The weirdest thing is happening. I have an action sheet which gives the user the choice to either take a photo with the camera or choose one from the camera roll. Upon the UIImagePicker returning from selection I use the ALAssetsLibrary to determine the GPS information embedded in the photo. Choosing a photo from the camera roll works perfectly and I am able to retrieve the GPS information. However, taking a photo with the camera provides absolutely no GPS information, in fact I have no metadata at all. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong here?
Code below:
- (void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary *)info
{
NSString *mediaType = [info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerMediaType];
if([mediaType isEqualToString:(__bridge NSString *)kUTTypeImage])
{
void (^ALAssetsLibraryAssetForURLResultBlock)(ALAsset *) = ^(ALAsset *asset)
{
// get images metadata
NSDictionary *metadata = asset.defaultRepresentation.metadata;
NSLog(@"Image Meta Data: %@",metadata);
// get coords
CLLocation *location = [asset valueForProperty:ALAssetPropertyLocation];
NSLog(@"coordLat: %f , coordLon: %f", location.coordinate.latitude, location.coordinate.longitude);
// do more here - rest of code snipped to keep this question short
};
NSURL *assetURL = [info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerReferenceURL];
ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];
[library assetForURL:assetURL
resultBlock:ALAssetsLibraryAssetForURLResultBlock
failureBlock:^(NSError *error)
{
// handle error
}];
// rest of code snipped to keep this question short
As I explained, the following is outputted when using the camera.
2012-04-15 17:58:28.032 MyApp[511:707] Image Meta Data: (null)
2012-04-15 17:58:28.041 MyApp[511:707] coordLat: 0.000000 , coordLon: 0.000000
However, if I choose an existing photo, or exit out of the app, take a new photo with the camera, then go back into the app and select that photo from the camera roll i get the following output from NSLog.
2012-04-15 17:57:03.286 MyApp[511:707] Image Meta Data: {
ColorModel = RGB;
DPIHeight = 72;
DPIWidth = 72;
Depth = 8;
Orientation = 6;
PixelHeight = 1936;
PixelWidth = 2592;
"{Exif}" = {
ApertureValue = "2.970854";
BrightnessValue = "2.886456";
ColorSpace = 1;
ComponentsConfiguration = (
1,
2,
3,
0
);
DateTimeDigitized = "2012:04:15 17:24:02";
DateTimeOriginal = "2012:04:15 17:24:02";
ExifVersion = (
2,
2,
1
);
ExposureMode = 0;
ExposureProgram = 2;
ExposureTime = "0.06666667";
FNumber = "2.8";
Flash = 24;
FlashPixVersion = (
1,
0
);
FocalLength = "3.85";
ISOSpeedRatings = (
80
);
MeteringMode = 5;
PixelXDimension = 2592;
PixelYDimension = 1936;
SceneCaptureType = 0;
SensingMethod = 2;
Sharpness = 2;
ShutterSpeedValue = "3.9112";
SubjectArea = (
1295,
967,
699,
696
);
WhiteBalance = 0;
};
"{GPS}" = {
Altitude = "14.9281";
AltitudeRef = 0;
ImgDirection = "107.4554";
ImgDirectionRef = T;
Latitude = "32.7366666666667";
LatitudeRef = N;
Longitude = "71.679";
LongitudeRef = W;
TimeStamp = "21:26:20.00";
};
"{TIFF}" = {
DateTime = "2012:04:15 17:24:02";
Make = Apple;
Model = "iPhone 4";
Orientation = 6;
ResolutionUnit = 2;
Software = "5.0.1";
XResolution = 72;
YResolution = 72;
"_YCbCrPositioning" = 1;
};
}
2012-04-15 17:57:03.302 MyApp[511:707] coordLat: 32.7366666666667 , coordLon: -71.679
PS - I'm using xCode 4.3 w/ ARC