User:Conroysworld

How it Started:
ConroysWorld.com was started as a joint venture between brothers Michael and Ronald Conroy in November 2006. From the beginning Ronald had a fondness for photography and GPS technology. One day while thumbing through old photos he wondered when and where the photos were taken. He thought how great it would be if he could somehow save this information inside of each photo. After doing extensive research he learned about geocoding and all it had to offer.

The Art of Geocoding
Ronald learned that software existed which would allow him to add the time and date stamp into each photo. After weeks of trial and error he devised a way to geocode the photos in a few easy steps. They are outlined in a video he created just for this purpose: Ronald's popular "How To Geocode" Video.

How ConroysWorld.com Came About:
Once Ronald had his photos geocoded he had a very large collection with lots of interesting topics. From cool off road biking trails, to great places on the beach, and even things like great hard to find restaurants. He wanted to share these photos but all the existing websites for geocoded photos were not written very well and were hard to use. So he talked to his brother Michael about creating a website which would do everything he was looking for. Between the two brothers they hashed out what the site should look like and how it should function. Michael went off and build the site and unveiled it to his brother (And the rest of the world) in April 2007. Since then others had eagerly added photos displaying their favorite places to go.

Look into the Future:
Michael and Ronald continually incorporate new features into the website. They say a few major changes are coming shortly that will really separate them from other sites already in existence. One will be the ability to add a photo to the site simply by sending an email containing a geocoded photo to an email account linked to the website. Their software will extract the coordinates information from the photograph and display it according to the information contained in the email. This will be especially useful in the future when camera's, phones, and other handheld devices automatically geocode photos without user interaction. Another change to the site will be the ability to add comments to photos already on the site with a rating scale for people who have visited the attraction in the photo. It will be great to see what other wonderful ideas these two brothers bring to us in the future.