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Finding locations with just a photo… (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi folks, hope all are well today!

Is there a Lemmy community (or dare I say Reddit sub) that talks about finding locations from photos without meta/EXIF data?

I know there are groups that do this sort of thing for “fun”, so I thought I would ask here first… before doing random internet searches.

I have photo of a person in a location but my “tracking skills” are terrible. Best I can do is determine the country the photo was taken in.

My intent is to keep myself safe, I am not doing anything nefarious!! Just throwing that out there folks 🙂

Appreciate any and all feedback/responses. Have a great day all!

UPDATE 12/20/2024: I was able to very the info I needed without using any photos. However, I do appreciate all the responses. Maybe this post will help others.

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[–] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is that what they call themselves… GeoGuessers? Did not know that was the terminology.

Will start a search for that, thank you so much!

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not exactly. There is a web-based game called GeoGuesser, where users are given a picture and guess where the picture was taken on a map. You get a higher score the closer you get.

One player I follow called GeoWizard makes YouTube videos of his games, as well as challenges himself to find locations of fan photos and such. Your situation sounds like the ladder. :D

On a different note, he also takes on real life challenges, such as crossing European countries in a (nearly) straight line, or traveling as far as he can with just 10 pounds in his pocket. Recommend checking out a series if you've got time.

[–] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago

Will do, that sounds really interesting!