GeolocationPosition

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.

Properties

The GeolocationPosition interface doesn't inherit any properties.

GeolocationPosition.coords Read only Secure context

Returns a GeolocationCoordinates object defining the current location.

GeolocationPosition.timestamp Read only Secure context

Returns a DOMTimeStamp representing the time at which the location was retrieved.

Methods

The GeolocationPosition interface neither implements, nor inherits any methods.

Specifications

Specification
Geolocation API Specification 2nd Edition
# position_interface

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
GeolocationPosition
79
5-78
79
12-79
72
3.5-71
9
16
13.1
5-13.1
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≤37-78
79
18-78
4
16
13.4
≤3-13.4
12.0
1.0-12.0
coords
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12
3.5
9
16
5
≤37
18
4
16
≤3
1.0
secure_context_required
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≤18
55
No
Yes
10
47
47
55
Yes
10
5.0
timestamp
5
12
3.5
9
16
5
≤37
18
4
16
≤3
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GeolocationPosition