27 February 2006

Yahoo! ZoneTag 2-click-uploads location-tagged photos to Flickr

Mobiletracker reports that over the weekend, Yahoo released some interesting alpha geotagging software called Zonetag.

It's the application for Nokia Series 60 smartphones that automatically tags photos with the location where they were taken according to info from the cellular towers the phone was connected to at the time. Photos are then sent to Yahoo's photo sharing site, Flickr.

It's an interesting proof of concept, but will need to support more phones to get traction in the US. It also doesn't do that great of a job actually pinning down the location, but according to the site the quality will improve with as more people use it.

ZoneTag phone support is currently restricted to Nokia Series 60 mobile phones. It is also known to work with 6620, 6670, 6680, 6681, 6682, 7610, and 3230, 6630, 6260 models.

About ZoneTag Alpha

Two-click upload to Flickr
Get your photos uploaded to Flickr in merely two clicks. No more searching for your photo to MMS to your friends or copying them to your computer first.

Find your photos by location
ZoneTag can automatically tag your photos with the location they were taken at.

Real-time privacy controls
You can specify on your phone who sees each photo you upload. You can also choose if you want location tags added to each photo.

Real-time tagging
You can tag your photos on your cameraphone as you take them.

Easy setup
Your first photo will be on Flickr in five minutes. We'll take you through our quick and easy setup step-by-step.

This group is intended for all ZoneTag Alpha users, and other interested parties. The message board can range from feedback to the team, to announcement from the team, and will include the occasional fun stuff (when we feel like it).

As for posting photos: free to send the best photos taken with ZoneTag to this group!