Region Guessing Meta Library for Geoguessr: Resources

Region Guessing Meta Library

Overview
General Resources
Changelog

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Overview

REGIONGUESSING META LIBRARY

this contribution to meta slavery was made by Lupus (Discord: l.upus)

Regionguessing is an important part of Geoguessr on an intermediate and advanced level. If you are just starting out

or are still very much struggling to consistently recognize countries, this library is not for you (unless you just want to learn

a specific country for fun). As a beginner make sure to check out Plonk It instead.

Learning to regionguess a country - where to start?

In the past few years the GeoGuessr community really has moved past the point where simply recognizing a country would

be enough to compete on a decently high level. The aspect of also getting accurate guesses within the country nowadays

has an incredibly high value. As a result players have put in more and more time studying certain countries, researching

clues and luckily also sharing their new knowledge. It is hard to believe but in a relatively short time several hundred

resources about this topic have been published and most countries have at least a few of them to help players step up their

regionguessing skills. Due to this large amount it is quite common that you remember seeing a resource somewhere but then

struggle to find it again.

Also, it is actually difficult to decide where to start being confronted with sometimes dozens of documents, infographics,

videos and more when you want to dive into a new country. The amount of knowledge can be overwhelming and

often multiple resources explain the same things so you can easily end up spending way more time studying a country

tihan reading the same tips over and over again.

This library is an attempt to solve these issues by currently storing more than 900 resources of all sorts in one place and

ditionally giving a bunch of information about each one:

author (with their Discord tag if known)
type of resource
time it takes to study it (estimated, this does not include time to memorize everything)
description what it is about
markings to tell you who the resource is for and how useful it is (for an explanation check the FAQ page)

Make sure you are in the Plonk It Discord server as a lot of links will link to posts in that server. There are no links to posts from

any other servers though.

Click here to join the Plonk It Discord

This spreadsheet only contains country specific resources. They are sorted by continent through the different subsheets

and then alphabetically by country. Of course this is a subjective opinion but whatever I find the most useful about a country

will then be listed on top. However, area codes will always be the last link for a country no matter how important they are

to learn.

Since I can't study every resource in depth, I also rely on your help with this. Please let me know

if you know of resources that are currently missing and should be added
if you find any mistakes (wrong links, authors, inaccurate descriptions)
if a resource is heavily outdated, inaccurate or got deleted

Have fun discovering, I'm sure you will find a bunch of stuff here that you haven't seen before.

General Resources

Here are a couple of good links that can be helpful for most countries.

https://www.plonkit.net/guide

usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the

fundamentals in it.

https://super-duper.fr/index_en.php

This website by @.flamby. has a similar approach like this library. It also links to documents but most importantly it's a great

addition as it has links to country specific maps, quizzes of all sorts and challenges which I decided not to include here.

https://helloquiz.app/

https://geo.emily.bz/

These two websites by emily are another incredible resource no matter which country you would like to study. Here you can

find map quizzes for most countries which are great for learning subdivisions, area codes and more. Additionally you can

practice new language scripts and there are coverage maps for all countries. Using these you can filter coverage by year

and month to figure out some useful patterns in camera generations, seasons and more.

https://learnablemeta.com/

Learnable Meta is a way to learn about and practice clues in-game. Maps are specificly made to include these metas

and making use of a script you will be provided with explanations after every round. This way you can learn while also playing

and start to instantly apply your new knowledge.

https://sites.google.com/site/roadnumberingsystems/home

Especially for Moving games it can be quite helpful to understand how the road numbering system works. This website gives

detailed explanations about this topic and can be worth a look.

Country Check FAQ

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Botswana

(8)

Plonk It Guide - Botswana Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. For each there are many tips to identify it and regionguess within it. The information is always easy to follow, there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The regionguessing section for Botswana is quite detailed and highlights a lot of recognizable roads as well. Botswana Tips Jasper Woodard Video guide

(39 min)

Jasper Woodard was one of the first people trying to get really good in Botswana. In this video series consisting of two parts he explains what he found out and what to pay attention to. The videos break down a few simple tips and steps to get to a decent level relatively quickly. Weather, sun, travel directions [1] @l.upus Map json A json file that can be imported into the Map Making App. Once opened there, you get tags for weather, sun direction, smudges, dirt

roads and some other things. By turning the marker style to "Camera direction arrow" you can see the travel direction of the Google car. Flamby made an actual map out of it where you can look at the different aspects. The first link is a discord attachment link. Check the FAQ tab for further explanations.

Weather, sun travel directions @.flamby. Map

The Botswanan Document @havrd Document

(10 min read) Mostly goes over smudges and other advanced coverage metas such as visible moon and venus.

Dirty back of the car @nnotarya Infographic An infographic showing where different dirty backs of the car are found. Where powerlines are visible @saturnb Map A map as well as an attached json file showing which roads have powerlines next to them.

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Eswatini

(2)

Plonk It Guide - Eswatini Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

Eswatini Roads @faraban Infographic Travel direction, road quality and weather are essential clues to learn roads in Eswatini. This map breaks down the most crucial things.

Ghana

(14)

Plonk It Guide - Ghana Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. For each there are many tips to identify it and regionguess within it. The information is always easy to follow, there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Ghana guide covers the absolute basics plus a handful of recognizable roads.

The Ghana Doc @frenchfryfan Document

(20 min read)

Based on the Plonk It Guide here you can find a lot of additional clues to learn certain roads and differentiate between cities. Looks at driving direction, car and other coverage meta as well as street signs and more. Also goes over tips to tell apart similar looking roads. Ghana Doc Revamp @frenchfryfan Document

(15 min read)

Summarizes the most important metas and adds a couple more. Also goes over a few recognizable roads and explains how to

identify them. Ring inside of bar @thibeauvanuden Infographic Introduces three car metas that are not found in the resources above.

The Ghana Leaf Meta Infographic Black dot on bar Infographic Ghana Road Quality Map @ma1akai Infographic A very detailed map of different types of roads (dirt, paved, road lines). Has all the covered ones on it.

Language structure @seb010101 Infographic Highlights how the language in south-eastern Ghana can differ from other parts of the country.

Ghana Taxi Guide Part 1 @seb010101 Infographic Explains how to use codes on Taxis to your advantage.

Ghana Taxi Guide Part 2 Infographic Kumasi street sign colors @torgeantihl Infographic Shows the different colors of street signs throughout Kumasi.

Accra Stickers @seb010101 Infographic Research on how stickers on street signs differ in parts of Accra.

Ghana tape differences @vehicleronald Map Original post by VehicleRonald about how to further make use of Geoguessr's most famous meta.

Roads in Northern Ghana @tmcdermid Infographic The coverage in the north of the country is sparse and the roads are all very learnable. This infographic shows how to tell them apart by road quality. Area codes

Kenya

(7)

Plonk It Guide - Kenya Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. For each there are many tips to identify it and regionguess within it. The information is always easy to follow, there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Kenya regionguessing section especially covers a lot of landscape and car meta clues. Kenya Gen 4 @salex57 Spreadsheet

(15 min read)

Adds a couple of new car metas to the Plonk It Guide. Also breaks down the country into several parts with a major focus on areas with sparse coverage. Gives a lot of clues to recognize many roads throughout the country. Kenya gen4 car metas @snowf_lake Document

(5 min read)

A detailed research on all sorts of car metas in gen 4 (as of November 2022). Has images of the metas and distribution maps.

