Use GPS location

Case: Use GPS based tags to add location information

Advanced Renamer supports GPS-based tags that allow you to rename files using location information embedded in photo metadata. This is especially useful for organizing photos based on where they were taken.

Many modern cameras and smartphones embed GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) in the EXIF metadata of image files. Advanced Renamer can convert these coordinates into human-readable location names using tags such as:

<GPS Lat> - The GPS latitude coordinate
<GPS Lng> - The GPS longitude coordinate
<GPS City> - The city or town where the photo was taken
<GPS Country> - The country name
<GPS State> - The state or region (where available)

This is how you add GPS location information to your file names:

1. Add the files to the list. The files must have GPS information embedded. This is often the case for photos and videos taken from a smartphone.
2. If there are methods in the method list click the Clear Methods toolbar button.
3. Add the New Name method and configure it like this:
• New name: <Name> <GPS City> <GPS Country
• Apply To: Name
The new file names should now look something like this: MyPhoto New York USA
4. Verify the names in the list and click Start Batch.