Import geotagged jpegs into Microstation v8i

Is it possible to import geotagged images into a dgn-file? Having the images land where the geotag location is? I measured a pipe, and took pictures if the pipe-labels along the way. I'd like these images to show up at the correct location in Microstation. The topics I've found on this date back to 2012, so I was hoping an update had made it possible.

  • Look at this and the tool GPSPhotoCells: www.centauron.de/.../katalog.dot

    Regards

    Frank

    since 1985: GIS, CAD, Engineering (Civil)  Senior Consultant : [Autodesk Civil 3D , Esri ArcGIS, VertiGIS: in previous days : Bentley MS V4 - V8i, GeoGraphics, Bentley Map V8i, InRoads,  HHK Geograf, IBr DAVID] :  Dev: [C, C++, .NET, Java, SQL, FORTRAN, UML]
    [direct quote by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Schmidt]: "Wer Kritik übel nimmt, hat etwas zu verbergen"
    Wer Grammatik- und/oder Rechtschreibfehler findet, der darf sie behalten :-)

  • We would suggest that the use of the Raster Manager would be the better option for placing images within your design files. Ensuring that the location and scale of the image is being attached according to some geospatial parameters or coordinate systems can add a further complexity to this operation. How the Raster Manager attaches your image according to specific geotagg information can depend of the type of image you are trying to attach and the coordinate or spatial information you have been provided with. These methods can fall into a number of categories specific to this information. The following Bentley Community wiki page provides some very good information on using World Coordinates, Sister Files, Georeferencing, Geocoding etc. It also shows various preferences used in the georeferencing of your image files.

    communities.bentley.com/.../raster-reprojection

    If you require further assistance do not hesitate to ask.

    Regards
    Andrew Bell
    Technical Support
    Bentley Systems

  • But I bet Jacob is looking for tool which can handle EXIF geotags which are not supported by the Microstation Raster Manager, yet

    Regards

    Frank

    since 1985: GIS, CAD, Engineering (Civil)  Senior Consultant : [Autodesk Civil 3D , Esri ArcGIS, VertiGIS: in previous days : Bentley MS V4 - V8i, GeoGraphics, Bentley Map V8i, InRoads,  HHK Geograf, IBr DAVID] :  Dev: [C, C++, .NET, Java, SQL, FORTRAN, UML]
    [direct quote by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Schmidt]: "Wer Kritik übel nimmt, hat etwas zu verbergen"
    Wer Grammatik- und/oder Rechtschreibfehler findet, der darf sie behalten :-)

  • you cant really use the  rasters  in your drawing at true scale as they will be only a few cms long / wide

    but you can use Irfanview ( free viewer) to read the  EXIF GPS data   for each photo   

    copy paste into excel  csv for later use ie long lat WGS84

    open a new file set coord system to wgs 84 then use import coordinates to put an active point  and a  number from your csv file  it will have XYT

    where the XY are the  lat long and T is photo id either a simple number or file name number....

    this then will label where the photos were taken well the coordinates  of the camera / phone  was when photo taken.

    then if you ref this file into your active file with the pipe line you have the  mean now to  use call out arrows  and  draw  boxes to attach the rasters interactive by  corners of the boxes so the photos are visible the arrow is at the  active point  and you can see your  pipeline cad  I would then label the  points with coordiantes  northings and eastings local datum  or you can copy the  long lat from csv file and  photo id in the active file then turn off the GPS coordiante ref file ..just depends how many  photos you has as to the efforts needed...

    The centurian tool refered to previously  just links the  photo to a cell that it  places for you in / from long lat  bit  you have to click on the cell to view the  photo an elegant solution... but may not be what you wanted as you can not print the map with the  photos shown but my  solution allows you to print the map with photos...

    BTW as an aside there is a nice feature in irfan view .... show the  photo in google map or google earth...

    please PM me if you dont understand and need some help with this....

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
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  • Hello,
    please be aware that

    Enhancement 85882:TR#338008

    has been logged for this issue.

    Regards
    Derval.