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GEOLOCATION [2 records]

Record 1 2018-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Informatics
DEF

The identification of the real-world geographic location of an object, such as a radar, a mobile phone or an Internet-connected computer terminal.

Key term(s)
  • geo-location
  • geo-positioning
  • geo-localization
  • geolocalisation
  • geo-localisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física
  • Comunicaciones móviles e inalámbricas
  • Informática
DEF

Localización geográfica de un dispositivo, como puede ser un dispositivo móvil o una computadora con conexión a Internet.

CONT

[...] el primer paso de las empresas para aprovechar la geolocalización es situarse en los mapas, darse de alta en los distintos servicios de mapas para aparecer correctamente ubicados.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
07.01.02 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

latitude and longitude coordinates of a particular location

OBS

geolocation: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-5:2008].

French

Spanish

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