Add a GPS location
to any photo.

How to add GPS coordinates to a photo

1. Drop your JPEG into the tool above (or click Choose a photo). You'll see everything currently stored in the file.
2. Enter the location. Type decimal latitude and longitude into the GPS fields — or click Use my current location and allow the browser's permission prompt. To get coordinates for any address, right-click the spot in Google Maps and click the numbers that appear to copy them.
3. Click Save edits. A copy downloads with the coordinates written into its EXIF — the image itself is untouched, byte for byte.

You can verify the result instantly: drop the downloaded copy back into the tool and the red GPS callout will show your new coordinates with a map link.

Legitimate reasons to geotag a photo

Cameras without GPS

Most DSLRs and mirrorless cameras don't have GPS chips. Photographers who want their catalog organized by location — in Lightroom, Apple Photos, or Google Photos — add coordinates after the shoot. Those apps read EXIF GPS and place photos on their map views automatically.

Job-site and field documentation

For contractors, inspectors, adjusters, and field crews, a photo with intact GPS and timestamp metadata is evidence: proof of where and when work was performed. Before/after photos with verifiable location data are useful in disputes, insurance claims, and warranty records. If a photo was taken with location services off, adding the job-site coordinates keeps your documentation consistent — though for evidentiary purposes, original untouched metadata is always strongest.

Fixing wrong locations

Phones sometimes record a stale or drifted GPS fix — the previous location, or a point hundreds of meters off. Correcting the coordinates keeps your photo library's map accurate.

Drone mapping and surveying

Photogrammetry and mapping workflows depend on accurate coordinates in image EXIF. When a drone log and image metadata disagree, correcting the EXIF is part of the workflow.

Will geotagging photos boost my Google rankings?

You may have heard that geotagging photos before uploading them to a Google Business Profile improves local rankings. Independent, controlled tests say it doesn't — Google strips EXIF from Business Profile uploads, and the largest study to date found no reliable benefit and some measurable downsides. We wrote up the full evidence, and what actually works instead, here: Does geotagging photos help Google Business Profile rankings?