Adobe plug-in: getGeoCoordinates
The getGeoCoordinates plug-in allows you to capture the latitude and longitude of visitors’ devices. Adobe recommends using this plug-in if you want to capture geo-location data in Analytics variables.
Install the plug-in using the Web SDK extension
Adobe offers an extension that allows you to use most commonly-used plug-ins with the Web SDK.
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Log in to Adobe Experience Platform Data Collection using your AdobeID credentials.
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Click Tags on the left, then click the desired tag property.
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Click Extensions on the left, then click the Catalog tab
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Locate and install the Common Web SDK Plugins extension.
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Click Data Elements on the left, then click the desired data element.
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Set the desired data element name with the following configuration:
- Extension: Common Web SDK Plugins
- Data Element:
getGeoCoordinates
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Save and publish the changes to the data element.
Install the plug-in manually implementing the Web SDK
This plug-in is not yet supported for use within a manual implementation of the Web SDK.
Install the plug-in using the Adobe Analytics extension
Adobe offers an extension that allows you to use most commonly-used plug-ins with Adobe Analytics.
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Log in to Adobe Experience Platform Data Collection using your AdobeID credentials.
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Click the desired tag property.
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Go to the Extensions tab, then click on the Catalog button
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Install and publish the Common Analytics Plugins extension
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If you haven’t already, create a rule labeled “Initialize Plug-ins” with the following configuration:
- Condition: None
- Event: Core – Library Loaded (Page Top)
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Add an action to the above rule with the following configuration:
- Extension: Common Analytics Plugins
- Action Type: Initialize getGeoCoordinates
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Save and publish the changes to the rule.
Install the plug-in using custom code editor
If you do not want to use the Common Analytics Plugins plug-in extension, you can use the custom code editor.
- Log in to Adobe Experience Platform Data Collection using your AdobeID credentials.
- Click on the desired property.
- Go to the Extensions tab, then click the Configure button under the Adobe Analytics extension.
- Expand the Configure tracking using custom code accordion, which reveals the Open Editor button.
- Open the custom code editor and paste the plug-in code provided below into the edit window.
- Save and publish the changes to the Analytics extension.
Install the plug-in using AppMeasurement
Copy and paste the following code anywhere in the AppMeasurement file after the Analytics tracking object is instantiated (using s_gi). Preserving comments and version numbers of the code in your implementation helps Adobe with troubleshooting any potential issues.
/******************************************* BEGIN CODE TO DEPLOY *******************************************/
/* Adobe Consulting Plugin: getGeoCoordinates v2.0 */
function getGeoCoordinates(){if(arguments&&"-v"===arguments[0])return{plugin:"getGeoCoordinates",version:"2.0"};var b=function(){if("undefined"!==typeof window.s_c_il)for(var a=0,c;a<window.s_c_il.length;a++)if(c=window.s_c_il[a],c._c&&"s_c"===c._c)return c}();"undefined"!==typeof b&&(b.contextData.getGeoCoordinates="2.0");window.cookieWrite=window.cookieWrite||function(a,c,f){if("string"===typeof a){var h=window.location.hostname,b=window.location.hostname.split(".").length-1;if(h&&!/^[0-9.]+$/.test(h)){b=2<b?b:2;var e=h.lastIndexOf(".");if(0<=e){for(;0<=e&&1<b;)e=h.lastIndexOf(".",e-1),b--;e=0<e?h.substring(e):h}}g=e;c="undefined"!==typeof c?""+c:"";if(f||""===c)if(""===c&&(f=-60),"number"===typeof f){var d=new Date;d.setTime(d.getTime()+6E4*f)}else d=f;return a&&(document.cookie=encodeURIComponent(a)+"="+encodeURIComponent(c)+"; path=/;"+(f?" expires="+d.toUTCString()+";":"")+(g?" domain="+g+";":""),"undefined"!==typeof cookieRead)?cookieRead(a)===c:!1}};window.cookieRead=window.cookieRead||function(a){if("string"===typeof a)a=encodeURIComponent(a);else return"";var c=" "+document.cookie,b=c.indexOf(" "+a+"="),d=0>b?b:c.indexOf(";",b);return(a=0>b?"":decodeURIComponent(c.substring(b+2+a.length,0>d?c.length:d)))?a:""};var d="";b=cookieRead("s_ggc").split("|");var k={timeout:5E3,maximumAge:0},l=function(a){a=a.coords;cookieWrite("s_ggc",parseFloat(a.latitude.toFixed(4))+"|"+parseFloat(a.longitude.toFixed(4)),30);d="latitude="+parseFloat(a.latitude.toFixed(4))+" | longitude="+parseFloat(a.longitude.toFixed(4))},m=function(a){d="error retrieving geo coordinates"};1<b.length&&(d="latitude="+b[0]+" | longitude="+b[1]);navigator.geolocation&&navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(l,m,k);""===d&&(d="geo coordinates not available");return d};
/******************************************** END CODE TO DEPLOY ********************************************/
Use the plug-in
The getGeoCoordinates function does not use any arguments. It returns one of the following values:
"geo coordinates not available": For devices that do not have geo-location data available at the time that the plug-in runs. This value is common on the first hit of the visit, especially when visitors first need to provide consent on tracking their location."error retrieving geo coordinates": When the plug-in encounters any errors when attempting to retrieve the device’s location"latitude=[LATITUDE] | longtitude=[LONGITUDE]": Where [LATITUDE]/[LONGITUDE] are the latitude and longitude, respectively
"40.438635333" is rounded to "40.4386" to limit the number of unique values to be captured. The values are close enough to pinpoint the device’s exact location within around 20 feet.This plug-in uses a cookie named "s_ggc" to store coordinates between hits if necessary.
Examples
// Sets eVar1 to one of the above return values depending on the visitor's device status.
s.eVar1 = getGeoCoordinates();
// Extracts latitude and longitude into their own variables called finalLatitude and finalLongitude for use in other code/applications.
var coordinates = getGeoCoordinates();
if(coordinates.indexOf("latitude") > -1)
{
var finalLatitude = Number(coordinates.split("|")[0].trim().split("=")[1]),
finalLongitude = Number(coordinates.split("|")[1].trim().split("=")[1]);
}
// From there, you can determine whether a visitor is at, for example, the Statue of Liberty:
if(finalLatitude >= 40.6891 && finalLatitude <= 40.6893 && finalLongitude >= -74.0446 && finalLongitude <= -74.0444)
{
var visitorAtStatueOfLiberty = true;
}
else
{
var visitorAtStatueOfLiberty = false;
}
Version History
2.0 (March 19, 2021)
- Added version number as context data.
1.0 (May 25, 2015)
- Initial release.