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Fix : Wrong GPS 0.0 coordinate checks (Equator / Prime Meridian bug) - #1519

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Fixes #1520

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  • In Python, 0.0 is falsy. If a photo is taken at latitude or longitude 0.0, not lat evaluates to True, causing valid coordinates to be overwritten or erroneously fall back
    to alternative metadata fields.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved GPS coordinate extraction for locations at zero latitude or longitude.
    • Prevented unnecessary fallback lookups when valid coordinate values are present.

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GPS coordinate handling

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Explicit missing-value checks
backend/app/utils/extract_location_metadata.py
Fallback lookups now run only when latitude or longitude is None. Valid zero coordinates remain unchanged.

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Valid equator or Prime Meridian coordinates can still be replaced with fallback values when the other coordinate is missing, causing incorrect location data in image records. The fallback assignments should be corrected before merging.

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backend/app/utils/extract_location_metadata.py (1)

86-87: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve zero-valued coordinates in every fallback assignment.

The new guards skip fallback when both coordinates are present, but these assignments still use or. If lat or lon is 0.0 while the other coordinate is missing, the valid coordinate is replaced with fallback data or None.

For example, {"latitude": 0.0, "exif": {"gps": {"longitude": 45.6}}} returns None for latitude instead of 0.0. backend/app/utils/images.py then copies the incorrect result into image records.

Assign each coordinate only when that coordinate is None. Add regression cases for zero latitude and zero longitude with the other coordinate missing.

As per path instructions, critical functionality must have automated, comprehensive test coverage.

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-                        lat = lat or gps.get("latitude")
-                        lon = lon or gps.get("longitude")
+                        if lat is None:
+                            lat = gps.get("latitude")
+                        if lon is None:
+                            lon = gps.get("longitude")
...
-                lat = lat or metadata.get("lat") or metadata.get("Latitude")
-                lon = lon or metadata.get("lon") or metadata.get("Longitude")
+                if lat is None:
+                    lat = metadata.get("lat")
+                if lat is None:
+                    lat = metadata.get("Latitude")
+                if lon is None:
+                    lon = metadata.get("lon")
+                if lon is None:
+                    lon = metadata.get("Longitude")

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In `@backend/app/utils/extract_location_metadata.py` around lines 86 - 87, Update
the coordinate fallback assignments in the location metadata extraction flow to
replace a value only when the corresponding coordinate is None, preserving valid
zero latitude and longitude values. Apply this consistently to both fallback
locations and add regression tests covering zero latitude with missing longitude
and zero longitude with missing latitude.

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In `@backend/app/utils/extract_location_metadata.py`:
- Around line 86-87: Update the coordinate fallback assignments in the location
metadata extraction flow to replace a value only when the corresponding
coordinate is None, preserving valid zero latitude and longitude values. Apply
this consistently to both fallback locations and add regression tests covering
zero latitude with missing longitude and zero longitude with missing latitude.

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