Postcodes @.flamby. Infographic Postcodes are common and can give you a pretty good idea where you are. Especially for Moving games they are probably

the most useful thing to learn after the counties. Kenya Basics Vetyr Spreadsheet

(5 min read)

A brief guide on some basic regionguessing tips.

The two new cars in Kenya @maccem Infographic Takes a look at the white and gray car with the antenna at the front.

Kenya Worksheet Tall Impala Infographic Distribution and travel direction of the two common gen 3 cars.

Lesotho

(5)

Lesotho Pinpoint Guide @hibasi Document

(20 min read)

Explains how to recognize most roads in Lesotho based on landscape, road quality, weather and travel direction. Also looks at some cities.

The Kingdom in the Sky Alfgrimur Acosta X!ro#6535 Document

(1 h read)

An incredibly detailed guide which focuses mostly on landscapes and how to recognize all sorts of cities, towns and other places

throughout the country. Pavement and travel directions [2] @gweilowizard Map An overview of driving direction and road quality. Great to quickly figure out differences between certain roads. The link is a discord attachment link. Check the FAQ tab for further explanations. Plonk It Guide - Lesotho Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. For each there are many tips to identify it and regionguess within it. The information is always easy to follow and there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it.

Lesotho Taxis @seb010101 Infographic Shows the different city abbreviations found on taxis. Namibia

(13)

Plonk It Guide - Namibia Plonk It team Document

(30 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. Apart from a bunch of general tips, the Namibia Guide

has especially long sections on identifying certain roads and towns. Namibia Car Meta @nando07._. @cheesy187 Map json Two comprehensive jsons mainly with tags for car meta. The bottom one additionally has a bunch of tags on landscape.

Namibia deconstructed @smaguy Map json Namibia road numbering @biquettebtw Infographic Explains the different types of roads and how they are sorted by number.

Toilet paper basics @noo_2776 Map Three resources mainly on toilet paper. The json also has a few additional metas and tags for different months of the coverage.

tp meta @clmpk @alexg3x3 Map json

Northern toilet paper @.stellaa Infographic

Driving Directions & Roads @__gilbert Map json A map json with location tags on road surface and lines, blurred vs unblurred car and more. By turning the marker style to camera direction arrow, you can see the driving direction of the Google car.

Namibia json @barry_the_bee_ Map json Introduces several more niche clues, mostly on car meta.

Sunset coverage @caprisundrinker9000 Infographic Mainly highlights spots where sunset coverage can be found but additionally also splis the contry into different landscapes.

Cloud coverage map @yfinder Map Makes use of colored markers to show how cloudy different roads are.

Railway Network in Namibia Unknown Map Shows where you can come across railway tracks.

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Nigeria

(8)

Plonk It Guide - Nigeria Plonk It team Document

(20 min read)

and different camera generations. There's barely anything about different cars or follow cars though.

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Nigeria

(8)

Nigeria Car Metas @tmcdermid Document

(1.5 h read) Deep dive into all sorts of car and follow car metas in both gen 3 and 4. Breaks down the coverage in dozens of different car types. Also has map jsons attached, one for gen 3 and one for gen 4. No tips about shitcam. Official ari coverage metas @victheturtle Infographic Highlights multiple car metas for the official Ari coverage. Car color, wheels in the truckbed and tape attachments.

Nigeria general gen 4 car metas @cronnn Infographic Goes over the most important car metas for gen 4. No tips on follow cars. Nigeria niche gen 4 car metas Gen 4 follow cars @cronnn Map json Takes a look at metas on the gen 4 follow cars which can be especially useful if the google car is blurred.

Gombe State @seb010101 Infographic Explains how to identify Gombe State and how to use road markers there to your advantage.

Gen 4 car metas @sector5727 Spreadsheet

(5 min read)

A handful of car metas with the new coverage such as wheels in the truckbed, convoys and more.

Réunion

(1)

Plonk It Guide - Reunion Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

(5)

The Rwanda Doc @insomniagg Document

(20 min read)

Extensive Rwanda guide with clues on car and copyright, recognizing towns national parks and highways.

Plonk It Guide - Rwanda Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

All sorts of cars and smudge metas.

Rwanda doc (regional clues) @bab.lo Document

(10 min read)

Rwandan Street Signs @yawnty_ Infographic Rwandan street signs tell you the province and district. Here you can see a few examples.

São Tomé & Príncipe

(3)

Plonk It Guide - São Tomé & Príncipe Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

SVC Antenna @1k99 Infographic Shows that an antenna on the car can not be found on Príncipe.

Camera saturation @saturnb Infographic Investigates in different camera saturation on both islands. This map shows different saturation levels.

Senegal

(4)

Plonk It Guide - Senegal Plonk It team Document

(15 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Senegal guide mostly looks at differences in landscape and car meta.

Senegal Car Meta @davinfigjam

@geocookiee Document

( min read)

Breaks down car meta in great detail to help you learn most major roads of the country. Also includes a practice map.

Rural Senegal basics @l.upus Spreadsheet

(10 min read)

Introduces all sorts of car metas in gen 3 and 4. Also includes some gen 3 vibes which partly can still be applied in gen 4.

Senegalese street signs @seb010101 Infographic Information about which cities use street signs, how they are formated and how this can differ.

South Africa

(8)

Plonk It Guide - South Africa Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The South Africa regionguessing section highlights a couple of landscapes and the most important infrastructural metas. Metas and Tips for South Africa @l.upus Spreadsheet

(40 min read)

A ton of metas and other tips of all sorts to get better at South Africa. All metas are explained in both how to recognize them and where

they are found. Also includes a list of road names, where to find them and how the national highways are sectioned.

South Africa landscape guide @jonathan.0175 Document

(15 min read)

Covers a variety of different landscapes across the country. Each tip has images, location links, explanations and a map of where to find

that type of landscape. Also contains some car/camera metas.

Southern African Languages @atomomc3904 Document

(15 min read)

Explains how to differentiate between different native languages in southern Africa and where they are found.

Sepedi Town Names @seb010101 Infographic Shows the tendency of a prefix found in town names towards specific regions.

Street signs in the biggest cities @gabrielgeoo Infographic Highlights the differences between street sign designs in ten of the largest cities.

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Tunisia

(6)

Tunisia Guide @code1101 Yurika#1562 Document

(20 min read) Detailed guide structured mostly around follow car and camera meta. Highlights all of the main cities and some roads with a lot of images and graphics.

Plonk It Guide - Tunisia Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. High-Yield Tunisian Driving Directions @bagaboiebailey Document

(5 min read)

Investigates google car driving direction on some of the most common roads.

Street signs - Kairouan, Tunisia @yawnty_ Infographic Street signs in Kairouan are easily recognizable compared to the rest of the covered cities. This was originally discovered by @seb010101 and then visualized with this infographic. Djerba road median meta Unknown Document

(5 min read)

Points out a clue to recognize several specific roads in Djerba.

