[Feature]: Estimate Location from other photos #243

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opened 2026-02-04 18:59:05 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 3 comments
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Originally created by @r3nor on GitHub (Sep 3, 2022).

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So Photoprism has a feature that given a 24h time span, it sets the geotag of the images from that span with the geolocation of other images that were taken the same day.

I think this is a very useful feature, but 24h I think is too much and can be innacurate.

It would be a good feature if Immich could get Geolocation estimations from close-taken pictures for those that do not have Geolocation metadata in short timespans.

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Originally created by @r3nor on GitHub (Sep 3, 2022). ### Feature detail So Photoprism has a feature that given a 24h time span, it sets the geotag of the images from that span with the geolocation of other images that were taken the same day. I think this is a very useful feature, but 24h I think is too much and can be innacurate. It would be a good feature if Immich could get Geolocation estimations from close-taken pictures for those that do not have Geolocation metadata in short timespans. ### Platform Server
OVERLORD added the nice to have label 2026-02-04 18:59:05 +03:00
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@alextran1502 commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2022):

Hmm, since most of the picture uploaded from the phone already has geolocation in the image's EXIF. I am not sure if we need this info at all

@alextran1502 commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2022): Hmm, since most of the picture uploaded from the phone already has geolocation in the image's EXIF. I am not sure if we need this info at all
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@r3nor commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

Yes but even with mobile not all photos may have geotags. I explain why I thought about this:

I went on vacation. I made some exterior photos to my family, but then we went to visit a cave where there was no GPS signal, the photos I took in there have no geotags. Also, later that same day we went to eat to a restaurant where there wasn't GPS signal too.

This is not a rare situation. In my case, I don't have any GPS signal on almost any interior spaces...

@r3nor commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): Yes but even with mobile not all photos may have geotags. I explain why I thought about this: I went on vacation. I made some exterior photos to my family, but then we went to visit a cave where there was no GPS signal, the photos I took in there have no geotags. Also, later that same day we went to eat to a restaurant where there wasn't GPS signal too. This is not a rare situation. In my case, I don't have any GPS signal on almost any interior spaces...
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@EnderPicture commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2022):

To add, Google photos have this feature, though it also uses location history data. It would be helpful for phone + camera setups where a traveller would use phones to take snapshots while dedicated cameras with no GPS for more artistic/composed landscapes.

@EnderPicture commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2022): To add, Google photos have this feature, though it also uses location history data. It would be helpful for phone + camera setups where a traveller would use phones to take snapshots while dedicated cameras with no GPS for more artistic/composed landscapes.
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Reference: immich-app/immich#243