One of the pieces of functionality commonly discussed when distinguishing HTML5 from previous versions of HTML is the standardization of geolocation via the Geolocation API. Although some browsers ...

Facebook wants to know “What’s on your mind?” Twitter asks “What’s happening?” But that’s getting old already. The burning question for the next wave of social networking is “Where are you?”–and ...

No audio available for this content. The surveyor has been known throughout history for many things: part expert measurer, part historian, part lawyer and part geographer. These attributes have led ...

In an increasingly interconnected world, telecommunications companies have become providers of necessary services for personal, organizational, and business purposes. For these companies to provide ...

Smartphones, websites, and other connected devices (e.g., “wearables”) increasingly request that consumers provide their geo-location information. Geolocation information can refer to general ...

Geolocation is at the heart of every modern customer experience. From delivery apps and ride sharing to payment processing and ecommerce, you’ll be hard pressed to find a single industry that doesn’t ...

This goes beyond simply not trusting location data for cybersecurity authentication. Geolocation is now used for a wide range of business reasons — but it shouldn’t be. Geolocation was once a glorious ...

With mobile payments growth progressing slowly thanks to ongoing security concerns and a lack of consumer enthusiasm, MasterCard and PayPal’s Venmo are taking a different route to the top by focusing ...

Now, more American adults use mobile devices than traditional computers when searching for local products and services. Geolocation is a marketing method that seeks to use mobile technology to push ...