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    <desc>
      Understanding geolocation.
    </desc>
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    <credit type="author">
      <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
      <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
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  <title>What is geolocation</title>

  <p>Geolocation allows you to identify the real geographical location 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 location to your contacts.
      </p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>
        See your contacts’ geographical location and quickly contact them.
      </p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>
        Set the accuracy of your location and the device used to discover your
        location.
      </p>
    </item>
  </list>

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

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