View photo locations

Aperture saves every location that has been assigned to a photo.

Important: To use Places, you must be connected to the Internet.

If you shot your photos with a GPS-enabled camera or iOS device, Aperture automatically plots the location of each photo on the map in Places view. There are many ways to view a photo’s location and the photos associated with a location using Places view.

View all photos in the Aperture library that have location assignments

  1. In the Library inspector, select Places.

    Places view appears, with red pins representing photos that have location assignments.

    Figure. Aperture main window showing Places selected in the Library inspector and the Places view map appearing on the right.
  2. Zoom in to a specific location by doing one of the following:

    • Choose a location from one of the Places Path Navigator pop-up menus at the top of Places view.

      Figure. Places Path Navigator in Places view.

      Aperture repositions the map to display the selected location.

    • In Places view, use the Zoom slider and buttons to zoom in to the location of a photo group.

      Figure. Zoom slider and Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons in Places view.

      As you zoom in to the map, photo locations grouped together in a single pin begin to be marked by their own pins.

    • Position the pointer over a pin that represents the location of a group of photos, then use the pinch gesture to zoom in or out on the map.

      As you zoom in to the map, photo locations grouped together in a single pin begin to be marked by their own pins. As you zoom out of the map, photo locations marked by individual pins are consolidated into fewer pins as they get closer together.

View the location information for a photo or group of photos

  1. Do one of the following:

    • To view the photo locations for photos throughout the library: In the Library inspector, select Places.

      Figure. Places selected in the Library inspector.
    • To view the photo locations for photos in an item selected in the Library inspector: Select an item in the Library inspector containing photos that already have location information assigned to them, then click the Places button in the toolbar.

      Figure. Places button in the toolbar.

    The Aperture main window switches to Places view. Red location pins mark the locations where photos or groups of photos were shot.

  2. In the Browser, select a photo.

    A location label appears above a pin in Places view, indicating the location where the photo was shot. The location label indicates the name of the location and the number of photos that were captured there.

    Figure. Places view showing an image selected in the Browser and the image's location marked by a pin on the map.

View the photos associated with a location

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In the Library inspector, select Places.

      Figure. Places selected in the Library inspector.
    • Select an item in the Library inspector containing photos that already have location information assigned to them, then click the Places button in the toolbar.

      Figure. Places button in the toolbar.

    The Aperture main window switches to Places view. Red location pins mark the locations where photos or groups of photos were shot.

  2. Select a red pin.

The photo or photos marked by the pin appear selected in the Browser.

Figure. Places view showing a location pin selected on the map and the images associated with that location selected in the Browser.

Find locations quickly

As you assign locations to the photos in the Aperture library, the list of locations quickly grows. Although you may have shot photos all over the world, you can quickly find the locations where photos were shot using the search field in Places view.

  1. In the Library inspector, select Places.

    The Aperture main window switches to Places view.

  2. Enter the location you want to find in the Places view search field.

    Locations you’ve assigned whose names match the text entered in the search field appear at the top of the search results list.

    Figure. Places view showing information entered in the search field and a location selected in the search results list.
  3. Select the correct location in the list that appears below the search field.

    The location pin for the location you selected appears in Places view.

    Note: You can also remove location information from photos using the Map pane of the Info inspector. For more information, see Work with location information using the Info inspector.

View the precise location of photos represented by the same location pin

Depending on the zoom setting in Places view, Aperture might use a single pin to represent a group of photos shot in close proximity. However, you can view the precise location where each photo in the group was shot.

Do one of the following:

  • In Places view, click a pin and then click the location arrow on the location label.

    Figure. Location arrow on a pin's location label.

    Places view zooms in to the location of the photo group, marking the location of each photo with a pin. Some photos may remain grouped together in a single location pin if shot in close proximity. Click the location arrow on the location label to zoom in further.

  • In Places view, use the Zoom slider and buttons to zoom in to the location of the photo group.

    Figure. Zoom slider and Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons in Places view.

    As you zoom in to the map, locations grouped together in a single pin begin to be marked by their own pins.

  • Use the pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

    As you zoom in to the map, locations grouped together in a single pin begin to be marked by their own pins.

  • Command-drag a specific area of the map.

    The map zooms in to the area indicated by the selection rectangle.

    Figure. Command-drag zoom box in Places view.

Reposition the map in Places view

As you zoom in to the map, you may need to reposition it. You can also click the Overview Map Pane button to open or close the Overview Map pane.

Do one of the following:

  • Move the map by dragging it.

  • Drag the red box in the Overview Map pane, which appears in the bottom-right corner of Places view.

    Figure. Controls in the Overview Map pane in Places view.