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LFerr
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2 months ago
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Search photos by Map location

Would be great to search photos on map, like Apple icloud has. Any plan to do that?

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    LFerr
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    I apologise for commenting on my own suggestion, but I really don't have much use for all the Dash/Paper/Signature stuff... please start by providing high-quality file sharing and organization. That would be very much appreciated from Dropbox.

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    Buex
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    Waiting for this for a long time already. Easy way to find photos without having to structure your files in hundreds of different folders. You basically need only one folder. Serach by location and date and you find everything you need. 

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    meowenkopi
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    I strongly support this proposed enhancement! Including a mapping feature to display the geocoordinates of media files, sourced from embedded metadata and sidecar/xml/JSON files, would significantly improve Dropbox's handling of digital assets.

    Such a feature would likely bring over Flickr users to Dropbox, as there is presently no great alternative to that platform--which is becoming increasingly expensive with minimal user support and little to no evidence of improvement in years--especially for users who have geocoordinate data associated with their media files. This interface would not need to be as interactive as Flickr's; even something very basic would be helpful for data viewing and retrieval.

    If anyone from Dropbox looks into this further, I do recommend investigating Leaflet for this purpose: https://leafletjs.com/

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    meowenkopi
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    Map interface in FlickrMap interface in Apple Photos