The image has no identifying text or landmarks, so we must use a Geolocation tool to help us identify the image's location.

One of the easiest and quickest open-source tools to use with images of all types is Google Lens; Google Lens allows you to search Google's image index of the web using a photo input. Sometimes this is referred to as reverse image searching. \
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To use Google's image search, first open the image in the Google Chrome browser. Once viewing the image in Chrome, right-click the image.

Google Lens will pop open on the right side of the browser. The first section of Google Lens is the search input, and the second section is the results of the search.

For the image we searched, nothing immediately came up in the search results that was a match to the input image. Note, that half of the input image is the sky and we are using the entire image to search by. Since the sky changes constantly, it is often not a good search input.

The search function can be improved by modifying the focus of the input image.

Using the corner frame adjusters in the input image section, focus the search area on the most detailed part of the image. In this case, that is the cityscape and field area of our original image.

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This guide explains how to use Google Lens image search to help geolocate an image. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to search for an image using Google Lens, how to refine the search to focus on specific details, and how to compare the search results with the original image. This guide is useful for anyone trying to determine the location of an image without any identifying text or landmarks.

Written by Sam Saville of Quinlan Partners