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  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="tech" group="geoclue2"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">

      <name>Federico Mena Quintero</name>

      <email its:translate="no">federico@gnome.org</email>

      <years>2013</years>

    </credit>

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    <desc>Geolocation - finding the user's geographical location</desc>

  </info>

<title>Geoclue2</title>

    Geoclue2 provides geolocation services, that is, it lets

    applications find the user's geographical position.  A mapping

    application could use this to present a "where am I" view, for

    example.

    Geoclue2 intends to be able to provide positioning information

    in several ways:  from the GPS in a WWAN modem, from a Wi-Fi

    access point's data, or from the computer's IP address.

    Geoclue2 also intends to provide privacy for users who do not want

    to reveal their geographical location.  Only applications allowed

    by the user will be able to get geolocation information.

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