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Uganda

(1)

Plonk It Guide - Uganda Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

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Bangladesh

(9)

Bangladesh Guide @antidotes Slideshow

(10 min read)

Explains the most applicable metas for regionguessing Bangladesh: Copyright (only 2022 and 2023), roofs, rice seasons and other agriculture, trees and language. The video guide has longer explanations and some gameplay, the slideshow is a more concise overview. A Guide to Bangladesh Video guide

(55 min) Plonk It Guide - Bangladesh Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

regionguessing tips. District names in Bengali @bagaboiebailey Infographic District names written in Bengali can be found everywhere and narrow down your location to a small area. Learning all 64 names can be very helpful even if you are not willing to learn reading the entire script.

The Bangladesh Doc @itsraduc Spreadsheet

(10 min read) Overview of the most impoartant regionguessing clues.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

(5 min read) Geo Book is made as a result of Habibz's project Geo University where he and his chat study country by country researching new metas and learning existing ones. Geo Book is a compilation of what they found out during their studies. It's currently only about Asian countries. The part about Bangladesh mainly contains tips on gen 3 car meta, agriculture and landscape. Roof rack car map Unknown Map Distribution map of the gen 3 car with roof rack.

Area codes Bhutan

(6)

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

Car Metas in Bhutan @mrpotota_ Infographic Takes a look at differences on the back of the car and shows where to find them.

Himalaya Conifer Tree Guide @duskron Slideshow

(40 min read) Detailed investigation on different conifer species throughout India, Bhutan and Nepal. This guide has a lot of example images

in different camera generations, explanations on identifying the species and also ranks the different tips in applicability. Links to practice maps for Bhutan are also included.

Road names on waystones Unknown Infographic Road names on Google maps are mapped incorrectly. Here you can see the actual names of the major roads found on waystones.

Plonk It Guide - Bhutan Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

(8)

Plonk It Guide - Cambodia Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The regionguessing section for Cambodia explains some basics and also contains tips to recognize a bunch of specific roads.

3 and 4 digit roads in Cambodia @maccem Post Explains the road numbering system of the smaller roads in the country.

Provinces in Khmer @maccem Post Points out that the 25 province Khmer are quite learnable and can be found in many places.

Scuffed Cambodia soil map @souvlaki_zeitgeist Map Two studies on soil color throughout the country.

Soil color map @jayless Map

Tips about Cambodia @kaxxa Document

(5 min read) Contains a few tips to recognize and regionguess Cambodia.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

(3)

Lamp post stickers @quarksauce Post Making use of the codes on lamp posts you can split up the country into several parts.

Plonk It Guide - Hong Kong Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

(30 min read) Many tips about recognizing and regionguessing Hong Kong. The regionguessing clues are mostly about specific landmarks, highways, public transport and district logos.

India

(22)

Plonk It Guide - India Plonk It team Document

(25 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The India guide is quite extensive and features many

tips on mainly languages, poles, architecture and landscape.

India region guessing doc @bzhbzhbzh Document

(1 h read)

After a section on general regonguessing tips this document goes through all the states and points out clues to recognize and

regionguess them.

India Poles @duskron Slideshow

( min read)

Detailed documentation of all sorts of pole metas with explanations and many examples.

Indian Scripts and Laguages @feneb Document

(30 min read)

Explains how to recognize the most useful languages based on their scripts.

India Guide - 2024 Edition @duskden2 Video guide

(33 min)

An overview of many of the most important metas for India. The top video is the more up to date one, the bottom one was made when coverage was a lot less extended.

The India Geoguessr Guide Video guide

(34 min)

Simplified Northeast India Doc @cassaandor and others Document

(10 min read)

Lists clues to recognize north-eastern India and identify the different states.

Indian Cement Company Meta @atomomc3904 Document

(5 min read)

Adverts for cement companies can be a good clue as many of them only operate in certain regions. Here you can find the logos and distribution of the most useful ones. Himalaya Conifer Tree Guide @duskron Slideshow

(40 min read) Detailed investigation on different conifer species throughout India, Bhutan and Nepal. This guide has a lot of example images

in different camera generations, explanations on identifying the species and also ranks the different tips in applicability. Links to practice maps for Bhutan are also included.

World Atlas of roof water tanks @keroro0818 Document

(5 min read) A comprehensive guide on water tanks all around the world. The India section includes some regional clues as well.

India Flags & Political Parties @atomomc3904 Document

(20 min read) Goes over flags and symbols of all sorts (religious, state, political) and points out how they can be a hint for certain parts of the country.

India Palms @duskron Infographic Two resources showing the distribution of the most common palm trees in India.

India Palms @figsy_77148 Slideshow

(5 min read) Red soil distribution @duskron Map Shows where red soil can commonly be found.

Script overview Unknown Infographic Overview of the scripts of many languages. Does not include Hindi, Marathi and Punjabi. Main Writing Systems of India Unknown Infographic Highlights which parts of the country use which writing system.

India Boxy Cars in 5 mins @duskron Slideshow

(5 min read)

Shows in which regions boxy cars can be found.

India Auto Rickshaws in 5 mins @duskron Slideshow

(5 min read)

Takes a brief look at the distribution of auto rickshaw designs.

Bihar Meta Full Guide @dumpling951 Slideshow

(30 min read)

Introduces tips to regionguess Bihar.

The India Doc @psyche112 Slideshow

(10 min read)

Focuses mostly on landscapes and a few state specific clues.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

Indonesia

(23)

Plonk It Guide - Indonesia Plonk It team Document

(15 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. For each there are many tips to identify it and regionguess within it. The information is always easy to follow, there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Indonesia regionguessing sections is relatively long

and has many clues with a main focus on poles, architecture, coverage metas and some landscapes.

Indonesia coaching with Kodiak @shawnchampagne @kodiak1777

Video guide

(2 h)

Teaching session with Kodiak who goes through all the provinces and points out many clues to recognize them. Everything will always have detailed explanations and example locations. The tips range from basic and well-known to more niche.

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Indonesia

(23)

Indonesian Utility Poles @.azuryne Video guide

(42 min)

Comprehensive guide on all sorts of pole metas, mainly to regognize provinces. In the video Azuryne goes through the pesentation

and explains everything in detail.

Introduction to Utility Poles Slideshow

(40 min read)

Indonesia in depth guide @penraiser Slideshow

(1.5 h read)

Big collection of metas and poles found in each province. Contains tips to recognize the provinces and regionguess within them. The VODs were uploaded to YouTube.

Regionguess Indo with Watertanks @wafflyss Document

(5 min read)

Investigates in the distribution of watertank colors and brands.

Guide to Memorizing Kabupaten @0xgg Document

(10 min read)

Gives a few tips that can be helpful if you are just starting out learning kabupaten.

Tips on Nusa Tenggara @mrpotota_ Post Several clues to recognize specific islands of East and West Nusa.

Coverage metas of Nusa Tenggara @mrpotota_ Map json

Highlights differences of years, cars and seasons in East and West Nusa.

[as of August 2025]

Some metas on Jawa Timur @mrpotota_ Infographic Goes over five helpful clues to recognize smaller regions in East Java.

