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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.

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Tracking since
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Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data

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

2 observations · measured in %

20.0%
Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data
▬ 0.0% vs previous
16 Sep 2026 04:45
Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — summary, last 30 days.
0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%04:4204:4404:45Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data: 20.0% — 16 Sep 2026 04:42Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data: 20.0% — 16 Sep 2026 04:45
Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data (%) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%04:4204:4404:45Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data: 20.0% — 16 Sep 2026 04:42Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data: 20.0% — 16 Sep 2026 04:45
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.
Percentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data observations
WhenPercentage of Wikipedia images with GPS EXIF data
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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

Sources

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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.