{"id":237860,"date":"2025-03-12T11:10:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/sg\/?post_type=editorial&#038;p=237860"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:44:45","slug":"upload-a-photo-to-find-the-right-address-on-grab","status":"publish","type":"editorial","link":"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/sg\/inside-grab\/stories\/upload-a-photo-to-find-the-right-address-on-grab\/","title":{"rendered":"Upload a photo to find the right address on Grab"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"237860\" class=\"elementor elementor-237860\" data-elementor-post-type=\"editorial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e957a7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e957a7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf68bf\" data-id=\"7cf68bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78da15d  gr21-boxed-content editorial-gr21-boxed-content elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78da15d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4589f7\" data-id=\"e4589f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec5ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dec5ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here in Southeast Asia, addresses aren\u2019t a straightforward matter. Houses often lack numbers, and when you\u2019re visiting another country, the road names are in a different script\u2014impossible to decipher.<\/p><p>In these situations, it can be challenging to enter the exact pick up or drop off addresses on the Grab app. Manually moving the pin on the map is an option, but not always reliable due to GPS inaccuracies. We\u2019ve all been there! But we desperately want to order a ride or delivery. Now what?<\/p><h5>Introducing: Image search<\/h5><p>Our team at Grab has been working on a solution. We introduced image search for our map. If you\u2019re unsure about an address, you can now snap a photo of the location, upload it on Grab, and we\u2019ll find the exact address for you.<\/p><p>AI-powered image and image-to-text recognition has made it possible to map photos of places with the corresponding address.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9872f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a9872f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11172836\/Image-Search-to-find-address-Grab-flow-700x361.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-237912\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11172836\/Image-Search-to-find-address-Grab-flow-700x361.png 700w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11172836\/Image-Search-to-find-address-Grab-flow-250x129.png 250w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11172836\/Image-Search-to-find-address-Grab-flow-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11172836\/Image-Search-to-find-address-Grab-flow-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11172836\/Image-Search-to-find-address-Grab-flow-120x62.png 120w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11172836\/Image-Search-to-find-address-Grab-flow.png 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf982f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcf982f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clear photos of road name signs, landmarks such as bus stops, or shop fronts work best.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3751917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3751917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173106\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case1-700x394.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-237919\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173106\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case1-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173106\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case1-250x141.png 250w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173106\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173106\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173106\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case1-120x68.png 120w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173106\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case1.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371cf7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"371cf7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grab users may also upload screenshots of an address, or an address printed on a business card to find the corresponding location. This is especially useful if the address is in another script.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa10bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa10bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173126\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case2-700x394.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-237920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173126\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case2-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173126\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case2-250x141.png 250w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173126\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173126\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case2-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173126\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case2-120x68.png 120w, https:\/\/assets.grab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/11173126\/Image-search-to-find-address-on-Grab-use-case2.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147fbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147fbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In cases where there\u2019s some uncertainty, Grab will return multiple address options to choose from.<\/p><p>We\u2019ve rolled the image search feature out regionally across Grab markets. Image search can be used for both pick-up and drop-off points.<\/p><p>We continue making the tool more accurate and reliable, by using more powerful AI models, including Large Language Models (LLMs) that help us with nuanced interpretations of text and images (for example, hand-written signs), as well as richer imagery data from map databases and user feedback.<\/p><p>In the future, we also plan to offer image search for indoor places, for example in shopping malls or airports. 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