: [ANSS-netops] Secured photo archiving with instant upload feature
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>I use an iPhone and an app called ContextCam which geotags the photos.  I then email it to myself and others.
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>This is sort of what you want.
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>Regards,
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>Bob Hammond
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>Physical Scientist
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>CDC/NIOSH Spokane Mining Research Division
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>315 E. Montgomery Avenue
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>Spokane, WA 99207
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>509-354-8076
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>From: ANSS-netops [mailto:anss-netops-bounces at geohazards.usgs.gov] On Behalf Of Irving Flores
>Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 11:51 AM
>To: anss-netops at geohazards.usgs.gov
>Subject: [ANSS-netops] Secured photo archiving with instant upload feature
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>Hi all,
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>Any recommendations for a secured photo archive that allows the user to geotag and instantaneously upload pictures taken from the field directly into a cloud type storage?
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>I’m currently using a service that’s akin to a scaled down version of shutterfly for field photos. It’s basic and effective, but I’m sure there are better alternatives.
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>I’d like to get a few opinions on which services offer more user friendly options, such as:
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>1)      Security
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>2)      Easy uploading while in field and mobile 
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>3)      Geotagging feature that possibly determines your location and directs you to a more specific sub-folder in your storage directory without having to navigate there yourself
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>4)      And perhaps timeline and mapping features. Useful, but not a deal breaker.
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>Any thoughts or suggestion would be greatly appreciated. 
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>Cheers,
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>Irving Flores
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>Field Engineer
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>U.S. Geological Survey
>Earthquake Hazards Team
>Southern California Earthquake Monitoring
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