Using WikiLoc for Nature trip

I have been using Wikiloc for Sports and trips. It can record the GPS trail and allow user to add waypoints and pictures. The  limitation is that you can add at most 200 waypoints each with 6 pictures max plus another  6 on the web site itself.

After taking one trip on the Nature walk, I start to think about organizing the flora that I took. Since each waypoint can have 6 pictures, I could create a waypoint for each specie and possibly add up to 6 pictures of the same specie. It will be unlikely that I will exeed beyond the limit allowed. In this way, I could actually use wikiloc to show the specie location in addition to the other interests around the route. Why don't I think of it earlier?

With maximum of 6 pictures, It will make identifying of the specie much easier.

Viewing the track is easy. Just open the web page with the link provided. Since Wikiloc stores all track as ID numbers, you need to know the ID before able to view the track. There is a search facility for track names and user names.

Once the track is open, you will see a satellite map with waypoints as flags. There is an area of annoyance in the map. The altitude chart will zoom you around the track if your mouse moves along it. Often it is an annoyance when you want to click on the waypoints or move around an enlarged view. There is a way to turn it off. At the right top end of the chart there is a ">" sign. Just click on it and the chart will be hidden.

You can click on the various waypoints as you view the map. Clicking on the waypoints bring you to another view with enlarged map on the waypoint. It also show the list of pictures available in the waypoint. Clicking on the picture icon will open up the picture in another view. Be aware that opening up a picture view may be slow. It takes a few seconds to just open up one.

You can view other pictures in the track here too. However, there will be no map to show the location where the picture is taken.

To go back to the waypoint you just need to click on the "back" button on your browser.

Similar programs like Picasa Web Album also shows pictures on maps. However, it does not group them like Wikiloc but since it is close together, it does serve the purpose. Picasa shows the picture very much faster and in better resolution. Only thing is that it does not show the route. However, if your interest is in the location of the flower and plants, the route is not a big matter.

I actually uses Google map to import the track and the Picasa Google Earth export of the location of the pictures. You can then view the map with the track and the pictures. It is just that the annoying feature of Wikiloc is not available in Picasa to help you to trace how you walked during the trip.