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Seero lets you geo-tag your videos

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I'm pretty bad about remembering to pull out our video camera to record our family's adventures. I think the thought of a bunch of raw, unedited footage piling up just makes me anxious. Of course, something that feels like work can instantly be turned into fun if you throw in a bit of technology, particularly software, right?

My first exposure to Seero was when my dad sent along a link to a video clip of the classic chase scene from the Steve McQueen classic movie Bullitt. Someone had taken the time to painstakingly geo-tag each scene of the movie so that as you watch the scene you can also watch a map of downtown San Francisco showing just where McQueen was during each scene. It's oddly compelling.

It turns out that the Seero site, while well suited to this particular use, is intended for users to record their own adventures with geo-tagging so that others can see just where they were when they saw what they saw.

So, now instead of just having to edit a pile of raw footage, I'll have to edit, then geo-tag it. But depending on what we're recording, the resulting mashup just might be worth it.

Filed under: News, Windows, Freeware, Social Software

GooPs brings real-time tracking to Google Earth


GooPs lets you follow live GPS data from your personal tracking device navigation gadget live in Google Earth. We'll admit, that's a neat trick, but it's not really newsworthy. What makes GooPs interesting is the ability to connect multiple GooPs users together and watch each other move in real-time.

By color coding tracked objects, you can instantly get a feel not only for where your friends are but how fast they're moving. We didn't immediately have access to a GPS device but, the developer promises easy install and configuration. It's like a 3D Twitter for your GPS!

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Web services, Freeware

MTBGuru: Track your adventures

MTBGuru is a mash-up between Google Maps, a photo program, and a GPS tracking program designed for people who go on lots of hikes, bike rides, canoe trips, and other such outdoor adventures. On the site you can upload data from your personal GPS system, upload pictures from your trip, and write a description of your trip.

In addition to being great for sharing your adventures with friends, you can also use the site to search for information about your own potential travel destinations. For instance if you were interested in visiting King's Mountain you can do a search for it on the site and pull up this travel log by dirk. You can read all about dirk's trip to the mountain, look at pictures, and look at a map of nearby trips with corresponding logos for what type of adventure they are (ie. bike, hike, etc).

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