ArcView 8.x/9.x Extension

GPS-Photo Link ArcView 8.x/9.x Extension

This extension for ArcView 8.x/9.x will allow the hot linking of photos, automatically loading background images (aerial photos and topo maps), loading photos as layers. This runs in ArcMap 8.x and 9.x. See ArcView Ricoh Extension for help on using Ricoh photos in ArcView.

Installing and using the GPS-Photo Link ArcView 8.x/9.x extension.

The ArcView 8.x/9.x extension will be installed during the installation procedure.

Using the extension.

A new "GPS-Photo Link" toolbar will be available in ArcView 8.x, with two tool buttons, View Picture and Setup. If the toolbar is not visible, select "Tools" then "Customize" from the ArcMap menu, and select "GPS-Photo Link".

Add the shape file with the photo information as a theme to a view. Click Add Data, then locate the GPS-Photo Link file "picture.shp" in the directory under the Photo Root Folder, which defaults to \Program Files\GPS-Photo Link\Photos.

Select the GPS-Photo Link tool (Camera icon).

Hover over a point, and the thumbnail photo will popup (must have "Web Pages (HTML)" selected as file output in GPS-Photo Link).

Click on a point in the picture.shp theme, the watermarked photo will then be displayed.

Right-click on a point in the picture.shp theme, and a popup menu will appear :

Change Symbol : Allows you to change the picture symbol, and to rotate the symbol.
Load Picture as Layer : Loads the photo as a theme in ArcMap. Useful for use in layouts.
Load Background Image - Loads a downloaded background image, such as an aerial photo or topo map. Must have "Web Pages (HTML)" output selected and "Download map images to local file" selected when processing photos.
Load Large Background Image - Loads a downloaded background image, at a larger scale.
Show Web Page : Launches the web page associated with the photo.
Setup - Runs the options dialog.
Edit - Allows you to view the comments and memos for the photos.

Setup Screen

Click the Setup tool to bring up the options dialog box :