You can get an estimation of latitude and longitude using a coarse or a fine mode, a more accurate position using a hybrid mode, and a maximum accuracy position.
Best Practices For Using Geolocation API
The location API has a good number of functionalities that can be used to find the user’s geographic position.
There are many use cases of Geolocation API. I have listed one of the common use cases below.
- You want to show users their position on a map and provide nearby places information.
- You want to find out the current location of a user and show a personalized message.
- You want to allow users to look up their current GPS coordinates.
- Calculating the distance between places
- Determining if a user is in a specific region or city
- Determining a user’s home location
- Making recommendations based on their location
- Improving Google search results based on location
- Finding nearby restaurants
