Guide

PhotoGeoMap

Upload photos, create albums, share maps, and join the community.

User Operation Guide

Upload photos, build albums, and share your map with the community.

PhotoGeoMap turns photos with location data into interactive maps. This guide explains the basic workflow from upload to public sharing.

Upload photos

  1. Log in. Open PhotoGeoMap and choose Login from the menu.
  2. Open Upload photos. Use the upload button in the map menu or the dashboard.
  3. Select an image. The image file is the only required field.
  4. Let GPS fill automatically. If the image contains EXIF GPS data, latitude and longitude are filled for you.
  5. Add optional details. You can add title, caption, album, or a fallback image URL. Captions can include links.
  6. Save photo. After saving, the photo appears on the map if coordinates are available.

Tip: if GPS is missing, enter latitude and longitude manually before saving.

Visual walkthrough

PhotoGeoMap map front page
Map front page with markers and the bottom photo slider.
Upload photo screen
Upload screen where the image is required and GPS can auto-fill.
Share menu
Share menu for copy URL, QR code, social sharing, and email.
Community shared album cards
Community page showing shared albums with map previews.
Album discussion page
Album discussion page with embedded map and comments.

Create and manage albums

  1. Open Dashboard. Albums are managed from the owner dashboard.
  2. Create an album. Enter an album name and optional description.
  3. Assign photos. When uploading or editing a photo, choose the album.
  4. Rename or delete. Existing albums can be renamed or deleted from Your albums.
  5. Use Default Album. Photos without an assigned album are placed in Default Album automatically.

View the map

Visitors can view public maps without logging in. Logged-in users see their own photos by default. Use View all to show all photos that belong to the current map owner, or choose an album to focus the map on a specific area.

Share URL, QR code, and social links

  1. Open the map or album. Choose the album you want to share.
  2. Click Share. The share menu includes Facebook, X, Email, QR code, and Copy URL.
  3. Copy URL. Send the link to anyone. They can view the shared map without logging in.
  4. Use QR code. Show the QR code at an event, printed guide, shop, or exhibition.

Share an album with the community

  1. Open Dashboard. Find the album under Your albums.
  2. Enable community sharing. Check Share this album in Community.
  3. Add a community description. Explain what the album is about.
  4. Save settings. The album appears on the Community page with a map preview.
  5. Open Discussion. Each shared album has its own discussion page.

Discuss albums

On an album discussion page, visitors can view the embedded map and read comments. Logged-in users can post comments and reply to other comments. The comment avatar uses the same avatar uploaded in PhotoGeoMap.

Use cases

  • Travel diary: upload trip photos and share a route-style map with friends.
  • Family album: create family albums and send public viewing links to relatives.
  • Event map: collect photos from a festival, school event, or meetup and discuss them in one place.
  • Location portfolio: photographers, guides, and local businesses can present work by place.
  • Field survey: record site photos with GPS and organize them by project album.
  • Community discovery: share public albums so others can explore and comment.