The GpsGuessr Blog

Field notes on latitude and longitude, reading a world map, and getting sharper at coordinate-guessing. If you like the game, these will make you better at it.

• What is GpsGuessr? GeoGuessr in reverse, explained What the game is, how scoring works, and how it differs from GeoGuessr.
• Latitude and longitude explained (simply) The two numbers that pin any point on Earth — with the mnemonics that make them stick.
• How to read latitude and longitude on a map A practical, step-by-step method for turning a spot on a map into coordinates.
• How to guess GPS coordinates accurately: 8 tactics Continent shapes, coastlines and the tricks that shave hundreds of kilometres off your error.
• Reverse GeoGuessr: the coordinate-guessing genre What "reverse GeoGuessr" means and why guessing coordinates is a different skill.