geolocate

English

Etymology

geo- +‎ locate

Verb

geolocate (third-person singular simple present geolocates, present participle geolocating, simple past and past participle geolocated)

1. to use GPS to provide map coordinates to a person or an object

   We have geolocated the missing ship, so we can now send rescue personnel.

   • 2022 June 29, Paul Clifton, “Using AI technology to manage lineside vegetation”, in RAIL, number 960, page 33:

     "We want a system that can identify the top tree species most important to Network Rail: ash, oak, sycamore and so on. You have to geolocate very precisely, using GPS and phone signals, all in a little yellow box on a train. It has to be repeatable and scalable."

Derived terms

• geolocation
• geolocator
• geolocatable

Translations

to use GPS to provide map coordinates

• Catalan: geolocalitzar
• French: géolocaliser (fr)
• Galician: xeolocalizar
• German: geolokalisieren
• Italian: geolocalizzare
• Portuguese: geolocalizar
• Spanish: geolocalizar
• Vietnamese: định vị (vi)