What this site does
Current Location answers a simple question, “Where am I?”, with details you can use right away: an address to read out, a postal code for a form, coordinates for an emergency or a link so someone can find you. You can also look up any other point by typing an address or tapping the map. Everything runs in the browser of your phone or computer.
Where the data comes from
- Your position. It is calculated by your own device with GPS, Wi-Fi networks and cell towers, through the browser's location feature. It is only requested with your consent.
- The first, approximate area. It is estimated from the IP address of your connection and only goes down to city level.
- Addresses, postal codes and administrative boundaries. They come from OpenStreetMap, the free map maintained by millions of contributors, queried through the Nominatim service. Photon and BigDataCloud serve as backups.
- The map. Vector tiles from OpenFreeMap, generated from OpenStreetMap data and displayed with MapLibre.
- Ground elevation. The Terrain Tiles digital elevation model, published as open data, with a resolution of about 30 meters.
- UTM, degrees and Plus Code. They are calculated on your device with the standard formulas of the WGS84 system.
Limits you should know about
- Accuracy depends on your device. The “Accuracy” value shows the uncertainty of each reading.
- The address is the nearest one on the map. The house number may be missing or differ from the official one.
- Postal codes from OpenStreetMap are not an official directory. For official use, check them with your national postal service.
- This site does not replace emergency services. In an emergency, call your country's emergency number and read out the details shown.
Privacy
We don't store your location, set cookies only with your consent and don't require an account. The details are in the privacy policy.
Contact
If you find a mistake or want to suggest an improvement, write to appsplosion.help@gmail.com. If the mistake is in the map (a misspelled street name, a missing house number), you can correct it yourself in OpenStreetMap; the fix will appear here with the next data update.