Regionguess Indonesia @funkymonky9130 Slideshow

(15 read)

An overview showing many of the most important metas throughout the country.

Province Unique Poles @.azuryne Infographic Introduces multiple metas regarding pole tops and markings.

Indonesian poles @bullfrogggy Infographic Bullfrogggy was the first to bring up several of the most important pole top metas. This is the original research.

Sumatra poles @pig.gg Infographic Overview of the most common pole tops on Sumatra.

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Israel

(5)

Plonk It Guide - Israel & West Bank Plonk It team Document

(20 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Israel guide is qute extensive and covers clues of many sorts.

Israel Region Guessing @noambarsh Slideshow

(20 min read)

Detailed guide outlining different landscapes, clues to recognize the major cities and other parts of the country as well as showing street sign designs in about 20 of the bigger cities.

Short antenna distribution @meltinglce Map Shows in which parts of the country the short antenna car can be found.

Israeli-Palestinian Street Signs @icedodo Document

(20 min read)

Introduces and further explains more than 70 street sign designs that can be found throughout the country.

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Japan

(41)

No Nonsense Guide To Japan @tallskill Document

(45 min read)

A compilation of most of the high yield metas to recognize and regionguess Japan. Starts off with the basics and later goes over all the regions and prefectures to point out clues to consistently identify them. Also contains links to other resources.

Plonk It Guide - Japan Plonk It team Document

(30 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. For each there are many tips to identify it and regionguess within it. The information is always easy to follow, there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. Apart from covering basic clues, the Japan guide also

has a couple of helpful infographics which can be used as overviews: Pole plates and reflectors, guy wires, stickers and diamonds.

A Japan Guide @fanty Document

(40 min read)

Big document covering dozens of good clues for regionguessing.

Regional Plates on Utility Poles @shinrafn Document

(10 min read)

Translated version of a detailed research about pole plates by the Japanese community. By being able to identify pole plates you can easily guess in the right region.

Japanese Uility Pole Transformers @jakobobo Document

(10 min read)

Explains the major differences between transformers and how they are attached. Similar to all the other pole related metas this is very commonly region specific. Pole Tops @dazainlh Document

(5 min read)

Two resources on pole tops which can also be used for region guessing as they are often quite specific.

Pole Tops @brikiiee Infographic

Regional Differences in Guy-Wires @ananasso_ Document

(15 min read) Guy wires can be region specific, here you can learn how to make use of them.

Japan signs @brikiiee @_soundofsilence

Slideshow

(15 min read)

Investigates in the design and placement of stickers on sign backs.

More Japan Pole Metas (Doc) @brikiiee @_soundofsilence @tallskill

Document

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Introduces even more pole metas in addition to the quite famous ones. Goes through all the power company regions and shows components that are specific to them. More Japan Pole Metas (higher res) Infographic

Multiple Japan meta videos @dazainlh Video guide

(1h 57 min)

In a series of tutorials and other Japan videos Dazai covers a ton of clues. This features an in-depth video about pole plates, a high prefecture streak with explanations as well as tip videos on several other topics like stickers, guywires, pole tops, transformers and more. Guide to Japan's Most Useful Tips wandering-aussie Video guide

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Explains how to identify the plates and transformers of all the electrical company regions. Also has some gameplay at the end.

Japan Guide @dazainlh Document

(45 min read)

Extensive guide about all sorts of clues ranging from infrastructure to nature.

Regionguess Japan @funkymonky9130 Slideshow

(15 min read)

An overview of mainly basic metas throughout the country.

Japan Prefecture Kanji @radox1988 List

Goes over kanji and phone codes for all the prefectures. This is just a list without explanation.

Prefecture Kanji Map Unknown Map

Links kanji to the prefecture on a map.

Road numbering system of Japan Unknown Infographic

The way three digit national roads are numbered can look quite confusing but actually follows a somewhat logical system. The roads are numbered from north to south but restart multiple times in the north. Here you can see how this works.

Japanese Diamonds @moodeuce Infographic

Diamond markings on the road can be a very good clue for specific prefectures. Here are two infographics breaking them down.

Diamond map @gadish_ Infographic

Japan guardrail bands @brikiiee Document

(5 min read)

In some parts of the country you can see colored bands around the guardrail posts. This document shows their distribution.

Japan Prefecture Tips @alokatr and others

Scribble Map

(10 min read)

Contains several prefecture specific clues, mostly about stickers on sign posts.

Japanese Sidewalk Reflectors @bullfrogggy Infographic

There are two different ways of putting reflectors on side walks. Here you can see where you can find them.

Stop fonts Unknown Infographic

When seeing the "stop" kanji on the road, you can use that for regionguessing as the font for that differs throughout Japan.

Stop font map Unknown Infographic

Hokuriku pole numbers Unknown Infographic

The first digit of Hokuriku pole plates can tell you which prefecture you are in and even further narrow down where you are.

Hexagon Road Signs in Japan @matepotato Document

(15 min read)

Below hexagon road signs you can often find additional signs which can be region or prefecture specific. This document explains the differences. Utility poles mini plates @loocy_goosy Infographic

Next to the big and famous plates on utility poles you can also find smaller ones which can also tell you the region. Here you can see

a research on that.

Utility Pole Plate Map @brikiiee Infographic

Pole plate designs of the different regions on a map.

Electrical Company's Logos @.blueskies Infographic

Shows the logos of the region specific electircal companies on a map.

Japan guy wire map @brikiie Infographic

Shows which types of guy wire can be found where.

Kyushu Plates Understood @tallskill Document

(15 min read)

If you happen to know the prefecture you are in, plates in Kyushu can help to narrow down your location even more. The document explains how the system works and contains simplified maps for all prefectures. The spreadsheet breaks down the plates of Miyazaki Miyazaki Plates Mapped in detail. Spreadsheet

(5 min read) Okinawa plate numbers @brikiiee Document

(10 min read)

If a pole plate on an Okinawa or northern Ryuku island is close enough, you can use it to get really close.

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Shimane Round Sticker @kakageo Infographic These stickers are very common on signs and poles in Shimane. You can not only use it to recognize the prefecture but also to

regionguess it based on the color of the sticker. Okayama Sticker Guide @keeperofthehills Document

(5 min read)

Stickers specific to Okayama are commonly found on poles. If you can read them, they have info on them to narrow down where you are

in the prefecture.

Tottori Sticker @kakageo Infographic Shows how a number on the Tottori stickers can tell you which region of the prefecture you are in. Manhole Covers of Japan @moodeuce List Two resources listing dozens of manhole cover designs throughout the country. Manhole Covers of Japan @bullfrogggy Infographic

Japan Tips @alokatr Video guide

(47 min)

Alok points out useful tips and plays through some Japan seeds.

Trekker Coverage in Japan @shinrafn List A list of many trekkers found throughout the country.

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Jordan

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Plonk It Guide - Jordan Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

Elevate Your Regionguessing @geoissac Video guide

(6 min)

Explains the most common tips along with example locations and a few rounds of gameplay at the end.

Jordan Taxis Unknown Infographic Shows the design of Taxis in five of the biggest cities.

