Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about browser geolocation, satellite GPS accuracy, coordinate systems, and data privacy.
You can find your current location immediately by visiting our Where Am I homepage and clicking "Get My Location". Your browser will access your device's GPS or Wi-Fi positioning hardware to display your exact latitude, longitude, street address, city, state, and country.
Accuracy depends on your hardware and environment: On smartphones and mobile devices with GPS enabled outdoors, accuracy is typically within 3 to 5 meters (10–16 feet). On laptops or desktop computers connected to Wi-Fi, accuracy is usually within 15 to 40 meters. On wired desktop ethernet connections, accuracy falls back to regional IP geolocation (within 10 to 50 kilometers).
No. Never. All geolocation calculations, coordinate conversions, and map rendering are executed 100% locally inside your browser client using the standard W3C Geolocation API. We do not store, log, track, or sell your coordinates. Read our full Privacy Policy.
If your location is off by 30–80 kilometers, you are likely on a desktop computer using your Internet Service Provider's IP address rather than GPS. Alternatively, if you are using an active VPN or recently moved a Wi-Fi router from another address, your network routing table may reflect the VPN or old residence. Read our comprehensive Guide to Fixing Wrong Location.
GPS uses real-time radio signals from satellites orbiting 20,200 km above Earth to calculate your exact physical position down to 3 meters. IP geolocation looks up your public internet address in a commercial routing database to estimate which city or region your ISP operates in. Learn more in our GPS vs. IP Location Comparison.
You can use our free Reverse Geocoder or Address Finder tool. Enter your latitude and longitude, and our system queries OpenStreetMap's global address index to return the closest street name, house number, postal code, and municipality.
Yes! Our Elevation Finder measures your altitude above mean sea level in meters and feet using satellite topographic models and device barometric sensors.
Visit our Share Location Tool. You can generate a private, one-click link or scannable Location QR Code that opens your exact position in Google Maps, Apple Maps, or OpenStreetMap.
Click the padlock or settings icon in your browser's URL address bar, find Location, change the permission to Allow, and reload the webpage.
Still Have Questions?
Explore our technical guides or contact our geospatial engineering team directly.