Geopositioning

Geopositioning is the process of determining or estimating the geographic position of an object or a person.^[1]

Geopositioning yields a set of geographic coordinates (such as latitude and longitude) in a given map datum; positions may also be expressed as a bearing and range from a known landmark. In turn, positions can determine a meaningful location, such as a street address.

Specific instances include:

• animal geotracking, the process of inferring the location of animals over time;
• positioning system, the mechanisms for the determination of geographic positions in general;
• internet geolocation, geolocating a device connected to the internet;
• and mobile phone tracking.^[2]