geolocation

Geolocation refers to the identification of the geographic location of an electronic device, such as radar, mobile phone or computer. Unlike global positioning, geolocation is more useful in retrieving meaningful locations (including street and building numbers) rather than just geographic coordinates.


Geolocation is typically used to determine the location of a computer connected to the internet, based on its IP address. The term can also be used in other context to refer to animal tracking, GPS vehicle tracking or fleet management techniques.


Geolocation utilizes advanced radio frequency location systems that work with multilateration navigation techniques. This involves measuring the Time Difference of Arrival of a radio signal from an emitter to three or more receiver points. The signal arrives at different times at two separate receiver sites, which enables the geolocation system to determine the time difference.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “geolocation”

• in Gadgets
  Apple, Google Secretly Gather Location Data on Users
  Apple has been collecting data from iPhone and iPad 3G users.
  by ipadtreat / on Apr 22, 2011
• in Social Media
  Foursquare and MTV Partner for GYT Campaign; Could This Be the Start of a Location-for-a-Cause Trend?
  Foursquare and MTV have joined forces to create the first cause-related badge on the location-based social network.
  by alexpriest / on Aug 31, 2010

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