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1 <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
2   type="topic"
3   id="geolocation-what-is">
4
5   <info>
6     <link type="guide" xref="geolocation#geoloc"/>
7     <link type="seealso" xref="geolocation-supported"/>
8     <desc>
9       Understanding geolocation.
10     </desc>
11     <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-19" status="review"/>
12     <credit type="author">
13       <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
14       <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
15     </credit>
16     <copyright>
17       <year>2009</year>
18       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
19     </copyright>
20     <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
21   </info>
22
23   <title>What is geolocation</title>
24
25   <p>
26     With <em>geolocation</em> it is intended the possibility to identify the real
27     geographical position of a computer or a device connected to the Internet.
28   </p>
29   <p>
30     With geolocation in <app>Empathy</app> you can:
31   </p>
32   <list>
33     <item>
34       <p>
35         Publish your geographical position to your contacts.
36       </p>
37     </item>
38     <item>
39       <p>
40         See your contacts geographical position and quickly contact them.
41       </p>
42     </item>
43     <item>
44       <p>
45         Set the accuracy of your position and the device used to discover your
46         position.
47       </p>
48     </item>
49   </list>
50
51   <note style="tip">
52     <p>
53       In order to see your contacts geographical position, they need to use a
54       service and an application that support geolocation.
55     </p>
56   </note>
57
58 </page>