Geolocation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Geolocation is a noun meaning The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
Meaning
The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
More Meanings
- 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).
Word Forms
- geolocations
Synonyms for geolocation
Depending on context, synonyms include geolocalisation, geolocalization, geopositioning.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include histolocalization, cytolocation, echolocalization, biogeography, biologging, biotelemetry.
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