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Kazakhstan

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Plonk It Guide - Kazakhstan Plonk It team Document

(15 min read)

infrastructure and some recognizable roads. A bit of car meta isincluded as well. Kazakhstan cars @georitchie Document

( min read)

Two resources highlighting the distribution of the main car metas.

Antennas, brackets, cables @biquettebtw Map json Kazakhstan - Region by region @nem.__. Document

(1.5 h read)

Takes a look at all the roads and cities and breaks down all the coverage into small chunks making use of car meta, landscape, driving direction, weather and more. Kazakhstan Meta @rhaubain_brbs Document

(1.5 h read)

Shows a few basic metas and further links to many sub-documents about all sorts of clues.

Seasonal coverage @bagaboiebailey Infographic Season are a great clue to split the country in a few areas. Here you can see which months are where.

Unique Poles and Lamps @soso6969 Document

(5 min read) Goes over the most important pole markings throughout the country.

Kazakhstan copyright @brainy_ Map Shows where 2022 and 2023 copyright are found.

Kazakhstan driving directions @jbrady Infographic Map with the travel directions of the google car on all the main roads.

Kazakhstan Moon Coverage @kakageo Map json If you see the moon, it can point you towards certain roads and regions.

Kazakhstan Car Meta @rylleon Document

(15 min read)

Several resources on very specific car meta (mostly smudges on top of the google car roof).

A Learnable Kazakhstan @capitalos15 Document

(25 min read) Kazakhstan Smudges @.bespo Document

(15 min read) Kazakhstan Dragon Meta Doc @deslagen Document

(5 min read) Black painted bottoms of poles @edisonmaxwell Infographic Some cities in Kazakhstan paint the bottoms of the sign posts black and others do not. Here you can see which cities use which.

Postal codes @yuyu_jp Infographic If you happen to be close enough to a street sign to be able to read the first letter below the QR code, it tells you which region you are in.

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Plonk It Guide - Kyrgyzstan Plonk It team Document

(40 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Kyrgyzstan guide however is one of the most exensive and covers tons of clues to recognize all of the most important parts of coverage in this country. Kyrgyzstan Guide @tmcdermid Document

(2 h read)

Incredibly detailed document describing how to recognize every road based on landscape and covergage meta.

The Kyrgyzstan Meta Amazonrun @sci_ith Document

(45 min read)

Very extensive document containing all sorts of tips starting with the most applicable ones and going all the way to recognizing specific

intersections and bridges. Kyrgyzstan Worksheet Tall Impala Infographic Coverage map with brief explanations which also shows weather.

[as of May 2025]

Identifications like \"Dirt on top of the mirror\" and more.

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Laos

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Plonk It Guide - Laos Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The regionguessing section focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Laos regionguessing section points out several clues to identify landscapes and main clues across the country.

Full Guide To Laos @birdpie17 Video guide

(12 min)

Explains how to recognize Laos and distinguish between the different cities with coverage. Also goes over differences within the cities.

Car metas @zinctime Post Shows how the car slightly varies in different parts of the coverage.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

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Lebanon

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Lebanon @atomomc3904 Document

(10 min read)

Splits the country into five areas and explains how to recognize and regionguess them.

Plonk It Guide - Lebanon Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

this guide also goes over pinpointable gen 3 trekkers.

Macau

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The Macau Guide @snickerz37 Document

(20 min read)

Contains many clues to recognize Macau and also looks at a lot of quite specific tips to help you pinpoint your exact location.

Plonk It Guide - Macau Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

Malaysia

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The Malaysia Doc @zi8gzag Document

(30 min read)

Extensive research on many metas of all sorts. Has an especially large section about differences of black pole stickers. In the video zi8gzag goes through the document and gives further explanations. A Complete Guide to Malaysia Video guide

(40 min) Plonk It Guide - Malaysia Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

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World Atlas of roof water tanks @keroro0818 Document

(5 min read)

A comprehensive guide on water tanks all around the world. The Malaysia section includes some regional clues as well.

Malaysian Signbacks @zi8gzag Slideshow

(5 min read)

Takes a look at how signs are mounted to their posts and points out regional differences.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

Postal codes Unknown Infographic A map of the postal codes in the country.

State flags @.blueskies Infographic Shows the different state flags on a map of the country.

Sarawak pole numbers @traitey Infographic The numbers found on poles in Sarawak can further narrow down where you are. Here you can see how that works.

Black car in Sarawak @barry_the_bee_ Map Shows the distirbution of the black gen 3 car in Sarawak. Malaysia car meta @.yungeddie Document

(10 min read)

Study on which states have which cars and how common they can be seen.

[This document was posted in Feburary 2023 and the information about gen 4 is partly outdated.]

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Plonk It Guide - Mongolia Plonk It team Document

(30 min read)

starting with mostly landscape to recognize regions and roads and then also looking at the most important car meta for both gen 3 and 4.

In the end there is a section about all the main towns as well.

The Complete Guide to Mongolia @mdsylvester Document

(3 h read)

No matter what level you are at, this document will have regionguessing tips for you. It starts off with the easiest and most well-known

tips and then keeps breaking the coverage down more and more the further you progress. Also includes practice maps at the end. This document is currently only about gen 3 coverage. Gen 4 Mongolia Guide @fuzziejaxer Video guide

(26 min)

Breaks down the gen 4 coverage based on car meta. The video guide goes over the document and further explains it. A map json is also included in the document. Mongolia Gen 4 Car Meta Document

(15 min read)

The Mongolian Meta @kommu Document

(1 h read)

Comprehensive guide containing hundreds of tips ranging from many car metas over landscapes all the way to identifying quite specific

locations.

Supplementary Mongolia Guide @mdsylvester Document

(30 min read) Gives additional useful tips to supplement Kommu's Mongolia guide.

All the mongolian metas @kadzuma Map json Two map jsons, one for gen 3 and one for gen 4, with tags for metas from other Mongolia documents as well as a handful of new metas. A document explaining everything is also attached.

Gen 4 Mongolia Excort Cars @direc Infographic Shows escort cars in five Mongolian towns.

The Full Guide to Mongolia Jasper Woodard Video guide

(24 min)

Detailed presentation of many tips to help you identify and regionguess Mongolia.

High Yield Mongolian Meta Tips @ragnarak54 Video guide

(11 min)

Quick guide mostly on some of the most important car metas.

Rubber inlay map @maccem Map Shows where the Google car has the rubber inlay inside the roof rack bars and which parts are without it.

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Plonk It Guide - Nepal Plonk It team Document

(30 min read)

sections on landscape, architecture, car meta and trekker coverage. Nepal Car Metas @.elyyle Document

(10 min read)

Takes a look at the different cars and highlights where they can be found. A json file is also attached at the end.

Nepal Pole and Pylon Meta @realbeelzebub Document

(5 min read)

Investigates in the distribution of pole tops and pylons. Additionally links to the corresponding json file.

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Plonk It Guide - Oman Plonk It team Document

(20 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Oman guide is quite long and goes over landscape, bins, the most important car meta and specific roads and locations.

The Oman Meta @samuel8170 Document

(20 min read)

Extensive research on all sorts of car meta that helps to split up the country into many areas. Also takes a close look at bin metas.

