If you like your Geolocation challenges, @quiztime, try some of the below resources. You may also need Image search resources, which can be found here.
| Image Research Resources |
| Maps & Image Resources |
- All Trails
- Bbbike
- Bellingcat
- Bellingcat
- Bing Maps
- Calcmaps
- Check My Postcode
- Dual Maps
- F4 Maps
- Flickr Map
- Geo-Estimation
- Geograph UK
- Geospy
- Google Map Developers
- Google Maps
- Gonzo GVision
- GPS Coordinates
- Grid Reference Finder UK
- Instant Streetview
- Kartaview
- Mapchecking
- Map Customizer
- Mapillary
- MapQuest
- Open Aerial Map
- Open Street Maps
- Ordance Survey UK
- Overpass Turbo
- Peak Finder
- Peak Visor
- Picarta
- QGIS
- Quick Geolocation Search
- ShadeMap
- Skydb
- Sky Scraper Page
- Suncalc
- Time & Date
- What 3 Words
- Wikiloc
- Wikimapia
- Yandex Maps
AllTrails is a fitness and travel mobile app used in outdoor recreational activities.
BBBike Map Compare shows you more than 230 maps from OpenStreetMap, Google, Bing, Esri, Here and others side by side.
Find Geolocation leads with Bellingcat's OpenStreetMap search tool.
How to calculate the size of objects in open source material.
Map multiple locations, get transit/walking/driving directions, view live traffic conditions, plan trips & view satellite.
An online resource that enables visitors to easily and quickly use maps in order to measure, search and overlay mark-up elements on maps for a wide range of useful applications.
Use Check My Postcode to find out all the key information for UK local postcodes.
Dual maps combine Google Maps, Birds Eye Imagery and Google Street View into one embeddable control. Dual Maps are free to use. No registration is required.
Explore the World in 3D.
Geolocated Flickr photographs displayed on a world map.
This tool demonstrates the automatic geolocation estimation of photos based on deep convolutional neural networks. In addition to the analysis of own photos, the user can compete in a quiz against the machine learning approach.
The Geograph Britain and Ireland project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland.
Geospy will try to locate where an image was taken using AI.
Map Developers provides prebuilt google maps functionality, along with custom built implementations made to your specifications.
Google Maps is a web mapping platform, It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air and public transportation.
GVision is a reverse image search app that use Google Cloud Vision API to detect landmarks and web entities from images, helping you gather valuable information quickly and easily.
Find the GPS coordinates of an address or a place.
UK National Grid Map Reference Conversion for any location by simply right-clicking on the map. Postcode finder and bulk conversion tools.
Instantly see a Google Street View of any supported location. Easily share and save your favourite views.
KartaView,is a project to collect crowdsourced street-level photographs.
MapChecking helps you estimate the number of people standing in a given area. Fact check and debunk political claims during gatherings, march, and protests.
You can use this site to plot multiple addresses on a single map using Google Maps.
Access street-level imagery and map data from all over the world.
MapQuest created the world's first online mapping and turn-by-turn directions service.
OpenAerialMap is an open service to provide access to a commons of openly licensed imagery and map layer services.
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.
Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.
Overpass turbo is a web based data mining tool for OpenStreetMap.
PeakFinder shows a 360° panoramic view from an arbitrary viewpoint of your choice.
PeakVisor uses your iPhone's camera and augmented reality (AR) technology to display names and elevation of nearby peaks.
Picarta will predict where a photo has been taken in the world using Artificial Intelligence.
Create, edit, visualise, analyse and publish geospatial information on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD and mobile devices.
This simple tool helps save a lot of time when gathering information about geolocation.
Year round map of sun and shade.
SKYDB is the world's database about tall buildings.
Skyscraper enthusiast website featuring buildings database, discussion forum and skyscraper diagrams.
SunCalc shows the movement of the sun and sunlight-phase for a certain day at a certain place.
Current Time (World Clock) and online and printable Calendars for countries worldwide.
Every 3 metre square of the world has been given a unique combination of three words. Used for e-commerce and delivery, navigation, emergencies and more.
