Glossary

Plain English definitions for GeoGuessr and location-guessing terms, from plonk and NMPZ to car meta and regionguessing.

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Plonk

A confident pin placement based on the clues available in the round.

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Core

NMPZ

No Move, Pan, or Zoom. You make the guess from the initial still view only.

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Mode

NM

No Move. You can pan and zoom, but cannot move from the starting point.

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Mode

5K

A near-perfect guess that scores 5,000 points in a round.

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Scoring

Car meta

Visible Google car details that can help identify a country or coverage set.

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Meta

Camera gen

The Street View camera generation or capture style, often visible through image quality and color.

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Meta

Regionguessing

Narrowing a country down to a smaller region using terrain, road layout, language, and local clues.

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Skill

Bollard

A roadside marker or reflector post whose shape and color can be useful country evidence.

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Clue

Coverage

Where and how Street View imagery exists, including official, trekker, new, or limited coverage.

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Meta

Trekker

Street View imagery captured on foot or with special equipment rather than the standard car.

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Coverage

Smallcam

A recognizable older or lower camera setup used in some countries and capture periods.

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Meta