<div dir="ltr">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. <div><br><div>This explains how to change the settings to have photos automatically uploaded to the google photos cloud:</div><div><a href="https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6193313?hl=en">https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6193313?hl=en</a><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>And, it looks like this explains how to set up geotagging for the camera:</div><div><a href="http://smallbusiness.chron.com/geotagging-android-smartphones-38742.html">http://smallbusiness.chron.com/geotagging-android-smartphones-38742.html</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><u style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"> </u><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><font size="2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">Dr. Elizabeth S Cochran</font><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">Research Geophysicist</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">US Geological Survey</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"></span></span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.7272720336914px;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">Visiting Associate in Geophysics</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">California Institute of Technology</span></span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">525 S. Wilson Ave<br>Pasadena, CA 91106</span></font><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"><br>Ph: 626-583-7238<br>Fax: 626-583-7827</span></font></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Irving Flores <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:iflores@gps.caltech.edu" target="_blank">iflores@gps.caltech.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Hi William,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> Thanks.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> 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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> 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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I.E., Cell phone </span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">à</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> photo archive.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> Not even sure if something like this exists. At any rate, thanks again for your help. Appreciate it.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Irving<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> ANSS-netops [mailto:<a href="mailto:anss-netops-bounces@geohazards.usgs.gov" target="_blank">anss-netops-bounces@geohazards.usgs.gov</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hammond, William R. (CDC/NIOSH/OMSHR)<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 14, 2015 11:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:anss-netops@geohazards.usgs.gov" target="_blank">anss-netops@geohazards.usgs.gov</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ANSS-netops] Secured photo archiving with instant upload feature<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I use an iPhone and an app called ContextCam which geotags the photos. I then email it to myself and others.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">This is sort of what you want.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Bob Hammond<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Physical Scientist<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">CDC/NIOSH Spokane Mining Research Division<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">315 E. Montgomery Avenue<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Spokane, WA 99207<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">509-354-8076<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> ANSS-netops [<a href="mailto:anss-netops-bounces@geohazards.usgs.gov" target="_blank">mailto:anss-netops-bounces@geohazards.usgs.gov</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Irving Flores<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 14, 2015 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:anss-netops@geohazards.usgs.gov" target="_blank">anss-netops@geohazards.usgs.gov</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [ANSS-netops] Secured photo archiving with instant upload feature<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’d like to get a few opinions on which services offer more user friendly options, such as:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-left:20.25pt">1)<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span>Security<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:20.25pt">2)<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span>Easy uploading while in field and mobile <u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:20.25pt">3)<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span>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<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:20.25pt">4)<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span>And perhaps timeline and mapping features. Useful, but not a deal breaker.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts or suggestion would be greatly appreciated. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Irving Flores<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Field Engineer<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">U.S. Geological Survey<br>Earthquake Hazards Team<br>Southern California Earthquake Monitoring<br>525 S. 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