geotag

American  

[jee-oh-tag] / ˈdʒi oʊˌtæg /

noun

1. a piece of data embedded in a digital media file to indicate geographical information about the subject, usually latitude and longitude.

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verb (used with or without object)

geotagged, geotagging

1. to add geotags to (photos or other digital media).

   A GPS-equipped camera lets you geotag your photos and videos.

Etymology

Origin of geotag

First recorded in 1995–2000; geo- + tag ¹

Example Sentences

For instance, users with precise location switched on will see options for locations nearer to them when trying to add a geotag to an Instagram Story or post.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

Wagner and a group of undergraduate students volunteer their time to geotag and photograph the flags so mourners can find them digitally on the installation platform.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2021

In March, Petito shared a photograph on Instagram with a geotag for the Appalachian Trail in Georgia.

From Fox News • Sep. 29, 2021

Perusing the Last Bookstore geotag on Instagram, you’ll see hundreds of photos of shoppers peeking through the store’s famed book window or standing in a tunnel made of books.

From The Verge • Dec. 19, 2018

In fact, there are so many photos of flipped birds on this geotag that they start to feel, taken together, like a real artistic corpus—a genre all their own.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2018