GEOLOCATION

Etymology

Noun

geolocation (countable and uncountable, plural geolocations)

The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.

The latitude and longitude coordinates of a particular location. Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC 19762-5:2008 (this standard has since been revised by ISO/IEC 19762:2016).

Synonyms

• geolocalisation, geolocalization

• geopositioning

Source: Wiktionary



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