Olympus E-M1X ORF Files not Showing GPS Coordinates in Metadata

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The Olympus E-M1X can record GPS coordinates in the ORF RAW files. In Lightroom Classic CC, the GPS does not show in the metadata, BUT if you edit the same photo in Photoshop via Lightroom and save it back, the photo magically now has GPS coordinates. In other words, for the very same photo only the TIF has GPS coordinates and the ORF does not. Can Adobe please fix this, as the GPS data is in the ORF file?

John R. Ellis · Answer

Please upload a sample ORF to Dropbox or similar and  post the sharing link here.  We can see what’s going wrong.

Greg Drawbaugh · Answer

Here is the ORF, sidecar and TIFF: https://1drv.ms/f/s!Av0QiQ7_R515hZNhxhK-QneMGGOOcw

John R. Ellis · Answer

When I import that ORF into my LR 8.2 catalog, the GPS coordinates get imported:

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I suspect that you have set a metadata preset that gets applied on import. In the Import window's Apply During Import panel, set Metadata to None and try a test import:

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If that solves the problem, then the metadata preset that was getting applied had the Camera Information > GPS field blank but checked, which clears the GPS field on import. Just uncheck that box. (It's an obscure but fairly common mistake.)

Yves Crausaz · Answer

Confirmed, it works at home (macOS 10.14.1, LR Classic 8.2)

Greg Drawbaugh · Answer

Thank you for your help, and yes it was a Metadata issue on import. It now works as it should, not Adobe's fault. Now, since the data is still in the file, how do I get the GPS data to show in Lightroom on the thousands of photos I have already imported?

Greg Drawbaugh · Answer

Thank you for your help, and I was able to recover the GPS coordinates.  I have never explored the metadata very much, so I learned something in the process, thank you again

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