Wikiloc is a place to discover and share the best outdoor trails for hiking, cycling and many other activities.
Wikimapia is an online editable map - you can describe any place on Earth. Or just surf the map discovering tonns of already marked places.
Yandex Maps will help you find your destination even if you don't have the exact address — get a route for taking public transport, driving, or walking.
| UK Specific Resources |
- Check My Postcode
- Doogal
- Mendip Data Systems
- ONS Maps
- Open Door Logistics
- Ordance Survey
- Royal Mail PAF
Use Check My Postcode to find out all the key information for UK local postcodes.
A site covering UK postcodes, map tools, cycling and Strava.
The site includes several commercial applications as well as a wide range of free example applications, code samples and extended articles.
The Office for National Statistics aggregates OS postcode data and data from other sources and provides it in a variety of formats.
Open Door Logistics provide free Shapefile polygons defining the boundaries of UK postcode areas, districts and sectors.
At OS, they use location data and intelligence to illuminate the unseen.
Highly accurate address and Postcode information in Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File.
| Satellite Resources |
- Apollo Mapping
- Copernicus
- Developers Google Earth
- Google Earth
- Google Earth Engine
- Google Earth Pro
- Maxmar
- Sentinel
- Soar Earth
- Zoom
Search and buy from the largest satellite imagery archive. 56 satellites and 117 Million+ Images.
The Copernicus Open Access Hub (previously known as Sentinels Scientific Data Hub) provides complete, free and open access to Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3 and Sentinel-5P user products.
Google Earth Engine combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets.
Explore worldwide satellite imagery and 3D buildings and terrain for hundreds of cities. Zoom to your house or anywhere else.
Google Earth Engine is a cloud-based geospatial analysis platform that enables users to visualize and analyze satellite images of our planet.
The offline version of Google Earth a more versatile and complete option that’s designed to be downloaded to your desktop.
Maxar has the largest archive of high-resolution satellite imagery, with more than 3.8 million square kilometers of imagery.
Sentinel Hub is an engine for processing of petabytes of satellite data. It is opening the doors for machine learning and helping hundreds of application.
Soar is the new atlas of the world's maps and satellite imagery, crowd-sourced from individuals, organisations, and the broader community.
World weather map. Track hurricanes, cyclones, storms. View LIVE satellite images, rain radar, forecast maps of wind, temperature for your location.
| Drone Resources |
- Drone Stagr
- Mixkit
- Travel With Drone
- Airvuz
- Dronezon
DRONESTAG is a global platform only dedicated to drone photography. Browse through 100.000 drone images and share your own ones with our community.
Choose from incredible footage of things you couldn't otherwise see up close and explore videos made by drones of landscapes, forests, boats and cities.
Travelwithdrone.com is an independent website where you can see free best drone videos from all over the world.
Discover, watch, and share breathtaking drone videos from scenic locations as well as videos from the world's top drone racing and FPV freestyle pilots.
Drone videos of terrific scenery and action from around the globe.
| Video Geolocation |
- Snapmap (App Only)
- Youtube Geofind
Snap Map uses a device's location information to locate users on a virtual map that is visible to other Snapchat users.
Web-tool to search YouTube for geographically tagged videos by channel, topic, and location. Videos are viewable in a map and exportabled to CSV.
| Traffic Cameras |
- Open Traffic Cam
- UK Traffic Live
- Waze Live Map
A collection of publicly accessible traffic camera feeds from the USA.
Real-time monitoring of the UK’s 4,339 live traffic cameras.
Waze Live Map is a browser-based version of the operational Waze maps. It displays current traffic and reports from Wazers using their client app.
| Learning Resources |
- Bellingcat
- BenDoBrown
- Sofia Santos
- Viktor OSINT
Finding Geolocation Leads with Bellingcat's OpenStreetMap Search Tool. (2023)
Ben's YouTube Channel.
LifewireHow to fake a GPS Location on your phone. (2022)
Sofia's YouTube Channel.
Exploring satellite OSINT tools: A deep dive into satellite intelligence. (2023)