My Location — Where Am I?

My Location determines where you are on the internet using two independent methods. IP geolocation maps your public IP address to a city and country using the MaxMind GeoLite2 database — automatically, with no input required. The W3C Geolocation API reads your device's GPS hardware, Wi-Fi positioning, or cellular signals for precise coordinates, but requires your explicit browser consent. Both results are displayed side-by-side with an interactive map that updates when GPS loads.

IP Geolocation — Your public IP address is resolved using the MaxMind GeoLite2-City and GeoLite2-ASN databases, stored locally on the server. When you load this page, your IP is extracted from the Cloudflare X-RESOLVED-CF-IP-ADDRESS header and queried against the database in milliseconds. No third-party API call is made; all processing is local. MaxMind GeoLite2 covers both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Database accuracy is approximately 99% at country level and 50–80% at city level, with mobile carrier and satellite connections typically showing lower city-level precision due to centralized IP routing.

GPS Detection — Clicking "Pinpoint My Exact Location" invokes navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(), the JavaScript interface defined by the W3C Geolocation API specification. The browser collects signals from the device's GPS chipset, visible Wi-Fi access points, and cellular towers, then returns a GeolocationCoordinates object with latitude, longitude, altitude (if available), and an accuracy radius in meters. GPS coordinates are never transmitted to the server — all processing happens in your browser tab.

VPN detection — The server checks the X-Forwarded-For header. If it contains multiple comma-separated IP addresses, the connection is flagged as likely routed through a proxy or VPN. This is a heuristic signal only; dedicated privacy tools that suppress this header will not be detected.

Verifying a VPN is working. A user connects to a VPN server in Germany and loads this page. The IP-based location card shows Frankfurt, Germany — the VPN exit node — while the GPS card shows their actual city after granting browser permission. The two divergent results confirm the VPN is routing traffic correctly and masking their real IP location.

Debugging geolocation in a web application. A developer builds a site that displays localized content based on visitor IP. They use this page to confirm exactly what city and country their MaxMind-based lookup returns for their current IP block, so they can reproduce the same result in their own code without guessing which database entry applies.

Sharing a precise location for coordination. A traveler arrives at an unfamiliar address and needs to share their exact position with someone picking them up. They click "Pinpoint My Exact Location", allow GPS access, and read off the latitude and longitude coordinates — accurate to within 10 meters — to share via any messaging app.