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Geolocate vs Geolocation - What's the difference?

geolocate | geolocation | Related terms |

Geolocation is a related term of geolocate.



As a verb geolocate

is to use GPS to provide map coordinates to a person or an object.

As a noun geolocation is

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

geolocate

English

Verb

  • to use GPS to provide map coordinates to a person or an object
    • We have geolocated the missing ship, so we can now send rescue personnel.

    geolocation

    English

    Noun

  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * geolocalisation, geolocalization * geopositioning

    Related terms

    * geolocalise, geolocalize * geolocate * geo-blocking