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Geopositioning vs Geolocation - What's the difference?

geopositioning | geolocation | Synonyms |

Geolocation is a synonym of geopositioning.



As nouns the difference between geopositioning and geolocation

is that geopositioning is the identification of geographic location by means of technology; geolocation while geolocation is the identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.

geopositioning

English

Noun

(-)
  • The identification of geographic location by means of technology; geolocation.

    • 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