locator
GPS position feature
A locator is something that finds or identifies the position of something else.
The term appears in technical contexts: a store locator on a website, a GPS locator on a vehicle, a uniform resource locator (URL) for web addresses.
In general use, any device or system that helps you find things qualifies: The app includes a locator for nearby restaurants.
Satellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- radarRadio-wave object detection
sonar · LIDAR · sensor · detector · receiver · transmitter · antenna · scanner
Satellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- waypointNavigation reference location
landmark · bearing · latitude · longitude · geolocation · positioning · triangulation · satellite
Web location identifier
- addressSpeak to formally
- pointerReference to memory location
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
query · search · algorithm · cursor · hyperlink · path · identifier · handle
Systematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- signalMessage-conveying cue
ping · trace · movement · real-time · live · fleet · asset · shipment
One who measures land
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
- stakeSharpened post or share
marker · boundary · plot · parcel · grid · monument · datum · elevation
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
radar · sonar · LIDAR · sensor · detector · receiver · transmitter · antenna · scanner · pinger
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
waypoint · landmark · bearing · latitude · longitude · geolocation · positioning · triangulation · satellite · wayfinding
URL
Web location identifier
index · query · search · algorithm · cursor · hyperlink · path · identifier · handle · endpoint
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
signal · ping · trace · movement · real-time · live · fleet · asset · shipment · package
surveyor
One who measures land
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
stake · marker · boundary · plot · parcel · grid · monument · datum · elevation · cadastral
directory
File system container
- enquiryAct of seeking information
- helplinePhone service for assistance
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
assistance · referral · bureau · agency · lookup · finder · listing · register · database
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
- geologistStudies rocks and minerals
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
gold · well · deposit · seismic · dowsing · drilling · strike · vein · ore · reservoir
- trackingtracker, GPS tracking, GPS, motion tracking, trace
- Location Datacoordinates, latitude, longitude, GPS coordinates, geotag
- index termsentry, subentry, heading, cross-reference, see also
- screen graphicschyron, bug, caption, subtitle, news ticker
- trenchless drillingHDD, directional drilling, pilot hole, pullback, reamer
- referencesreference, references, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas
locatorconcealer
Cosmetic for hiding flaws
hider · GPS jammer · obfuscator · cloaking device · scrambler
- film locationWhere production takes place
- haunted locationsSites of alleged paranormal activity
- location independent
- remote locationIsolated, distant area
- current location
- location servicesPosition-detecting phone feature
location, locate, located, relocate, allocate, relocation, locating, allocation, locations