This object is a container for geolocation information returned by the Geolocation API. It
is returned through the succesCallback
callback of both the getCurrentPosition
and watchPosition
methods to pass position coordinates and a
timestamp created by the Geolocation API.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
coords | A set of geographic coordinates. | object |
timestamp | Creation timestamp for the coords object. |
integer |
The table below lists attributes that describe the coordinates returned by the Geolocation
API within the coords
object.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees. | double |
longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees. | double |
altitude | Height of the position in meters above the ellipsoid. | double |
accuracy | Accuracy level of the latitude and longitude coordinates in meters. | double |
altitudeAccuracy | Accuracy level of the altitude coordinate in meters. | double |
heading | Direction of travel, specified in degrees counting clockwise relative to the true north. | double |
speed | Current horizontal component of the hosting device's current velocity of the device, specified in meters per second. | double |