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With the advent of free mapping tools like Google Maps, we have seen more and more developers add location-aware functionality and content into their web and mobile applications. This, along with the growth of location providing technologies such as GPS, Wi-Fi triangulation and IP Geolocation make the browser an ideal broker for the users location information.
The goal of the Location Aware Working Group is to work closely with browser vendors, device makers, Web-application developers, content providers, and other interested parties to make location-aware browsing a reality. By standardizing the way in which browsers determine a user’s geolocation and the way in which Web applications obtain that information — while still ensuring protection of user control over privacy — we hope to increase the overall adoption and growth of location-based services on the Web as a whole.