OSINT Geolocation Tools
Locate and verify the geographical position of an image, event or person. GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) is a key discipline in investigative journalism, conflict analysis and fact-checking.
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- AntennaSearchalso written Antenna SearchFCC-backed lookup for antenna structure and tower records used in RF and telecom investigations.free
- AntennekaartDetailed map of transmitters in the Netherlands and Belgium: mobile, broadcast and radio, with their technical characteristics.free
- AstrometryAstrometry.net solves star-field images to estimate where and when a photo was taken.free
- Baidu Mapsalso written BaiduMapsMajor Chinese mapping platform with strong POI and routing coverage in mainland China.freemium
- Batch Geocodingalso written BatchGeocodingBulk geocoding workflow that converts large address lists into latitude/longitude pairs.freemium
- Batch Reverse GeocodingBulk reverse-geocoding workflow that converts coordinate lists into human-readable addresses.freemium
- beaconDBalso written beacon DBOpen geolocation database for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/cell beacons used in location inference.free
- Bellingcat OSM SearchNatural language interface for querying OpenStreetMap data to find geographic locations matching described visual features (bridges, crossroads, monuments, specific architecture). A key geolocation verification tool.free
- Bing Mapsalso written BingMapsMicrosoft web mapping service with road, aerial, and route layers for location analysis.free
- CellMapperalso written Cell MapperCrowdsourced map of cell towers with their identifiers and coverage sectors. Turns a cell ID into an approximate geographic area.free
- Copernicus Browseralso written CopernicusBrowserOfficial access point to Sentinel satellite imagery, with time series and multispectral analysis.free
- CoronaAccess point for historical CORONA-era satellite imagery used in long-range change analysis.free
- Daft Logic DistanceMeasures distances and areas on a map by placing successive points. Handy for checking whether a claimed journey is plausible in the stated time.free
- Dual Mapsalso written DualMapsDual-pane map viewer for side-by-side comparison of basemaps and imagery.free
- Earth Nullschoolalso written EarthNullschoolGlobal visualisation of winds, currents and particles, with an archive. Used to establish the direction a plume, a slick or an aerosol travelled.free
- EarthExploreralso written Earth ExplorerUSGS portal for Landsat, Sentinel, and other earth observation datasets.free
- Flash Earthalso written FlashEarthZoom Earth interface for rapidly reviewing weather and satellite imagery timelines.free
- GeoHintsalso written Geo HintsVisual reference database of country-specific infrastructure clues (bollards, utility poles, road signs, license plates) for manual geolocation of images.free
- GeoInferalso written Geo InferEstimates where a photo was taken without relying on metadata, and returns candidate areas rather than a single point.freemium
- GeoInt Localisatoralso written Geo Int Localisator, GeoIntLocalisatorComputes the distance between a photograph's assumed position and a set of candidate points, to narrow down where a scene was shot.free
- GeoNamesalso written Geo NamesFree geographical database covering all countries. Search for any geographical name worldwide including cities, regions, mountains and landmarks. API available for bulk queries.free
- GeoSolveralso written Geo SolverProposes a shooting location from the visual clues in a photo: vegetation, road markings, signage, architecture.freemium
- GeoSpyalso written Geo SpyAI-assisted image geolocation tool for estimating where a photo was taken.freemium
- Google Earthalso written GoogleEarth3D globe and historical imagery platform for terrain and time-based visual analysis.free
- Google Earth OverlaysOverlay workflow for layering KML/KMZ data onto Google Earth views.free
- Google Mapsalso written GoogleMapsGoogle web mapping suite with satellite, terrain, route, and place intelligence layers.free
- Google Maps Streetview PlayerStreet View path playback utility for reviewing route-level imagery sequences.free
- Google Plus CodesOpen location codes by Google: short alphanumeric codes for any location on Earth, usable offline.free
- GPSVisualizeralso written GPS VisualizerCoordinate and GPS utility for mapping, conversion, and geocoding operations.free
- Harvard WorldMapalso written Harvard World Map, HarvardWorldMapOpen mapping platform of Harvard University hosting thousands of geographic layers deposited by researchers.free
- HERE Mapsalso written HEREMapsEnterprise-grade mapping platform with routing and global cartographic coverage.freemium
- Hiking & Biking MapOSM-based map optimized for trails, cycling routes, and terrain context.free
- Historic Aerialsalso written HistoricAerialsHistorical aerial imagery archive for property and infrastructure change analysis.freemium
- HivemapperDecentralized, crowdsourced street imagery map network with expanding coverage.freemium
- Hyperlapse (T)also written HyperlapseOpen-source JavaScript library for creating Street View hyperlapse animations.free
- INSPIRE Geoportalalso written INSPIREGeoportalEuropean entry point to the official geographic datasets published by member states: land use, hydrography, administrative boundaries, addresses.free
- Instant Google Street ViewFast launcher for jumping directly into Google Street View at precise locations.freemium
- KartaViewalso written Karta ViewCrowdsourced street-level imagery platform, the successor to OpenStreetCam. Free alternative to Street View for geolocating a scene, with coverage in areas Google never mapped.free
- KartaVisionalso written Karta VisionSearches KartaView's street-level imagery by description, to find a sign, a frontage or a piece of road furniture.freemium
- LandsatLook Vieweralso written Landsat Look Viewer, LandsatLookViewerUSGS viewer for browsing Landsat scenes and multispectral imagery.free
- LiveUaMapalso written Live Ua MapConflict/event mapping platform that geolocates incidents from public reporting.free
