Geolocation vs. Geopositioning
Difference Between Geolocation and Geopositioning
Geolocation➦
The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
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Geopositioning➦
Geopositioning, also known as geotracking, geolocalization, geolocating, geolocation, or geoposition fixing is the process of determining or estimating the geographic position of an object.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.
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Geolocation➦
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).
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Geopositioning➦
The identification of geographic location by means of technology; geolocation.
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