Geographic Location

A Geographic Location is the location of an object or person in the real-world.

• AKA: Geolocation.
• Context:
  • It can be determined by a positioning system such as GPS or GNSS.
  • The geographic location of a computer or Internet can be determined by the unique identifier assigned to the network interfaces.
• Example(s):
  • MAC address.
  • IP address.
  • GPS Coordinates.
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Postal Code.
  • PO Box.
  • Zip Code.
• See: Global Positioning System, Global Navigation Satellite System, Geographic Information System----

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolocation
  • QUOTE: Geolocation is the identification of the real-world geographic location of an object, such as a radar source, mobile phone or Internet-connected computer terminal. Geolocation may refer to the practice of assessing the location, or to the actual assessed location. Geolocation is closely related to the use of positioning systems but may be distinguished from it by a greater emphasis on determining a meaningful location (e.g. a street address) rather than just a set of geographic coordinates.

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