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Geograph

Operator: Geograph Project Limited (Britain and Ireland); Hansjörg Lipp (Germany)

Finds georeferenced photographs in Great Britain, Ireland, Germany and the Channel Islands.

Image, Video & Geo

OPSEC caution

Your own photographic contributions are made publicly available for reuse with photographer attribution and location information.

Open website

Product

Geograph

Availability and source date

Active

As of: 25 October 2026.

Check: 25 October 2026.

The British photo detail School Road and Honing Road, and the German project portal.

A photograph was opened with a description, capture and submission dates, subject/camera coordinates and viewing direction. The German portal was accessible with photo links and coverage maps.

Use in OSINT research

Finds comparison photographs of streets, buildings and landscapes to help locate an image.

Queries

InputResultResult type
Place name + CoordinatesPhotographs from the selected area with descriptions, capture dates and location information.
Retrieved
Keyword / free textPhotographs and descriptions matching the search term.
Retrieved

Features

  • Links to separate photo projects for Great Britain and Ireland, Germany and the Channel Islands.
  • Searches regional photo collections by place name, coordinates and text.
  • Shows the photograph, description, photographer, capture date and submission date.
  • Shows subject location, camera location and viewing direction in the British project, where recorded.
  • Provides photo downloads and, in the British project, data access through API, CSV, KML, GPX and JSON.

Categories

  • Image, Video & Geo
  • Geolocation
  • Maps & satellite imagery

Coverage

Geographical coverage

Great Britain · Ireland · Germany · Channel Islands

Dataset

Regionally collected landscape, building and street photographs from Great Britain, Ireland, Germany and the Channel Islands. The projects maintain separate collections.

Access

Requirements

Public photographs and search functions without an account. A free account is provided for your own contributions. The British live API requires your own API key.

Export

Photo downloads; the British API provides CSV, KML, GPX, JSON and XML. Regional access methods differ.

Provider

Geograph Project Limited (Britain and Ireland); Hansjörg Lipp (Germany)

Country of establishment

Unknown

Interfaces

API

Available. The British project documents image and metadata APIs with your own API key. Larger datasets are available as database downloads.

MCP

Not documented. Not specified on the captured product and documentation pages.

AI agents

Not documented. Not specified on the captured product and documentation pages.

Usage note

The British project’s photographs and descriptions are licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. The photographer and licence must be credited. Adapted versions require the same licence. The German project also marks photographs with CC BY-SA 2.0.

Limitations

  • Photo collections cover the listed project regions.
  • Automated website access to the British project requires written permission; the API is the intended data access method.

Guides and practical reports

Sources

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