Apache Cordova · JSON Structure

Apache Cordova Geolocation Position Structure

A Position object returned by the Apache Cordova Geolocation plugin containing coordinates and timestamp.

Type: object Properties: 2 Required: 2
ApacheCross-PlatformHybrid AppsJavaScriptMobileOpen SourcePlugins

Position is a JSON Structure definition published by Apache Cordova, describing 2 properties, of which 2 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

coords timestamp

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

apache-cordova-geolocation-position-structure.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-cordova/refs/heads/main/json-structure/apache-cordova-geolocation-position-structure.json",
  "name": "Position",
  "description": "A Position object returned by the Apache Cordova Geolocation plugin containing coordinates and timestamp.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "coords": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A set of geographic coordinates.",
      "$id": "#Coordinates",
      "properties": {
        "latitude": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees.",
          "example": 37.7749
        },
        "longitude": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees.",
          "example": -122.4194
        },
        "altitude": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Height of the position in meters above the ellipsoid.",
          "example": 15.0
        },
        "accuracy": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Accuracy level of the latitude and longitude coordinates in meters.",
          "example": 10.0
        },
        "altitudeAccuracy": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Accuracy level of the altitude coordinate in meters. null if not available.",
          "example": 5.0
        },
        "heading": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Direction of travel, specified in degrees counting clockwise relative to true north. null if not available.",
          "example": 180.0
        },
        "speed": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Current ground speed of the device, specified in meters per second. null if not available.",
          "example": 1.5
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "latitude",
        "longitude",
        "accuracy"
      ]
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Creation time for coords as a DOMTimeStamp (milliseconds since UNIX epoch).",
      "example": 1718153645993
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "coords",
    "timestamp"
  ]
}