photo GPS location

see where a picture was taken · in-browser

“the coordinates the camera wrote down”

If a photo was geotagged, its EXIF holds the latitude and longitude of the spot it was taken. Load the image to read those coordinates and jump straight to them on a map.

How photo geotags work

Phones and GPS-equipped cameras record your position when you press the shutter and store it in the EXIF GPS block: latitude and longitude as degrees-minutes-seconds plus a hemisphere reference, and often altitude, heading (which way the camera pointed) and a GPS timestamp. This tool converts the raw values to decimal degrees and builds a map link.

Find the location of a photo

  1. Drop the photo on the box above.
  2. If it is geotagged, a pin button shows the decimal coordinates — click it to open the exact position on OpenStreetMap.
  3. The full GPS table lists latitude, longitude, altitude, direction and timestamp.

If there is no location

Many photos have no geotag: location services were off, the camera has no GPS, or the coordinates were stripped before sharing. Most websites and messaging apps remove GPS on upload, so a photo saved from the web will usually show nothing here.

Remove your location instead

Want the opposite? Use remove EXIF data to download a copy of the photo with the GPS block and everything else erased before you post it.

Phone GPS is typically accurate to a handful of metres outdoors and much worse indoors or between tall buildings. The pin shows roughly where the camera stood, not necessarily the subject.

Only if it still has its GPS EXIF. Downloading from most social platforms strips it. If the tool shows no GPS group, the location is not in the file.

Often yes — the GPS table shows altitude in metres and whether it is above or below sea level, when the camera saved it.

OpenStreetMap, with a marker at the coordinates. You can copy the numbers into any mapping service you prefer.