Geotagged iPhone Images lose exif location data

Geotagged iPhone Images lose exif location data when emailed or IM'ed to an email address.
I would like to have the option of sending this data (even if not by default) to the recipient.
This feature seems to work on android and I am receiving this data in my inbox from an Android phone. The last thing I want to tell my customers is that the system I am building for them is only compatible with the Android because of this bug.
Product roadmap information or workarounds are greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Thanks for the quick response.
There are some other apps that allow for exporting Geo Data to SMS (one example is called "GeoDataToSms" iirc). I'm subtly disappointed that third party apps would be the only solution here. I can build an app, but its adding complexity that I would rather not be worried about.
I want my audience to send an email or SMS to an email account. That simple. The emails are then collected and the information from the message (images, exif data) is recorded in a database. When an admin visits the site they can see each image in a map and act on it. Stupid simple right?
I think being able to email full blown photos is good enough for this round. But I think the expectation for most users (that even know geo data exists) is that geo data will be sent no matter the chosen image size. The same imo is true for SMS. I just have to limit the expectations when my users are on an iPhone. I can build an app that handles geolocation data in round twelve. And just let my iPhone audience know that their devices' cool features are limited by the software that powers them.

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Gudday fellow iPhone warriors, here's my vexing issue:
This morning I used the Flickr and Panoramio iPhone Apps to upload some geotagged images from my Camera Roll and synced iPhoto Events (yes, I can confirm that all my images are tagged, and they show up in Places on iOS4).
When these geotagged images arrive at Flickr and Panoramio, they contain no location data.
Is this location metadata stripped from the images as they are exported from the iPhone? If so, who can I make the suggestion to, to leave the location data intact when I export images from the iPhone?
Cheers, and thanks in advance for your words of wisdom ;O).

Thanks for the prompt response!
Did a little extra research, got some more information:
- yep, the Flickr iPhone App is busted (per the App Store user reviews)
- yep, the Panoramio App is busted (per the App Store user reviews)
- my metadata permissions for both Flickr & Panoramio are good to go
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- pics emailed to Panoramio from iPhone *lose their geotag* data
- pics emailed from MacBook Pro Mail as small, medium, large *lose geotag* data
- pics emailed from MacBook Pro Mail as actual size retain their geotag data
- pics emailed from iPhone Mail lose their geotag data
So, looks like iPhone email app is one of the culprits, and the Flickr and Panoramio Upload Apps need to be updated to take advantage of the new capabilities in iOS4 to use image EXIF metadata.
I'm going to try another test tonight:
- upload an image from the iPhone to the iPhone DropBox App
- check the metadata of that image from DropBox on my MacBook Pro
Can you think of anything else??
I was quite shocked to see that Apple Mail strips the metadata of images that are resized for emailing...

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I know this question must have been answered somewhere but I must not be searching for the right terms because I haven't been able to find clear instructions. I am using iPhones (4s) and iPadminis on IOS 8/8.1. I run ITunes on a Windows PC.
I want to be able to export photos which keep their metadata/exif data, including the location data that is acquired when the photo is taken. I have location services turned on for the Camera app. When I view the photos in the Photos app it appears to have kept some location services because it accurately identifies the place the photo was taken. How do I export these photos so they retain that location information?
I have previously exported the photos by using the iphone and ipad as an external hardrive and just copied the files off the devices. When I open these photos in windows explorer they do not appear to have maintained more than the time the photo was taken. They do not show any location information in third party software like Picasa or Geosetter (My previous experience has been exporting images from a non apple camera and then syncing it with a handheld gps to update the exif data). I don't find syncing photos through Itunes very intuitive.
What are my options? What are the solutions? If you have a solution can you please explain a little about what is happening to the files and the metadata/exif data at each stage of the process.
Many thanks,
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Rename <File>.IMovieMobile as <File>.zip
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tt2

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I've been trying to figure out how to do this for some time and just can't understand how to get my images both Raw and JPEGs to show my name in the EXIF copyright or author entry when entering it in the "File Info" dialog box so it shows up viewing EXIF data using EXIF Viewer or within Bridge CS3.
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Let me see if I understand this correctly. That "Digital Workflow 1" pdf told me to uncheck all IPTC boxes which is opposite what you just said.
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