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 | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Geolocation API The definition of 'GeolocationPosition' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial specification. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GeolocationPosition | Chrome
Full support
79
| Edge
Full support
79
| Firefox
Full support
72
| IE
Full support
9
| Opera
Full support
16
| Safari
Full support
5
| WebView Android
Full support
79
| Chrome Android
Full support
79
| Firefox Android
Full support
4
| Opera Android
Full support
16
| Safari iOS
Full support
Yes
| Samsung Internet Android
Full support
12.0
|
coords | Chrome Full support 5 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 16 | Safari Full support 5 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 16 | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Secure context required | Chrome Full support 47 | Edge Full support ≤18 | Firefox Full support 55 | IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support 47 | Chrome Android Full support 47 | Firefox Android Full support 55 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 |
timestamp | Chrome Full support 5 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 16 | Safari Full support 5 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 16 | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Uses a non-standard name.
- Uses a non-standard name.