Today, it is very common to get photographs with embedded GPS location. You can take these kind of pictures easily with your own mobile or camera. Latitude and longitude is stored as standard EXIF data in conjuction with other fields like date and time, camera model, exposure time…

Available for AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD and GstarCAD


1. Import using SPMIMPORTPHOTO command

  • On your existing DWG or an empty one, execute SPMIMPORTPHOTO and select one or more located pictures
  • Coordinate transformation will be applied automatically when required

2. Select images and scale them if needed

  • You can make a quick selection and scale the images if you want to view them bigger than the default size

3. Alternative: Import all from palette

  • You also can do the same process directly from the palette (view it using SPM command), and also include other files at the same step. For example you could import a GPX track or route and some photos taken around it

4. Export to Google Earth

  • Optionally it is possible to publish to KML/KMZ and view your own photos located on Google Earth

Other interesting use cases could be:

  • Take on-field pictures of street furniture (benches, street lamps, fountains, …) and then include in your own DWG/DXF
  • Document the condition of elements in installation networks (electric, water, …) and share them via Google Earth
  • Create a catalog of vegetation (trees, hedges, flowers, …), import to your CAD, and use it as an aid on drafting processes

Note: Some functionalities can be found in the Standard or Professional editions only