what situ does

situ is a browser extension that extracts geographic references from web page text and renders them as interactive maps directly in your browser.

data we collect

None. situ does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. We have no user accounts, no analytics, and no tracking.

how your data is handled

• Selected text — The text you select (or the full page text) is sent to our API server solely for location extraction. It is not stored.
• Map rendering — SVG maps are generated entirely within your browser using bundled geographic data. No map images are sent to or received from external servers.
• Extension settings — Your preferences (map style, projection, etc.) are stored locally in chrome.storage.sync.

third-party services

situ communicates with the following services to function:

• situ API (situ-api.cartube.workers.dev)

  Processes text to extract location names. Powered by Google Gemini and Groq (Llama). Text is processed in real-time and not stored.

• Mapbox (api.mapbox.com)

  Geocodes location names into coordinates. All Mapbox requests are proxied through the situ API; the Mapbox token never reaches your browser.

permissions

• activeTab — To read selected text on the current page
• contextMenus — To add a right-click "Generate map" option
• scripting — To inject the map UI into pages
• storage — To save your extension preferences
• tabs — To route map results to the correct tab