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Questions tagged [geolocation]

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

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

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolocation

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How to find geolocation of a photo in Linux?

I have taken some photos on my Ubuntu machine, and I'd like to know whether they contain geolocation, and if so, what are they. How can I do that?
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How to get a computer's internet (IP address) location using command line?

How to get a computer's internet (IP address) location using command line? For example, using curl or wget?
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How do I make Chrome forget a "no" to geolocation on a site?

I'm not sure where the problem lies, as for the page I am developing I can't remember giving a "no" to geospatial information, but through whatever means I have a Chrome installation that is acting on a refusal to share geospatial information. How…
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How do you make Google's interface always be in your chosen language?

Google's interface and search results don't always appear in my preferred language, English. I'm located in Mexico City and, although I generally have no problem with Spanish, I would prefer search results in English most of the time. (The…
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Keeping websites from knowing where I live

This questions is related to issues and practicality, not security. I live in Brazil and, apparently, every single website I visit knows about it. Usually that's okay. But there are quite a few sites that don't make use of that information…
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What is locationd and why is my 3rd party firewall intercepting it in Snow Leopard at intervals?

Little Snitch reported an outgoing connection from locationd which appears to be a new daemon installed by default on Snow Leopard. A search for strings inside the locationd binary shows a link to http://skyhookwireless.com. The index of their…
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Is there a way to set my current location manually on Windows 8?

Is there a way to set my current location manually on Windows 8? I don't have a GPS module, but the device is always located at the same place. The automatic detection via network sets a place 200 kilometers from here. I searched for a setting that…
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How does Google My Location work?

Google My Location in Google Maps is able to find your approximate position with good accuracy. Although it's clear that it makes use of GeoIP mapping, they need a more accurate strategy to pinpoint your location. It is claimed that it uses the…
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How does Unlocator work?

Unlocator is able to remove location based restrictions on websites and other internet services by simply using their DNS servers. I'd like to understand how this works on a technical level. I can't find much explanation on their website. The…
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Is there a way to access OS X location services from the command line?

I'd like to be able to fetch OS X's current estimate of location from the the command-line so that I can script based on it. Is there a tool that does this? I've found apps like locations that let you trigger actions based on location but I haven't…
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What app used my location?

Sometimes the location circle thing pops up in my systray indicating that something has requested my location. In the Windows 10 Privacy Location settings, I can see what can use my location, but is there a way to see what did use my location?
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Finding geolocation from an IP address

How can I find a location such as city/state or country from an IP address? Is there a Ruby gem or Python module to do this? Or, is there a website which has an API?
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Is it possible to use a GPS device with a computer to provide location to browsers?

I have two GPS devices, one from NMEA and one from Garmin. I would like to know if it’s possible to use either of them to provide more accurate location for browsers (Chrome, Firefox). The web application I have works great on tablets with…
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I'm on an Airplane right now at 30,000 ft, why is my "Current Location" pointing to an Airport?

Right now as I write this I'm on a Delta flight from Atlanta heading to Boston (Technology is amazing). We are 30,000 feet in the air (probably over somewhere in D.C. area) and will be landing in an hour or so. I was curious to see if I could find…
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How do services like Google Latitude geolocate my laptop perfectly with no GPS?

How do services like Google Latitude, through my browser, obviously through my Internet connection (Ethernet not Wi-Fi), obtain my location perfectly with only my current public IP address? By asking my ISP?
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