GeolocationPosition

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The GeolocationPosition interface represents the position of the concerned device at a given time. The position, represented by a GeolocationCoordinates object, comprehends the 2D position of the device, on a spheroid representing the Earth, but also its altitude and its speed.

Instance properties

The GeolocationPosition interface doesn't inherit any properties.

GeolocationPosition.coords Read only

Returns a GeolocationCoordinates object defining the current location.

GeolocationPosition.timestamp Read only

Returns a timestamp, given as Unix time in milliseconds, representing the time at which the location was retrieved.

Instance methods

The GeolocationPosition interface doesn't inherit any methods.

GeolocationPosition.toJSON()

Returns a JSON representation of the GeolocationPosition object and enables serialization with JSON.stringify().

Specifications

Specification
Geolocation
# position_interface

Browser compatibility

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See also