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html-geolocation	HTML Geolocation	Frontend	draft	conceptual		Geolocation API navigator.geolocation getCurrentPosition watchPosition HTML location API		B	0.89	2026-06-23	2026-06-23			html web frontend w3schools geolocation api html5	https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_geolocation.asp

HTML Geolocation

🎯 한 줄 통찰 (One-line insight)

The HTML Geolocation API locates a user's position (latitude and longitude) via navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(), but only with the user's explicit permission and most accurately on GPS-equipped devices. [S1]

🧠 핵심 개념 (Core concepts)

• navigator.geolocation — the entry point to the Geolocation API; check for its existence to detect support. [S1]
• User permission required — the API will not return a location until the user grants permission. [S1]
• getCurrentPosition(success, error) — requests the current position once, calling a success or error callback. [S1]
• watchPosition() — continuously tracks the position as the user moves. [S1]
• Accuracy depends on hardware — works most accurately on devices with GPS (e.g. smartphones, smartwatches). [S1]

🧩 추출된 패턴 (Extracted patterns)

• Feature-detect first — if (navigator.geolocation) { ... } else { /* not supported */ }. [S1]
• Two-callback pattern — pass a success handler that reads position.coords.* and an error handler that inspects error.code. [S1]
• Error switch — branch on error.code against PERMISSION_DENIED, POSITION_UNAVAILABLE, TIMEOUT, UNKNOWN_ERROR. [S1]

📖 세부 내용 (Details)

Locating the user's position The Geolocation API is used to get the geographical position of a user. Because this can compromise privacy, the position is not available unless the user approves it. It is most accurate for devices with GPS, like smartphones. Use the getCurrentPosition() method to get the user's position. [S1]

Basic example

<script>
const x = document.getElementById("demo");

function getLocation() {
  if (navigator.geolocation) {
    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, error);
  } else {
    x.innerHTML = "Geolocation is not supported by this browser.";
  }
}

function success(position) {
  x.innerHTML = "Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude +
  "<br>Longitude: " + position.coords.longitude;
}

function error() {
  alert("Sorry, no position available.");
}
</script>

The example checks if geolocation is supported, runs getCurrentPosition() if so, and on success outputs the latitude and longitude. [S1]

Handling errors The second parameter of getCurrentPosition() is used to handle errors. It specifies a function to run if it fails to get the user's location. The error callback can branch on error.code: [S1]

function error(error) {
  switch(error.code) {
    case error.PERMISSION_DENIED:
      x.innerHTML = "User denied the request for Geolocation."
      break;
    case error.POSITION_UNAVAILABLE:
      x.innerHTML = "Location information is unavailable."
      break;
    case error.TIMEOUT:
      x.innerHTML = "The request to get user location timed out."
      break;
    case error.UNKNOWN_ERROR:
      x.innerHTML = "An unknown error occurred."
      break;
  }
}

getCurrentPosition() return data The getCurrentPosition() method returns an object on success. The latitude, longitude, and accuracy properties are always returned; the other properties are returned if available. [S1]

Property	Returns
coords.latitude	The latitude as a decimal number (always returned)
coords.longitude	The longitude as a decimal number (always returned)
coords.accuracy	The accuracy of position (always returned)
coords.altitude	The altitude in meters above the mean sea level (returned if available)
coords.altitudeAccuracy	The altitude accuracy of position (returned if available)
coords.heading	The heading as degrees clockwise from North (returned if available)
coords.speed	The speed in meters per second (returned if available)
timestamp	The date/time of the response (returned if available)

watchPosition() The watchPosition() method returns the current position of the user and continues to return updated position as the user moves (like the GPS in a car). The matching clearWatch() method stops the watchPosition() method. [S1]

<script>
const x = document.getElementById("demo");

function getLocation() {
  if (navigator.geolocation) {
    navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(success, error);
  } else {
    x.innerHTML = "Geolocation is not supported by this browser.";
  }
}

function success(position) {
  x.innerHTML = "Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude +
  "<br>Longitude: " + position.coords.longitude;
}

function error(error) {
  switch(error.code) {
    case error.PERMISSION_DENIED:
      x.innerHTML = "User denied the request for Geolocation."
      break;
    case error.POSITION_UNAVAILABLE:
      x.innerHTML = "Location information is unavailable."
      break;
    case error.TIMEOUT:
      x.innerHTML = "The request to get user location timed out."
      break;
    case error.UNKNOWN_ERROR:
      x.innerHTML = "An unknown error occurred."
      break;
  }
}
</script>

Secure context note The Geolocation API requires a secure context such as HTTPS. [S1]

🛠️ 적용 사례 (Applied in summary)

The success/error and watch examples above are the canonical applied cases: a one-shot location lookup and continuous tracking, each with full error handling. A dedicated map-display example and a separate location-specific information sample are described conceptually but not provided as code in the source. No external project/commit applications found in the source.

💻 코드 패턴 (Code patterns)

Feature detection + request (JavaScript):

if (navigator.geolocation) {
  navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, error);
} else {
  x.innerHTML = "Geolocation is not supported by this browser.";
}

Reading coordinates in the success callback (JavaScript):

function success(position) {
  x.innerHTML = "Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude +
  "<br>Longitude: " + position.coords.longitude;
}

⚖️ 모순 및 업데이트 (Contradictions & updates)

No contradictions found in the source. Privacy and security constraints shape usage: a location is never returned without user approval, and the API requires a secure context (HTTPS). [S1]

✅ 검증 상태 및 신뢰도

• 상태: draft
• 검증 단계: conceptual (실제 적용 사례 발견 시 applied/validated로 승격 가능)
• 출처 신뢰도: B (W3Schools — widely used educational reference, not a primary standards body)
• 신뢰 점수: 0.89
• 중복 검사 결과: 신규 생성 (New discovery)

🔗 지식 그래프 (Knowledge Graph)

• 상위/루트: HTML Tutorial
• 관련 개념: HTML Web APIs, HTML Web Storage, HTML Web Workers, HTML Drag and Drop
• 참조 맥락: Referenced whenever an app needs the user's physical location (maps, local search, geofencing).

📚 출처 (Sources)

• [S1] W3Schools — HTML Geolocation — https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_geolocation.asp

📝 변경 이력 (Change history)

• 2026-06-23: Initial draft synthesized from the W3Schools "HTML Geolocation" page (Astra wiki-curation, P-Reinforce v3.1 format).