Kato from Geotate is an invention for you photographers who are just getting started or already professional. Here we have an accessory for digital cameras that allows you to geotag your images automatically.

geotate Kato fits onto the hot-shoe of the camera, where flash is usually placed. After taking a photo, the Geotate Kato receives the raw GPS info and stores and it in its internal memory. that geotag is associated with the photo you’ve just taken with its timestamp and using a special software you can display the exact location and instance the image was taken.

Have a look at a video presentation of the product in PMA 2008 which plus shows the first GPS integrated camera Altek:

What makes geotate products so much different from the others is that GPS data is stored in its raw format to be processed later on a PC. that way there’s no start-up instance at all waiting for a location fix or having the GPS receiver drain all your batteries. It is really revolutionary.

The hot-shoe GPS device Kato is expected to cost 39 dollars… via

Original post by Dave Rubert