Patent Document ID: 8331611
Application ID: 12501969
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for geotagging an image, comprising: receiving an image of a real-world scene; receiving location information corresponding to the image, the location information identifying a location of the real-world scene; synchronizing the image with the location information corresponding to the image such that a two-dimensional point on the image corresponds to a three-dimensional location in the real world at the real-world scene; receiving a geotag, the geotag tagging the image at the two-dimensional point, the geotag providing additional information concerning the real-world scene, wherein the receiving a geotag comprises: providing a clear visual element to a user, the clear visual element operable to overlay the image and receive instructions from the user to place a geotag at a point on the clear visual element; and synchronizing the clear visual element with the image such that the point on the clear visual element corresponds to the two-dimensional point on the image; and storing the geotag and the three-dimensional location in the real world at the real-world scene in a geotag database.