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HTML DOM Geolocation coords.altitudeAccuracy Property

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025
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In this article, we will discuss the Geolocation altitudeAccuracy property. Geolocation in HTML is used to get the geographical position of a user. The getCurrentPosition() method, in this geolocation, returns an object on success.

coords.altitudeAccuracy: This property will return the accuracy position if available in meters above sea level.

Syntax:

coords.altitudeAccuracy 

Example: The following HTML code will return the altitudeAccuracy property.

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" 
          content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
</head>

<body>
    <h2 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h2>
    <p><b> Displaying AltitudeAccuracy</b></p>

    <button onclick="getlocation()"> Click Me </button>
    <p id="paraID"></p>

    <script>
      var variable1 = document.getElementById("paraID");

      function getlocation() {
          navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showLoc);
      }

      function showLoc(pos) {
          variable1.innerHTML = "AltitudeAccuracy: "
                             + pos.coords.altitudeAccuracy;
      }
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers:
  • Google Chrome 5.0
  • Internet Explorer 9.0
  • Firefox 3.5
  • Opera 16.0
  • Safari 5.0

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