---
title: kCGImageMetadataShouldExcludeGPS
framework: imageio
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: imageio/kcgimagemetadatashouldexcludegps
---

# kCGImageMetadataShouldExcludeGPS

A Boolean value that indicates whether to exclude GPS metadata from EXIF data or the corresponding XMP tags.

## Declaration

```swift
let kCGImageMetadataShouldExcludeGPS: CFString
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this key must be a CFBoolean value. The default value is kCFBooleanFalse, which includes GPS information in the metadata. This flag doesn’t filter any proprietary location data in the manufacturer’s EXIF MakerNote or in custom XMP properties.

## See Also

### Configuring the Image Behaviors

- [kCGImageDestinationLossyCompressionQuality](imageio/kcgimagedestinationlossycompressionquality.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationBackgroundColor](imageio/kcgimagedestinationbackgroundcolor.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationDateTime](imageio/kcgimagedestinationdatetime.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationEmbedThumbnail](imageio/kcgimagedestinationembedthumbnail.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationImageMaxPixelSize](imageio/kcgimagedestinationimagemaxpixelsize.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationMetadata](imageio/kcgimagedestinationmetadata.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationMergeMetadata](imageio/kcgimagedestinationmergemetadata.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationOptimizeColorForSharing](imageio/kcgimagedestinationoptimizecolorforsharing.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationOrientation](imageio/kcgimagedestinationorientation.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationPreserveGainMap](imageio/kcgimagedestinationpreservegainmap.md)
- [kCGImageMetadataShouldExcludeXMP](imageio/kcgimagemetadatashouldexcludexmp.md)