Wikipedia Image EXIF GPS Drift

Interesting to track how Wikipedia images' GPS data changes over time, reflecting changes in photography and upload habits. Nobody publishes this due to the need for direct measurement.

Observations: 46
Tracking since: 16 Sep 2026
Last updated: 30 Oct 2026 15:45 UTC

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data

Proportion of sampled images that contain GPS latitude and longitude in their EXIF metadata.

29 observations · measured in %

Summary Line Area Bar Dot plot Heatmap Table

20.0%

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data

▬ 0.0% vs previous

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Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — summary, last 30 days.

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — line, last 30 days.

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — area, last 30 days.

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data20.0%

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — bar, last 30 days.

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data20.0%

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — dot plot, last 30 days.

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Darker = higher percentage of wikipedia images with gps exif data. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — heatmap, last 30 days.

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data observations
When	Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data
30 Oct 2026 15:45	20.0%
29 Oct 2026 15:30	20.0%
28 Oct 2026 15:15	20.0%
27 Oct 2026 15:00	20.0%
26 Oct 2026 14:45	20.0%
25 Oct 2026 14:30	20.0%
24 Oct 2026 14:15	20.0%
23 Oct 2026 14:00	20.0%
22 Oct 2026 13:45	20.0%
21 Oct 2026 13:30	20.0%
20 Oct 2026 13:15	20.0%
19 Oct 2026 13:00	0.0%
18 Oct 2026 12:45	20.0%
17 Oct 2026 12:30	20.0%
16 Oct 2026 12:15	20.0%
15 Oct 2026 12:00	20.0%
14 Oct 2026 11:45	20.0%
13 Oct 2026 11:30	20.0%
12 Oct 2026 11:15	20.0%
11 Oct 2026 11:00	20.0%
10 Oct 2026 10:45	20.0%
09 Oct 2026 10:30	20.0%
08 Oct 2026 10:15	20.0%
07 Oct 2026 10:00	20.0%
06 Oct 2026 09:45	20.0%
05 Oct 2026 09:30	20.0%
04 Oct 2026 09:15	20.0%
03 Oct 2026 09:00	20.0%
02 Oct 2026 08:45	20.0%

Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — table, last 30 days.

Median GPS coordinate change of Wikipedia images over time

Median Euclidean distance (in degrees) between earliest and latest GPS coordinates for images with GPS data in both revisions.

0 observations · measured in degrees

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Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=allimages&ailimit=5&format=json

Why this isn't published anywhere else

The search results only provide general information about EXIF data, GPS metadata, and image metadata, but do not indicate that anyone is actively tracking or publishing Wikipedia image EXIF GPS drift over time.

Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.

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