Read the GPS coordinates stored inside a photo, view them in decimal and degrees format, and open the exact spot on a map. Remove the location in one click.
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When location services are switched on, phones and many cameras write the exact coordinates of each photo into its metadata. That geotag is what lets your gallery app show photos on a map, but it also travels with the file. Anyone who receives the original image can find where it was taken, often down to the building.
This GPS photo viewer reads that location data in your browser. Drop in a photo to see its latitude, longitude and altitude, open the spot on Google Maps or OpenStreetMap, or copy the coordinates. If you would rather the location stayed private, you can remove it on the same screen before sharing.
Stored in the file
EXIF GPS tags
51° 30′ 26″ N
Degrees, minutes and seconds plus a hemisphere reference, as cameras record them.
Shown by the viewer
Decimal coordinates
51.507351
Ready to paste into any map app, with one-click links and altitude when recorded.
Example coordinates. A photo only has a location if location services were on when it was taken and the metadata was not removed later.
Drop the photo into the workspace above. Use the original file; copies saved from social networks usually have no location.
It shows latitude and longitude in decimal and degrees-minutes-seconds format, plus altitude when recorded.
Click Google Maps or OpenStreetMap to see the spot, or copy the coordinates into another app.
Use Remove All Metadata in the Privacy panel to download a copy without GPS before sharing.
| Tag | What it records | Example | Privacy impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPSLatitude + Ref | North/south position | 51° 30′ 26″ N | High |
| GPSLongitude + Ref | East/west position | 0° 7′ 39″ W | High |
| GPSAltitude + Ref | Height above or below sea level | 35 m | Medium (floor of a building) |
| GPSImgDirection | Direction the camera faced | 212° | Medium |
| GPSSpeed | Speed when the photo was taken | 0 km/h | Low |
| GPSDateStamp / TimeStamp | Satellite time in UTC | 2024-05-06 06:08:09 | Medium |
| GPSHPositioningError | Estimated accuracy | 4.7 m | Shows how precise it is |
GPS data lives in its own directory inside the EXIF block. Latitude and longitude are stored as three numbers each (degrees, minutes and seconds) together with a reference letter: N or S for latitude and E or W for longitude. Altitude is stored in metres with a flag that says whether it is above or below sea level. Many devices also record the GPS time in UTC, the compass direction the camera was facing and an estimate of the position error.
The viewer converts the degrees-minutes-seconds format into signed decimal degrees, the format map apps use, where southern latitudes and western longitudes are negative. It also shows the degrees format so you can compare it with other tools.
Both formats describe the same point. Degrees-minutes-seconds (DMS) splits each degree into 60 minutes and each minute into 60 seconds, for example 51° 30′ 26″ N. Decimal degrees express the same value as a single number, 51.507351. To convert, add minutes divided by 60 and seconds divided by 3,600 to the degrees, then make the result negative for south or west.
Six decimal places are shown because that corresponds to roughly 10 centimetres, finer than any phone actually measures. The real precision depends on the device and conditions, which is why the accuracy tag, when present, is worth checking.
A missing location is common and is not suspicious by itself. The most frequent reasons are:
Geotags are genuinely useful: they help you remember where holiday photos were taken, map field observations, document property inspections and sort large photo libraries. The same data can also reveal sensitive places, such as a home address, a child's school or a regular routine, if the original files are shared publicly.
If you receive a photo with location data, treat it with care and respect the privacy of the people in it. If you are about to share your own photos as files, check them first and remove the location when it is not needed. The EXIF remover does this without changing image quality for JPEG and PNG files.
Latitude and longitude are only part of what a geotag can hold. Altitude is recorded in metres together with a flag for above or below sea level; outdoors it is approximate, and in a tall building it can hint at which floor a photo was taken on. Some phones also store the compass direction the camera was pointing (GPSImgDirection), which shows not just where the photographer stood but what they were looking at.
GPS time is stored separately from the camera clock, in UTC, as a date stamp and a time stamp. Because it comes from the satellite signal it is often more reliable than the device clock, and comparing the two can reveal a camera whose clock was set wrongly. All of these tags appear in the Location (GPS) group of the full tag table when the file contains them.
The photo is read locally by the exifr library in your browser, and the coordinates are calculated on your device. Nothing is uploaded. Map links are ordinary links to Google Maps and OpenStreetMap and are only opened if you click them, at which point that site receives the coordinates you chose to view.
Find the exact spot of an old holiday photo or a great viewpoint you want to revisit.
Surveyors, insurers and researchers can confirm where site photos were recorded and export coordinates for reports.
See whether a photo reveals your home or workplace before you post it or send it as a file.
Use GPS data as one clue, alongside the scene itself, when checking where an image was made.
If the original photo contains GPS metadata, drop it into the viewer above and open the coordinates on a map. If there is no GPS data, the file cannot tell you, although the scene itself (signs, landmarks, terrain) may still give clues.
Location may have been off for the camera app, the device may have had no satellite fix indoors, or the metadata was removed. Most social networks and many messaging apps strip location from images they deliver to others.
Phones outdoors are commonly accurate to within a few metres, but indoors or near tall buildings the error can grow to tens of metres. Some devices record an estimated accuracy in the GPSHPositioningError tag, which the viewer shows when present.
No. The photo is read in your browser. Coordinates only leave your device if you click a map link, which opens them on Google Maps or OpenStreetMap.
Usually not. Large platforms typically strip GPS data from the images they show or send. You need the original file from the person who took the photo.
Yes. Coordinates are ordinary metadata and can be edited with common software. Treat them as a clue and compare them with what the image shows.
Click Remove All Metadata in the workspace, or use the EXIF remover. For JPEG and PNG the image quality is unchanged.
Yes. GPS data is read from HEIC, JPEG, PNG, AVIF and TIFF files.
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