Oman Cable Guide @capitalos15 Document

(5 min read) Goes over car meta, mainly focusing on the different variants of the cable on the car.

Oman driving directions @kaydensz Infographic

Explores the driving direction of the google car in the sparsely covered areas.

Oman Paved vs Unpaved Roads @cld_pika Document

(5 min read)

Shows which main roads are paved and which are not.

Oman car metas @snowf_lake Document

(5 min read) Divides the country based on the antenna and wire on the car.

Oman Roads Exploited @alexundrek Document

(20 min read)

Explains how to recognize and regionguess a few highways.

Oman Back-Right Rust @cclixggd__ Document

(5 min read)

Investigates in four different types of rust found at the back of the google car.

Philippines

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Plonk It Guide - Philippines Plonk It team Document

(15 min read)

Philippines Trycycles Guide @torry26 Infographic The different trike variations are the most iconic clue in the Philippines. Here are two resources diving deep. The first one is more of an A Comprehensive Guide to Trikes @vaivod Document overview while the second one often goes into more detail on different variations.

(45 min read) Philippines - RMRG Guide @sleepfor8hx3 Document

(10 min read)

The Real Meta Research Group (RMRG) is a team of players joining forces in order to create detailed and professional guides

for different countries. The RMRG focuses on all sort of clues apart from coverage metas, such as landscape, vegetation, agriculture,

infrastructure, architecture and more. The Turkey guide supplements the Plonk It Guide with a bunch of additional tips mainly on

vegetation and infrastructure.

Philippines coaching @shawnchampagne RENEGAdEChiCkEN

Video guide

(3 h 7 min) Gameplay with a lot of explanations by an expert for the Philippines. Mostly goes over urban metas in the first half and gets more rural as the video progresses. Philippines Poles @vaivod @brikiiee Document

(10 min read)

Investigates in the distribution of certain pole features. Looks at different materials, insulators and pole tops.

The Philippines Pole Stickers @sleepfor8hx3 Document

(10 min read)

Takes a closer look at the design and format of pole stickers across the country.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

(10 min read) Geo Book is made as a result of Habibz's project Geo University where he and his chat study country by country researching new metas and learning existing ones. Geo Book is a compilation of what they found out during their studies. It's currently only about Asian countries. The part about the Philippines contains a variety of tips. Most common tuk-tuk roofs @aerogelo Infographic Tuk-tuk roofs vary a lot in different parts of the country. Here you can see the basic designs and where you will find them.

Black and white car map @yaronnl Map Distribution maps of three gen 3 cars: The black and white one, the one with a roof rack and the rare tape car.

Roof rack car map @victheturtle Map

Tape car map @yaronnl Map

Dry and wet season @ralius Infographic Shows how dominant dry and wet season are in different parts of the country and suggests a correlation with palm tree distribution.

Philippines Island Bridge IDs @yawnty_ Infographic On bridges you can quickly figure out which island you are on by checking for a plate with the ID.

Regional motorcycle plates @graf Infographic In gen 4 you can come across new motorcycle plates that are regional they can be helpful.

Philippines km=0 markers @bullfrogggy Infographic Shows how the distance on road markers can be used to your advantage.

Regional motorcycle plates (Philippines)

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Qatar

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Plonk It Guide - Qatar Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

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Qatar Highway names @biquettebtw Map The numbers of the highways in Qatar do not show up on Google Maps. As there are only six, you can easily memorize them though.

Qatar antennas @alexyp1 Infographic Based on the length of the antenna you can narrow down where you are.

Complete Qatar Parkings Guide @thibeauvanuden Document

(30 min read)

Explains how to recognize dozens of parking lots.

Qatar @mrjohnboy @felix3004 Document

(10 min read)

Contains a couple of clues on how to recognize Qatar (apart from car meta) and different parts of the coverage.

Russia

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Plonk It Guide - Russia Plonk It team Document

(40 min read)

tips both on coverage metas and clues of many other sorts. Russian Car and Seasonal Metas @finbarricade Document

(2 h read)

Extensive research on what cars you can find, how to distinguish them and where they are found. Further explains a ton of seasonal meta. Includes many example locations and distribution maps for everything, detailed explanations, practice maps and a map json file

you can open in the map-making app to have a look at all the tagged locations yourself. A Learnable Russia @illusion7099 Document

(30 min read)

A Learnable Russia is a map that focuses on the most recognizable roads and areas of the country. The map itself is linked on the document. The map itself is linked on the document. The map itself is linked on the document. A Learnable Russia+ @jordanpsy Document

(20 min read)

This document and the associated map linked in it can be seen as a "second level" of A Learnable Russia. It features many additional

roads and areas that can be picked up once you have the basics down and want to dive deeper. Russia Videos @finbarricade Video guide

(23 h)

This playlist features more than 20 videos by one of the strongest Russia players. This includes gameplay with explanations and many videos about specific topics, mainly on cars and seasons. Russia Long Antenna Types @strefan Map json Further breaks down gen 3 covergae with long antenna into many different types.

Camera Smudges of Russia @illusion7099 Document

(30 min read)

Camera smudges are a way to further split up coverage and narrow down your location. This document looks at the most common

and useful ones but also lists many niche ones. Russian Vernacular Architecture @atomomc3904 Document

(20 min read)

Two documents by the same author deeply investigating in urban metas: One looks at traditional house and the other goes through

all of the biggest cities and gives clues to recognize them. Russian Urban Metas Document

(40 min read) Russian Language Identification @bagaboiebailey Document

(15 min read) Describes how to identify languages based on the differences in the script and includes a map in order to show where they are found.

Traffic and Directional Stickers @illusion7099 Document

(15 min read)

Stickers on traffic and directional sign posts are only found in certain parts of the country and sometimes very commonly there. Here

you will learn about this meta and how to apply it. All Eyes On Russia @l.upus @alokatr

Video guide

(34 min)

In his video series "All Eyes On" Lupus invites players that are known to be very good at a certain country and plays through some seeds

in that country to learn from his guests. The videos are the edited highlights of the longer streams and include the most important tips

that were covered. The video series only lasted for a few episodes and therefore only covers a handful of countries. For the Russia

episode Alok was the expert.

10 Most Unique Regions of Russia @birdpie17 Video guide

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Shows and explains how to recognize the most identifiable parts of the country.

Gas Stations of Russia @illusion7099 Document

(20 min read) Distribution analysis of the most prominent gas station brands/operators.

Oblast Flags Unknown Infographic All the oblast flags put on a map.

Tomsk 2021 and 2022 copyright @jupaoqq Map Some roads in Tomsk have 2021 copyright, others 2022.

