Write XYZ and Yaw Pitch Roll from csv

[andrewm24]

I read through the documentation and I have no clue how to proceed.  I have a csv file with x, y, z and yaw, pitch, roll from a drone and need to tag a folder of images for use in Pix4D.  How do I do this?

[StarGeek]

First, you need to download the example.config file.  Save it to the same directory that exiftool is in and rename it .ExifTool_config.  This will allow the writing of the GPSRoll and GPSPitch tags.  Note that these are non-standard tags and may not be read by many programs.

You need to make sure that your CSV has a header name of SourceFile above the filenames.  The headers for the other data needs to be the standard GPS tag names, GPSLatitude, GPSLongitude, GPSAltitude, GPSRoll, GPSPitch and GPSImgDirection for the yaw.  Then, you need to duplicate the GPSLatitude, GPSLongitude, and GPSAltitude tags and add Ref to the end of the names e.g GPSLatitudeRef, GPSLongitudeRef, and GPSAltitudeRef.

You then need to change the directory to the one that holds the images and then run this command (including the dot at the end)
exiftool -csv=/path/to/file.csv .

Read the docs for the -csv option and FAQ #26.

[andrewm24]

Thank you so much.  I'll give this a try!

[andrewm24]

I forgot I also need Horz and Vert accuracy fields.

Where are the GPSLatitude, GPSLongitude, and GPSAltitude tags?  I don't see them in the example.config file.

[StarGeek]

Where are the GPSLatitude, GPSLongitude, and GPSAltitude tags?  I don't see them in the example.config file.

Those are standard tags (see GPS tag page), they're built into exiftool.

I have no clue about where to put your other data.

[Phil Harvey]

The pix4d.config file included with the distribution provides definitions that allow you to write the Yaw, Pitch and Roll tags used by Pix4D.  It also defines the GPSXYAccuracy and GPSZAccuracy tags that I think you want to write.

- Phil