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Maps & Location Related Sites
(This page was last updated on the 03/01/2024)World Maps
www.google.co.uk - map and aerial photo facilities, including Streetview for most of the UK
www.earthviewer360.com - a useful tool letting you click anywhere on earth to see a street view and local video if available
www.bing.com - map and aerial photo facilities, very similar to Google and Streetview but called Streetside, which has some UK coverage in the major cities
www.yandex.com - map and aerial photo facilities, very similar to Google and Streetview
www.openstreetmap.org - useful free mapping site, which lets you search via a postcode & zoom down to show individual properties
www.satellites.pro - allows you to search an area and view different map providers satellite views etc
www.arcgis.com - useful free historical satellite imagery, searchable via a location, with zoom down to show individual properties via different dates
Latitude & Longitude
www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com - shows the latitude & longitude of any point on a map, via Google maps
www.gpsvisualizer.com - shows the latitude & longitude of an address on a map
www.gps-latitude-longitude.com - shows the latitude & longitude of a location on a map
www.gridreferencefinder.com - UK chart site showing Latitude & Longitude, Grid Reference and What3Words for each location
www.freemaptools.com - tool for finding UK national grid reference and latitude & longitude on a map
Distances
www.freemaptools.com - tool to show the distances between UK postcodes
Personalised Mapping Tools
www.amcharts.com - a free site allowing you to highlight countries on a map
www.maploco.com - a free site allowing you to highlight countries on a map
www.douwe.com - a free site allowing you to highlight countries on a map
www.google.com - details on creating a personalised Google map
www.howtogeek.com - a useful article on how to create a custom map in Google maps
www.google.com - create a personalised Google map
www.knightlab.com - which can help you create a useful StoryMap to visually display your research findings
www.mapme.com - create a personalised Google map
www.maphub.net - create a personalised Google map
Other Useful Mapping Tools
www.one.network - is a useful site showing active roadworks in the UK
www.kartaview.org - is a site showing crowd-sourced video / images from peoples dashboard cameras, useful for areas not covered by streetview etc
www.mapillary.com - is a site showing crowd-sourced video / images from peoples dashboard cameras, useful for areas not covered by streetview etc
www.pastvu.com - is a Russian site showing old / historical photographs for an area, searchable from a world map
www.travelwithdrone.com - is a site showing crowd-sourced videos from peoples drone cameras, which may be useful for areas not covered by streetview etc
www.mapchecking.com - a useful tool for estimating the size of a crowd with an area on a map
www.what3words.com - this creates a unique combination of just 3 words that identifies a 3mx3m square, anywhere on the world, which can be passed on
www.whatiswhere.com - is an interactive map showing over 100 points of interest and objects
www.gpsjam.org - is an interactive map showing where in the world the gps is being jammed
Assistance In Identifying A Location Shown In An Image
(Details For Identifying Items In Different Countries, 1x Identifying Landmarks, 2x Identifying Hills & Peaks At A Location)
Using AI To Identify A Location Shown In An Image
(Not 100% accurate but it may list a location which can then be further researched online to confirm)
Image Location Guessing Sites
