[gohnjanotis]

I've been hiking and foraging for mushrooms and wild foods, so I made this simple utility app for iOS.

It lets you pick a photo you took (or that someone sent you) and then points you in the direction the photo was taken, kind of like a compass, based on the coordinates stored in the photo's EXIF data. It's basically a fast and easy way to mark locations and get back to them.

Originally I tried it in JavaScript, but iOS strips lat and lon info from photos when they're picked with a file input field. You can still find the beginnings of my hacked together JS version here: http://foodsfofree.herokuapp.com/

This is just a side project I built for fun since I hadn't built an iOS app before, so I'm not trying to turn it into a business or something, just wanted to share it!

You can also read more about it here on my blog: http://gohnjanotis.com/photo-find-v1-1-released/

[hashtree]

Very neat idea, reminds me of the Gatherer add-on from WoW (http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/gatherer).

[colinbartlett]

Ugh, flashbacks to hundreds of hours gathering herbs and ores with that add-on during my WoW addiction.

[gohnjanotis]

HA! That's amazing.

[cpg]

Great little app. I would go a little further -- let the app also take pics (with the GPS on), or simply remember places with tags on the spot. e.g. tag and say "parked car".

I sometimes do not leave the location on, however, I would still like the functionality of the app.

Great job!