geolocation
nounEtymology From geo- + location.
1
The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
2
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
- Derived terms
- geolocational
- Related terms
- geolocalise, geolocalize, geolocate, geo-blocking, geoblocking