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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="geolocation#geoloc"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="geolocation-supported"/>
    <desc>
      Understanding geolocation.
    </desc>
    <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-19" status="review"/>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
      <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
    </credit>
    <copyright>
      <year>2009</year>
      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
    </copyright>
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  <title>What is geolocation</title>

  <p>
    With <em>geolocation</em> it is intended the possibility to identify the real
    geographical position of a computer or a device connected to the Internet.
  </p>
  <p>
    With geolocation in <app>Empathy</app> you can:
  </p>
  <list>
    <item>
      <p>
        Publish your geographical position to your contacts.
      </p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>
        See your contacts geographical position and quickly contact them.
      </p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>
        Set the accuracy of your position and the device used to discover your
        position.
      </p>
    </item>
  </list>

  <note style="tip">
    <p>
      In order to see your contacts geographical position, they need to use a
      service and an application that support geolocation.
    </p>
  </note>

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