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Record 1 2023-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Physical Geography
DEF

... information obtainable from electronic devices which associates a device with a particular physical location.

OBS

The information is often in the form of coordinate points—longitude and latitude.

Key term(s)
  • geo-location data
  • geo location data

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Géographie physique
CONT

Les appareils mobiles sont vraiment personnels. Les gens les apportent généralement partout où ils vont et les utilisent pour une foule d'activités (courriels, messages textes, appels téléphoniques, photographies, etc.). Or, ces appareils peuvent transmettre et transmettent effectivement de plus en plus des données de géolocalisation précises.

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