Geopositioning is the process of determining or estimating the geographic position of an object or a person.[1]
Geopositioning yields a set of geographic coordinates (such as latitude and longitude) in a given map datum; positions may also be expressed as a bearing and range from a known landmark. In turn, positions can determine a meaningful location, such as a street address.
Specific instances include:
- animal geotracking, the process of inferring the location of animals over time;
- positioning system, the mechanisms for the determination of geographic positions in general;
- internet geolocation, geolocating a device connected to the internet;
- and mobile phone tracking.[2]
- ^ "geopositioning". ISO/TC 211 Geolexica. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Keating, J.B.; United States. Bureau of Land Management (1993). The Geo-Positioning Selection Guide for Resource Management. BLM technical note. Bureau of Land Management. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-08-31.