Gen 3 short antenna map @pig.gg Map A collection of maps about all sorts of car and seasonal meta. Gen 3 tilted short antenna map Map Gen 4 winter map @wt Map Gen 4 seasons Unknown Map Gen 4 red car map @yaronnl Map Gen 4 antenna map @illusion7099 Map Car meta in the far east @l.upus Map Car meta in the middle east Map Russia cars and seasonal metas @habibz98 @.blueskies @viugik358

Scribble Map Shows cars, camera generations and seasonal coverage for all the oblasts.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

(30 min read) Geo Book is made as a result of Habibz's project Geo University where he and his chat study country by country researching new metas and learning existing ones. Geo Book is a compilation of what they found out during their studies. It's currently only about Asian countries. The part about Russia is quite long and especially dives deep into all sorts of coverage metas as well as some other clues. Russia vegetation @.blueskies Infographic Handdrawn map of forest types and other landscapes.

Russia Tips @alokatr Video guide

(31 min) Detailed explanation of the different tree species and where to find them as well as some gameplay with useful tips.

Russian Tree Map Unknown Map A map highlighting areas of different types of forest.

Russia Licence Plates Unknown Infographic If you see an unblurred plate, you can use it to your advantage. The small number on it tells you where the car is from.

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Singapore

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The Singapore Doc @procrastination04 @insomnia5kftw

Document

(20 min read)

Covers basic tips for regionguessing Singapore and goes as far as introducing specific buildings and streets.

Plonk It Guide - Singapore Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The information is always easy to follow, there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. HDB Block Number Trends @goose_mc_goose Document

(10 min read)

The numbers on HDB Blocks are sorted. Here you can find maps for many areas.

South Korea

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South Korea Region Guessing @gobaduk Document

(15 min read)

A collection of several of the most iseful clues for regionguessing South Korea. Goes over language clues, bus stops, road numbering,

landscape and more.

South Korea Car Meta @l.upus Document

(25 min read)

A detailed breakdown of different cars, smudges, dirt patterns and more. Also takes into account different seasons. A JSON and

practice maps can be found at the bottom of the document.

Korean Street Sign Meta @schaderdth Document

(40 min read)

Street signs can contain several clues apart from just the name of the street. The design, font and system will hint towards certain cities. Here you can learn about this in much detail. Additionally this document investigates in the design of intersection signs and breaks down what to look for when you can read Hangul.

Pole Plate System @l.upus Infographic

Pole plates contain crucial information for narrowing down you location which can be ery helpful if you can combine it with knowledge

about the coverage in the country. Here you can see how this works.

Pole Plates 1st digit @traitey Infographic

Plonk It Guide - South Korea Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

South Korea snow coverage @fluhhe Map

Highlights areas with snow coverage for the different car colors.

South Korea Pole Tops @brikiiee Infographic Shows how the orientation of pole tops can exclude certain areas.

Address plate style map @fluhhe Infographic Takes a detailed look on how designs of adress plates differ in different regions.

Car meta Unknown Map There is a car which is distinct because of something that is attached. Here you can see it and where this meta is found.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

(5 min read) Geo Book is made as a result of Habibz's project Geo University where he and his chat study country by country researching new metas and learning existing ones. Geo Book is a compilation of what they found out during their studies. It's currently only about Asian countries. The part about South Korea is quite short and only contains a handful of tips. Area Codes and Optimal Hedges @volsandjezuz Infographic Points out that area codes are even more useful if you know where to hedge considering coverage.

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RegionGuessing Sri Lanka @georitchie Document

(10 min read)

Contains multiple useful tips mainly on landscape but also on a bunch of other things.

Plonk It Guide - Sri Lanka Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The information is always easy to follow, there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

Taiwan

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Plonk It Guide - Taiwan Plonk It team Document

(20 min read)

Pole Extension @nudeholz Infographic A pole extension can be found in five counties.

Super-duper guide - Taiwan Unknown Document

(10 min read)

Covers the road numbering, the system of the electricity pole plates and a few more things.

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Thailand

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Plonk It Guide - Thailand Plonk It team Document

(25 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Thailand guide is pretty long and features tips on landscape, agriculture, infrastructure and more. How to regionguess Thailand @rellavelli Video guide

(1 h 47 min) Mainly goes over the distirbution of crops and explains how to tell apart landscapes throughout the country.

Dealing with Thai Script @faraban Document

(15 min read)

Explains how to use Thail script to your advantage, especially in Moving games. Illustrates where to look for information and how to

efficiently apply it in order to narrow down where you are.

Thailand 2024 car colours @georitchie Slideshow

(5 min read)

Breaks down 2024 copyright in distribution by car color.

Thailand province abbreviations @aussiegolfer Spreadsheet

(10 min read)

Lists all the province abbreviations and explains how to use them. Also contains links to a map with these abbreviations as well as a Geoguessr practice map.

Thai Internet Boxes @rellavelli Spreadsheet

(5 min read)

Internet boxes in Thailand have a province abbreviation in Latin script on them. Here you can find out how exactly this works and

additionally see a list of all abbreviations.

Thailand gen 4 car research @treezerik Infographic A few clues on car meta that can be heloful when combined with copyright.

Thailand and Philippines metas @alokatr Spreadsheet

(5 min read)

Some of the most useful vegetation and landscape clues.

Geo Book @habibz98 Document

Thai "Grenade" Insulators @unassumed Infographic Original explanation of how to use the number of ridges on insulators to your advantage.

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Türkiye

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Turkey - RMRG Guide RMRG team Document

(1.5 h read)

The Real Meta Research Group (RMRG) is a team of players joining forces in order to create detailed and professional guides

for different countries. The RMRG focuses on all sort of clues apart from coverage metas, such as landscape, vegetation, agriculture,

infrastructure, architecture and more. The Turkey guide is very extensive with especially long sections on everything landscape-related.

Plonk It Guide - Turkey Plonk It team Document

(15 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Turkey guides looks at landscape, agriculture, architecture as well as some infrastructure.

Türkiye 2023 car meta @geoknowledge Map Shows where you can find the gen 4 car with and without antenna in 2022 and 2023.

Türkiye 2022 car meta @geoknowledge Map Novel Metas of the Türkiye Truck @volsandjezuz Document

(10 min read)

A research of different metas concerning the truck coverage: Snow, antenna position and smudges on the car. A json file is also attached.

Smallcam/truck snow coverage @emilimagine_ Map Breaks down where you can come across snow coverage.

[as of May 2025] World Atlas of roof water tanks @keroro0818 Document

(5 min read)

A comprehensive guide on water tanks all around the world. The Türkiye section includes some regional clues as well.

Turkey Pick-Up Truck Metas @blaboo Infographic Two metas on differences of the pick-up truck.

Turkish Taxi Meta @hereforgod Slideshow

(5 min read)

Codes on Taxis can be helpful as the first two digits give you the province.

Türkiye pole plates and stickers @lemson Document

(15 min read)

Splits up the country by electrical companies and investigates in differences of pole markins in these regions. Also contains a section breaking down the most applicable clues.

Turkey bollards @lemson Spreadsheet

(5 min read)

Some bollards are province specific. These two resources provide an overview. The second link is a discord attachment link. Check the FAQ tab for further explanations.

Türkiye Bollards [3] @jayless Document

(5 min read)

Area codes UAE

(3)

Plonk It Guide - UAE Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

Gen 4 truck with antenna @frenchfryfan Map Shows the distirbution of the pick-up truck with antenna.

