Data - GPS locations

MOBILedit Forensic can extract accurate GPS location data from both Android and iOS devices. Location data may be found in various sources, including the metadata of photos and videos (EXIF), system logs, and within application data—particularly from mapping, fitness, and transportation apps such as Uber or MapMyRun.

These applications can store detailed location points and even complete travel routes, including timestamps, which are parsed and included in the report. Location data may also appear in Notes, Calendar Events, and other system items. MOBILedit supports the GPX (GPS Exchange) format, commonly used by GPS apps, which contains waypoints, tracks, and routes.

Extracted GPS coordinates can be reviewed in an interactive map within the software, with filtering options by point type and time to support deeper forensic analysis. They are also shown in the Timeline if it is selected within Logical > Specific selection > Timeline

Accessing certain GPS data sources may require elevated privileges, depending on whether the information is stored in system files, sandboxed applications, or general media. This can involve gaining root or jailbreak access, or using Advanced application data extraction or App downgrade techniques.

GPS data might be extracted from various sources - such as image metadata. Because of this, source data might appear in the backup folder even if you have not selected them.

Example of GPS locations report: