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geolocator

American  
[jee-oh-loh-kayt-er, jee-oh-loh-kayt-er] / ˌdʒi oʊˈloʊˌkeɪt ər, ˌdʒi oʊ loʊˈkeɪt ər /

noun

  1. an electronic device or piece of software that uses GPS or other positioning technology to locate a person or thing carrying the device.


Example Sentences

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In June 2016, our team captured and fitted 120 birds with geolocator backpacks.

From Scientific American

Mr. McAlexander, who is on the council of the Linnaean Society of New York, a birding and nature group, makes geolocator bands to study terns that migrate as far as southern Argentina.

From New York Times

Independently, in 2013, a U.S. team and a Canadian group each outfitted about 20 blackpolls with geolocator backpacks.

From Science Magazine

"You’re carrying around a little geolocator whenever you go out with your cellphone."

From US News

“It’s biologically so unlikely that I wonder if the geolocator information is not flawed in some way,” he says.

From Newsweek