HTML5 Geolocation API lets you share your location with your favorite web sites. A JavaScript can capture your latitude and longitude, can be sent to backend web server, and do fancy location-aware things like finding local businesses or showing your location on a map.
Example
Let us see how to get the current position −
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function showLocation(position) {
var latitude = position.coords.latitude;
var longitude = position.coords.longitude;
alert("Latitude : " + latitude + " Longitude: " + longitude);
}
function errorHandler(err) {
if(err.code == 1) {
alert("Error: Access is denied!");
}
else if( err.code == 2) {
alert("Error: Position is unavailable!");
}
}
function getLocation(){
if(navigator.geolocation){
// timeout at 60000 milliseconds (60 seconds)
var options = {timeout:60000};
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showLocation, errorHandler, options);
} else{
alert("Sorry, browser does not support geolocation!");
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<input type="button" onclick="getLocation();" value="Get Location"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>