- Map Coordinatesalso written MapCoordinatesConverts between coordinate formats and returns elevation for any point. Useful when a source gives degrees-minutes-seconds and a tool expects decimal degrees.free
- MapChartalso written Map ChartColours ready-made world, country and region maps by category, and exports them as images.freemium
- MapCheckingalso written Map CheckingEstimates how many people fit in an area drawn on a map, by surface and chosen density.free
- MapHubalso written Map HubBuilds an annotated map from your own points, lines and areas, over several background layers, and shares or exports it.freemium
- MapillaryCrowdsourced street-level imagery covering roads Google never drove. Often the only way to see a rural or recently changed location at ground level.freemium
- MapQuestalso written Map QuestWeb mapping and routing platform supporting multi-stop route planning.free
- MeteoblueWeather archives going back years, point by point, with hourly detail. The most precise free source for dating an outdoor scene by its conditions.freemium
- Military Grid Reference System CoordinatesMGRS coordinate conversion utility for military-style grid references.free
- Naver (Korean)also written Naver(Korean)Korea-focused mapping platform with strong local POI and transit coverage.freemium
- NEXRAD Data Inventory SearchNOAA/NCDC index for searching archived NEXRAD radar datasets.free
- nPerfalso written n PerfUser-contributed mobile coverage maps by operator and technology. Shows which networks were actually usable at a given point.free
- OpenInfrastructureMapalso written Open Infrastructure MapOSM-derived map overlays for power, telecom, water, and industrial infrastructure.free
- OpenSignalalso written Open SignalCrowdsourced mobile coverage and signal quality map from user telemetry.freemium
- OpenStreetMapalso written Open Street MapOpen-source global map edited by the community and widely reused in OSINT workflows.free
- overhead24Shows every satellite in orbit on a live globe, with tonight's visible passes, close approaches and upcoming launches.free
- Overpass Turboalso written OverpassTurboQuery interface for extracting targeted OpenStreetMap features via Overpass API.free
- PeakVisoralso written Peak VisorMountain peak identification from photos: identify peaks and determine photo location from terrain silhouette.freemium
- Perry-Castañeda Map Collectionalso written Perry Castañeda Map CollectionPublic collection of the University of Texas gathering tens of thousands of scanned maps, many of them old or no longer published.free
- Planet Labsalso written PlanetLabsDaily satellite imagery platform with the world's largest constellation. Access high-resolution daily imagery for any location on Earth. Used for conflict monitoring, infrastructure tracking and change detection.paid
- QGISReference open-source desktop GIS: overlays satellite imagery, official layers and your own measurements in a single project.free
- SAS.Planetalso written SAS PlanetDownloads and caches satellite imagery from many providers for offline use, and keeps older layers that providers have since replaced.free
- Satellites.proalso written Satellites proShows the same coordinates side by side across several satellite providers, whose capture dates differ.free
- ScribbleMapsalso written Scribble MapsCollaborative web map editor for annotations, overlays, and shared incident maps.free
- Sentinel Playgroundalso written SentinelPlaygroundBrowses free Sentinel-2 and Landsat imagery by date, with band combinations that reveal vegetation, water, burn scars and bare soil.free
- ShadeMapalso written Shade MapReal-time and historical sun shadow simulation on 3D maps. Useful for geolocating photos by matching shadow angles and direction to a specific time and location.free
- SkyFi.com - Satellite Open Data (R)also written SkyFi.com - Satellite Open Data, Sky Fi.com - Satellite Open Data, SkyFi com Satellite Open DataSatellite imagery marketplace and open-data discovery interface for earth observation assets.freemium
- Soar Atlasalso written SoarAtlasShared atlas where satellite images, drone captures and maps uploaded by contributors are browsable on a single globe.freemium
- Social Geo LensFree map-based tool by OSINT Combine for geo-searching social media platforms. Find posts from a specific geographic area across multiple platforms simultaneously, in compliance with their ToS.free
- SunCalc.netalso written Sun Calc.net, SunCalcSolar position calculator for estimating time and orientation from shadows in imagery.free
- SunCalc.orgalso written Sun Calc.org, SunCalcSolar position calculator for estimating time and orientation from shadows in imagery.free
- TimezoneDBalso written Timezone DBTimezone lookup by coordinates or place name. Useful for timestamp analysis in OSINT investigations.freemium
- Travel by DroneDrone-route and aerial exploration resource useful for planning vantage-aware terrain review.free
- US Nav Guide Zip Code DataZip-code lookup resource for correlating US postal areas with map context.free
- VentuskyAnimated weather maps with hourly historical data. Gives the temperature, cloud cover and precipitation recorded at a point on a past date.freemium
- Wayback Imageryalso written WaybackImageryEsri Wayback archive for reviewing previous versions of world imagery basemaps.free
- What3Wordsalso written What3 WordsGeocoding system dividing the world into 3m x 3m squares, each identified by 3 words.free
- WikimapiaCrowdsourced landmark annotation layer with uneven maintenance and stale coverage in some regions.free
- WindyWeather visualisation with a historical archive. Lets you check whether the sky, the wind or the snow in a photograph match the date and place claimed.freemium
- Worldwide OSINT Tools MapWorld map where each country opens onto the registries, directories and search engines specific to it.free
- Yandex.Mapsalso written Yandex MapsRegional mapping service with strong coverage in Russia and surrounding regions.free
Frequently asked
- How to geolocate a photo?
- Start by checking EXIF metadata (ExifTool), then analyze visual clues with Google Lens or GeoSpy, and confirm via Google Maps Street View.
- What is GEOINT?
- Geospatial Intelligence is the OSINT discipline focused on analyzing and verifying geographical data from open sources (satellite images, photos, maps).