Geolocated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Determined or identified the precise geographic position of a person or object using electronic means ; having undergone the process of associating location data to a digital entity or event ; described or marked with coordinates to specify spatial placement
2. Established the physical location of an individual or item through satellite or network technology ; having location information embedded or linked to digital content or devices ; indicated by geographic coordinates to denote exact placement on Earth's surface
3. Ascertain the specific site of something or someone using GPS or related technologies ; attributed with spatial identifiers for use in mapping or tracking ; correlated with geographic data to pinpoint a place in physical space

Etymology: "Geolocated" is a compound built from "geo-" and "located," and the first half traces back to the Greek for the earth. "Geo-" comes from the Ancient Greek combining form "geō-", taken from "gê" (γῆ), meaning earth or land, which itself descends from the older "gaîa" (γαῖα), a poetic and archaic name for the earth. The same element appears in "geography," literally "earth-writing," and "geology," the study of the earth's rock. The second half is the ordinary English past participle of "locate," meaning to place or find the position of something. Put together, "geolocated" means having a position on the earth's surface pinned down, so the word is a plain compound rather than a coinage with a dramatic backstory. It is used as a verb meaning that a device or piece of content has been given a location by GPS, or by a similar positioning method.

Synonyms: positioned, mapped, located geographically