MATLAB: GPS coordinate from jpeg file metadata

I'm working on a geo location progect and I need to plot some gps coordinate obtained from Jpeg pictures taken with a smartphone. Using info = imfinfo(filename) I get the information from the jpeg file but they are only ''visual'' information, so i would like to know if there's function to utilize the info i obtain from imfinfo to write a gps variable. To be clear:
imglatitude=0
info=imfinfo('file.jpg')
info =
scalar structure containing the fields:
  Filename = C:\Users\...\file.jpg
  FileModDate = 28-Apr-2015 17:20:16
  FileSize =  3129532
  Format = JPEG
  GPSInfo =
    scalar structure containing the fields:
     GPSLatitudeRef = N
     GPSLongitudeRef = E
     GPSAltitude =  44
     GPSLatitude =
         xx.xxx
         xx.xxx
         xx.xxx
     GPSLongitude =
         xx.xxx
         xx.xxx
         xx.xxx
imglatitude=*GPSLatitude obtanined from imfinfo*
I've got no clue about how to get this gps info out from the imfinfo function! Thanks in advance for your help

Best Answer

The data returned from imfinfo is a structure and the fields can be accessed individually. If you have access to the Mapping Toolbox then with a little bit of effort you can use the wmmarker function display your image on a map.
Example: Use a sample image from the Image Processing Toolbox which contains geographic data.
handsInfo = imfinfo('hands1.jpg');
Display the GPS information
handsInfo.GPSInfo
ans = 
      GPSLatitudeRef: 'N'
         GPSLatitude: [42 17 57.0600]
     GPSLongitudeRef: 'W'
        GPSLongitude: [71 21 5.8200]
      GPSAltitudeRef: 0
         GPSAltitude: 69.7069
        GPSTimeStamp: [16 48 35]
  GPSImgDirectionRef: 'T'
     GPSImgDirection: 291.9459
        GPSDateStamp: '2014:03:11'
Note that the latitude and longitude are given in Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds (DMS). We will need to convert them to decimal degrees.
lat = dms2degrees(handsInfo.GPSInfo.GPSLatitude);
lon = dms2degrees(handsInfo.GPSInfo.GPSLongitude);
The GPSLatitudeRef and GPSLongitudeRef fields determine if the lat and lon should be positive or negative.
if strcmp(handsInfo.GPSInfo.GPSLatitudeRef,'S')
    lat = -1 * lat;
end
if strcmp(handsInfo.GPSInfo.GPSLongitudeRef,'W')
    lon = -1 * lon;
end
Display the photo on a webmap to put it in context. This particualar image is small, but for a larger image you might want to use imresize to create a smaller thumbnail.
wmmarker(lat, lon, 'OverlayName', 'Hands1', 'Description', ...
    'Photo taken at The Mathworks, Inc', 'Icon', 'hands1.jpg')
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