Remote Geo-Tagging Software Suite for Smartphones

The objective of this proposal is to develop a field tested, end-user referenced, production ready suite of applications for a smartphone device to perform Remote Geo-Tagging and sharing that information with an information network and other smart phones. Remote Geo-Tagging is the tagging of the target"s coordinates to images (of the same target) instead of simply tagging the location of the camera when the picture is taken. This allows a user to determine the GPS coordinates of a target without the need for single-purpose ranging equipment, referencing the target on a map, or needing to physically travel to the object with a GPS receiver. In Phase I, a proof-of-concept App was developed that used the GPS receiver, camera, and magnetometer embedded in the smartphone. In Phase II, the proof-of-concept code is rewritten into a production code and tested with military users during development. The final software suite will provide functionality to share target coordinates with a network and other smartphones.