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Location identification sites from a photo

BourrinOman83 Posted messages 241 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -  
T3chN0g3n Posted messages 5221 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -

Hello,

I was wondering if there are any websites that can identify a location from a photo taken at that location.


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T3chN0g3n Posted messages 5221 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 217
 

Hello,

Google Lens is quite powerful, accessible either through the Android app or through Google image search (small camera icon "search by image")

Best regards.
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BourrinOman83 Posted messages 241 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1
 

The issue is that Google Lens looks for images similar to the ones sent but does not necessarily identify the location present in the image.
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brucine Posted messages 24378 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 093
 

Hello,

I see no way of identification if the photo does not have a known landmark (monument...) or if it is not published elsewhere on the internet with indications: if my photo is published in my garden or on a hike without any particular geographical marker, we will never know where it was taken.

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brucine Posted messages 24378 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 093 > brucine Posted messages 24378 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention  
 

Finally, not quite; the only way is that by uploading the photo in question, it contains GPS exif data that can be extracted, for example, with ExifTool:

https://www.ionos.fr/digitalguide/sites-internet/web-design/que-sont-les-donnees-exif/

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T3chN0g3n Posted messages 5221 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 217
 

Of course, he needs an image that can provide "context," either a wide shot with a "recognizable" element or, if it's a specific object, it should be a "unique" piece.

A photo of a teaspoon won't help him determine whether it was taken at Versailles or the Louvre just by the color of the tablecloth in the background! :p

Also consider looking at the image's meta-data; if it was taken with a phone, there’s a small chance it contains location information...

https://jimpl.com/

Best regards.

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