LiveSan Francisco preview is open now

Where was
this taken?

Fous analyzes visible scene details in a photo to estimate where it was taken, without relying on embedded location metadata. The first preview focuses on San Francisco while we keep improving accuracy against real-world scenes.

Try FousHow it works
CASE 014 | MCALLISTER ST
Submitted
Resolved
Result
99 McAllister Street
Civic Center | San Francisco, CA
37.78095 N | 122.41372 WHigh confidence
CoverageSan FranciscoThe preview focuses on one city so accuracy can improve before coverage expands.
Supported-scene accuracyUnder 10 metersIn distinctive San Francisco scenes, strong matches can resolve to under 10 meters, with confidence shown beside every result.
StatusOpen previewAnyone can try it now, with ten searches per hour and no payment step.

Built around what the image shows.

The image is the input

Upload a screenshot, video frame, or stripped photo; Fous works from the visible scene rather than hidden metadata.

Depth before breadth

We started with San Francisco because dense coverage in one place gives better feedback than shallow coverage everywhere.

Confidence comes with the answer

Some scenes are distinctive and others are not, so each result includes a confidence level alongside the estimated location.

Where ground truth matters.

We are keeping the preview open because we learn fastest from real, authorized workflows across journalism, research, safety, and personal archives.

01

Investigative journalism

When a location claim matters, Fous gives reporters another way to compare the visible scene with the story attached to it.

02

Trust and safety

Teams can review user-submitted images with more context, especially when a claimed location affects how content should be handled.

03

Image verification

Researchers can compare screenshots, cropped frames, and re-encoded images when original metadata is unavailable.

04

Creative and personal archives

Recover context for your own saved images, reference shots, or photo library.

Common questions.

Anything else? Write to hello@fous.com.

Right now the preview is limited to San Francisco. We are keeping the first release narrow so accuracy improves before coverage expands.
Strong matches are usually under 10 meters from the capture point. Distinctive streetscapes perform best; low-detail scenes may return lower-confidence results.
No. Fous works from the pixels in the image, so screenshots, video frames, and photos with stripped metadata can all be searched the same way.
A typical search returns in a few seconds, although larger images and busy periods can take a little longer.
Submitted images and results are retained in secure audit logs to protect the service and support responsible use. They are not used for training, and they are not shared outside Fous.
Each account can run up to ten searches per hour. If you are testing a workflow that needs more, email us and we can talk through it.
Use the preview button to create an account, verify your email with a one-time code, and start searching. There is no waitlist.
For now, access is open to curious users, journalists, researchers, photographers, and teams who work with image context. As the preview matures, we may narrow the focus, but the research period is intentionally broad.