On Flickr, how do I set a photo location using latitude and longitude coordinates?

Question

On Flickr, while browsing my photostream, I can click "Add this photo to your map!" to add location information to a photo. The "Add this photo to your map!" input field then allows locations to be entered by name, or by scrolling around on a map.

How can I enter a location directly via latitude and longitude?

Entering text like "51.7991 N 10.6156 E" does not work.

Answer 1

It looks like you are entering the coordinates in the wrong format.

These are valid formats for coordinates:

• 37.794721, -122.401388
• 37°47'41"N, 122°24'05"W
• 37°47'41", -122°24'05"
• 37°47.6833', -122°24.0833'
• geo:lat=37.794721 geo:lon=-122.401388

Or you can search for addresses or landmarks, the more specific the better. These are good:

• 475 Sansome St, San Francisco
• 101 Oxford Street, London
• The London Eye

And these are bad:

• The West End, London
• Adelaide, Australia
• France

Taken from this Flickr article on Geo Formats