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Batch Upload (GPS-tagged Photos) ​

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StolWRX can ingest a whole folder of photos from a trip in one go, sort each one against its GPS EXIF, and pin each photo to the nearest point on the matching flight track.

Use Case ​

You came back from a weekend in Idaho with 120 photos from your phone. You've already uploaded the three flights that weekend. Rather than opening each photo and picking a flight manually, you drag all 120 at once and let StolWRX match each to the right flight and the right point in time.

How It Works ​

For each photo you select, StolWRX:

  1. Reads the image's GPS EXIF (latitude, longitude).
  2. Compresses / resizes the photo to StolWRX's storage profile.
  3. Scans all your cloud-saved flights and finds the single track point that's nearest to the photo's GPS.
  4. Uploads the photo with the match's flight ID, row index, lat/lon, and altitude.

The heavy lifting runs in parallel — multiple photos upload concurrently — so 100+ photos take a minute or two on a decent connection.

Triggering the Upload ​

Use Flight tracks menu → Load geotagged photos (or the equivalent in the Mobile Menu Sheet). Multi-select photos in the system picker.

The menu icon switches to a spinner while uploads are in progress. A running progress label next to the icon shows done/total.

Result Summary ​

When the batch completes, a toast summarises:

  • N photos uploaded — photos successfully matched, compressed, and saved.
  • N without GPS — photos whose EXIF had no GPS block. Skipped.
  • N too far from tracks — photos whose GPS doesn't land close enough to any of your loaded flights. Skipped. (Common if you took a photo at the trailhead before takeoff or miles from the route.)
  • N skipped (conflicts) — photos that would have attached to the same row as an already-attached photo. Skipped — see Conflicts.

Prerequisites ​

  • Paid plan — free users can't upload photos.
  • At least one saved cloud flight — StolWRX needs a track to match against. The menu item is disabled until you save a flight.
  • Photos with GPS EXIF — typically this means iPhone or a GPS- equipped camera. Drone photos usually work; DSLR photos without a companion GPS usually don't.

Tips ​

  • Keep your flight-set targeted. If the photos are from a specific trip, make sure only the flights from that trip are loaded before the batch upload. This dramatically reduces false matches.
  • Fix false matches after the fact. If a photo ends up on the wrong flight (e.g. matched to a passing cross-flight), open the photo editor from the map marker and delete it — then manually upload it from the correct flight's details view.
  • Don't worry about extras. Photos without GPS or that are too far from any track are quietly skipped — you can always hand-upload them later if needed.