[as of October 2023] Area codes Vietnam

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The Vietnam Guide @potatozes Document

(30 min read)

Detailed guide with many clues to recognize and regionguess Vietnam. This includes landscape, vegetation, architecture, infrastructure

and a lot more.

Vietnam Pole Document @nebaj @realbeelzebub Document

(15 min read)

Vietnam has a lot of regional poles. This document explains what to look out for.

Gen 4 Vietnam @strefan Map json Investigates in car meta in gen 4 coverage.

Black colored blur @llcuber Infographic In a few regions the car blur reveals a little bit of the car color. Here you can learn more about this.

2017 Vietnam pixel @610840 Infographic A pixel can be observed in some of the gen 3 coverage and it is a clue for a specific region. Windparks in Vietnam @carlavulpix Infographic While windparks are not super common they are a good clue for certain regions.

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Albania

(3)

Plonk It Guide - Albania Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The regionguessing section for Albania mostly focuses on recognizable roads. Albania & Montenegro Rift Meta @icraig1205 Map Shows in which parts of Albania and Montenegro you will find rifts and long antenna and where you will get the short antenna car.

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Andorra

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Andorra Comprehensive Guide @trombonian Slideshow

(10 min read)

Explains coverage, how to recognize different snow trekkers and a few parish specific clues.

Plonk It Guide - Andorra Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Andorra regionguessing section is extremely limited. Andorra Regions [4] @jayless Document

(5 min read)

Goes over a few clues to tell apart parishes. The link is a discord attachment link. Check the FAQ tab for further explanations. Andorra Snow coverage [5] @jayless Document

(5 min read)

Focuses on snow trekkers and gives clues to tell the different pieces of coverage apart. The link is a discord attachment link. Check the FAQ tab for further explanations. Austria

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Plonk It Guide - Austria Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it.

Guide to European Architecture @simicat_ and others

Video guide

(56 min)

In a series of streams Simi invited some guests to discuss architecture in many European countries. The VODs were uploaded to Youtube

and point out clues to recognize and regionguess these countries. Austrian city street signs @pilaz Infographic Shows the most notable street signs throughout the country.

Austria Public transport [6] @jayless Document

(5 min read)

Showcases the differences in bus and tram designs as well as in the logos that can be found on them. The link is a discord attachment link. Check the FAQ tab for further explanations. Vienna Districts @jayless Infographic A map of the district numbers in Vienna which will be found on street signs.

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Belgium

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Plonk It Guide - Belgium Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. For each there are many tips to identify it and regionguess within it. The information is always easy to follow, there are good explanations, many examples and overall just a very professional layout. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. Regional Lamp Pole Markings @habibz98 Infographic Lamp pole markings differ depending on whether you are in Flanders or Wallonia or can even tell you which province you are in.

Sign designs in Wallonia/Flanders @cheddarman Infographic The front and back fo signs differ depending on whether you are in Wallonia or Flanders.

Guide to European Architecture @simicat_ and others

Video guide

(23 min)

In a series of streams Simi invited some guests to discuss architecture in many European countries. The VODs were uploaded to Youtube

and point out clues to recognize and regionguess these countries. Red car distribution @yaronnl Map Highlights the areas where you can get the red gen 3 car.

Belgium street signs @jayless Infographic Shows street sign design in eight of the biggest cities.

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Bulgarian

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Plonk It Guide - Bulgaria Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. Gen 4 car colors @pineapple_salad Map Distribution maps for the different gen 4 cars: Black, blue, red and no car.

[as of March 2025] Gen 3 Antennas in Bulgaria @mooplaysgames Document

(15 min read)

Points out the difference of many gen 3 antennas and shows their distribution. A map json where all the locations have tags for the different antennas is also included. Bulgaria pedestrian poles @jelkee Infographic Pedestrian poles next to streets within cities can differ throughout the country. The designs in the biggest cities can be found here.

Registration plate regions @plamen4o Map A map of the different letter codes on license plates.

Area codes Croatia

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Croatia guide @610840 Document

(30 min read) Goes through all the provinces and describes landscape, coverage and sometimes additional clues. In the end there is a section

about pole markings. Plonk It Guide - Croatia Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

(10 min read) Mostly centered around different landscapes with a handful of other tips.

Croatia Cities [7] @jayless Document

(5 min read)

Takes a look at six of the biggest cities and explains how to recognize them based on buses, street signs and other clues. The link is a discord attachment link. Check the FAQ tab for further explanations. Croatia Town Entry Sign Posts @thibeauvanuden Infographic Research on where you can find town entry signs with single and double sign posts.

Street name signs in Croatian cities @ivo112 Document

(5 min read)

Goes over street sign design in seven cities.

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Czechia

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Plonk It Guide - Czechia Plonk It team Document

(10 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. The Czechia guide has a special focus on architecture

and street signs. It also contains a big section about how to distinguish the country from Slovakia. Class I roads and motorways @salimen Infographic A deep dive into how Czech roads are numbered and sorted which especially is essential knowledge for Moving games. Class II and III roads Infographic Czech Regional Bus Stops @skoussi Slideshow

(10 min read)

Investigates in the differences in bus stop signs throughout the country.

Guide to European Architecture @simicat_ and others

Video guide

(1 h 7 min)

In a series of streams Simi invited some guests to discuss architecture in many European countries. The VODs were uploaded to Youtube

and point out clues to recognize and regionguess these countries. Area codes

Denmark

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Regionguessing Denmark @atomomc3904 Document

(10 min read)

Takes a deep dive into toponymy and also looks at several landscape and vegetation clues as well as a few other tips.

Geo Tips Denmark @justemilo and others Document

(10 min read)

A website dedicated to listing all sorts of regionugessing metas for Denmark. Contains tips on street signs, public transport, road and

cycling route numbers and more. Plonk It Guide - Denmark Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

(10 min read)

If you see a sign to a national or panorama cycling route it can be helpful for getting the right region. Here you can see how this works.

Denmark signs @cheddarman Slideshow

(5 min read) Highlights how different street sign styles can be used for regionguessing.

Denmark bike routes @snoman18 Post Points out how national bike routes are ordered and can be helpful.

Estonia

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Estonia @610840 @trollicity Document

(15 min read)

A deep dive into coverage metas in Estonia. Shows the distribution of all the different gen 3 antennas and investigates in gen 4 cars and

seasons.

[This document was posted in June 2024 and it is unclear whether any maintenance has been done since then.]

Plonk It Guide - Estonia Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

The Plonk It team consists of some very experienced players. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. They have put in a ton of time to create guides for every single country. The Plonk It Guide usually focuses on the most high yield metas. So while it often isn't the most detailed resource, you will always find the fundamentals in it. This guide mainly focuses on how to distinguish Estonia

from the other Baltic countries, the regionguessing section is extremely short.

Yellow road numbering system @riandur Infographic A map of all yellow-sign roads by which county they start in.

How to Regionguess Estonia @geohalo Document

(10 min read)

Contains a few regionguessing tips and coverage date maps.

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Faroe Islands

(1)

Plonk It Guide - Faroe Islands Plonk It team Document

(5 min read)

Finland

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Plonk It Guide - Finland Plonk It team Document

(15 min read)

Plonk It Guide - Finland Plonk It team Document

(15 min read)

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