GeoSpy Pro can geotag an image thanks to its dedicated machine learning algorithms. — Graylark Technologies
A new artificial intelligence platform promises to provide geotag information for any photo. While there are already a few ways of doing this today, this initiative aims to be both faster and more reliable.
The company behind GeoSpy Pro presents it as an advanced AI platform integrating powerful AI location models. This solution, designed for companies and authorities, can theoretically offer accuracy down to the level of a meter.
Unveiled by American company Graylark Technologies, GeoSpy is a tool that can determine with precision where a photo was taken, via an analysis of its visual content. It uses machine learning algorithms to examine the various elements present in an outdoor image, such as vegetation, buildings or other visual landmarks. By comparing all these features with a vast database of geotagged images, the tool is able to identify, in a matter of seconds, where the photo was taken.
In the hands of professionals, the uses of such technology are manifold. The police, for example, could use it for investigations requiring rapid identification of locations. However, this technology and its use could raise privacy issues, as well as concerns about potential misuse, such as one state spying on another.
This type of tool will thus require scrupulous management and safeguards in order to prevent any potential abuse. For the time being, this technology is exclusively available to be used by governments and authorities.
"GeoSpy Pro is only available for qualified law enforcement agencies, government agencies, investigators, journalists and enterprise users,” says the company's website.
GeoSpy distinguishes itself from traditional OSINT methods (approaches using Open Source Intelligence, as with public information sources) by its use of AI, which considerably automates and accelerates the image geolocation process.
Current manual methods for geotagging photos essentially involve extracting metadata from photos, analysing visual elements and consulting satellite images. – AFP Relaxnews
