[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #2189: Ability to import EXIF data as part of raster2pgsql load

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#2189: Ability to import EXIF data as part of raster2pgsql load
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 Reporter:  robe         |       Owner:  dustymugs    
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  low          |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.1.0
Component:  raster       |     Version:  trunk        
 Keywords:               |  
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 GDAL outputs this already as an xml file when I run something like
 gdal_translate.  I think rasterlite reads exif data directly via its
 remote registration something or other.  Well at least their cute little
 GUI suggested that.

 So I'm hoping it wouldn't be too hard for PostGIS to do it too. So
 proposition is to have an extra switch in raster2pgsql that creates an
 extra column exif or something like that that is of type xml to hold this
 information.  I think it has some useful infor for georeference rasters as
 well that is not necessarily converted to coordinate boundaries or spatial
 ref.

 This is really useful especially for things like surveying since the
 longitude latitude and picture timestamp is encoded in the exif data.  I
 use it currrently for synchronizing a picture with the survey data posted
 back when people come back from the field and dump their files in a
 folder. They don't always post the picture back since it takes too much
 bandwidth.

 I'm also thinking it might be useful for building walk thrus where you can
 almost stitch together a space orientation of the pictures utilizing the
 laser measuring stick readings someone carries.

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