I apologize if this topic has already been discussed elsewhere, but I wasn't able to find it.

I'd like to be able to geotag photos taken from my camera. There's an option to get GPS coordinates and merge them with the EXIF data.
Since the upcoming N900 is equipped with a GPS receiver, I was wondering if there is any application to log GPS coordinates so that they could be transferred to a computer and merged with the data stored in the photo file.

Hello,

welcome on the forum.

I believe that N900 should do such geotagging out-of-box.

[edit] Automatic geotaggin is listed here:
http://maemo.nokia.com/features/
as a feature.

[edit2] Unless you would like to geo-tag (damn, what is the right spelling for that?) pictures taken with an external camera? Then you can take a look at this topic:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33555

Easy.

1) minigpsd on the Nxxx
Log the GPS location to a file - it will make KML, but I don't know if it does other formats.

2) gpsbabel on the Nxxx or PC
Convert the KML file to a more suitable format (probably GPX).

3) gpicsync on the PC
Geocode photos using the GPX file

I used to do this all the time (but not with gpicsync) but then got fed up of all the hassle and bought a GPS unit for my Nikon DSLR.

I know that N900 can take pretty good pictures with its own camera and geotag them automatically, which would eliminate all the steps and hassles.
But photos taken with a camera phone, no matter how good, are still not on par with the ones taken with a regular camera. I'll try the solution to see how it goes. If it doesn't work well, there's always the option to use the built-in camera.

Well, it all depends on what you expect. Personally, I don't really use built-in cameras, but I can see that many people are happy with them as long as they look decent on facebook or alike.

If there will come community interest in automated process for tagging pictures taken with external camera, an application will soon be written (as it is not rocket science).
So check @dormant's solution and if it doesn't work for you, keep poking

I just installed gps-data-logger, which accomplishes the task. However, this is a desktop widget, which requires me to keep in on the desktop taking space for other icons and widgets. Because I don't need to use it very often, it would be better if it was an application instead of a widget.