How to Remove GPS From Photos

When a smartphone or GPS-equipped camera captures an image, it writes the current GPS satellite fix directly into the EXIF GPS IFD (Image File Directory). This includes latitude, longitude, altitude, GPS timestamp, and speed measurements.

How to Inspect Photos for GPS Data

You can verify whether a photo has location data by checking its file properties or opening it with an in-browser inspector:

• GPSLatitude & GPSLongitude: Degree, minute, and second representations of geographical coordinates.
• GPSAltitude: Elevation relative to sea level.
• GPSImgDirection: Direction the camera was pointing when the shutter fired.

Stripping Geotags Privately

Using AI Metadata Remover's dedicated GPS cleaner, you can remove these IFD pointers entirely from the file structure without uploading your photos to external servers. The file is processed locally in browser RAM, ensuring zero risk of intermediate interception.