# ＊ GPS Coordinates

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GPS coordinates represent precise locations around the world, for a particular building or marker in forest. GPS coordinates are defined by a latitude and longitude value.

GPS coordinates can be a type of PII data because they are precise. A key consideration is that **you do not want the exact coordinates of your dataset to leak** because they represent private locations. However, you may want to **create realistic coordinates in similar regions**.

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## Key Features

:earth\_americas: Create random, **realistic coordinates from anywhere in the world**. When you do this, the combination of latitude and longitude coordinates will identify GPS locations that make sense for your data.

:notes: Private GPS coordinate pairs by **adding noise within predefined regions**, for example +/- 10km away from the real location.

:unlock: You can also use the the [**Contextual Anonymization**](https://docs.sdv.dev/rdt/resources/use-cases/contextual-anonymization) technique on GPS coordinates. Preserve the broader regions from your data while **anonymizing precise locations only**.

## Supported sdtypes

GPS coordinates are defined by exactly 2 columns: 1 with sdtype `latitude` and another with sdtype `longitude`.

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Currently only the decimal representation of GPS coordinates are accepted with latitude ranging from -90.0 to +90.0 and longitude ranging from -180 to +180.0.
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## Browse Transformers

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>＊<a href="gps-coordinates/randomlocationgenerator"><strong>RandomLocationGenerator</strong></a></td><td>Create realistic latitude/longitude pairs within a specific set of countries.</td></tr><tr><td>＊ <a href="gps-coordinates/gpsnoiser"><strong>GPSNoiser</strong></a></td><td>Anonymize GPS coordinates by adding noise within a pre-determined radius.</td></tr><tr><td>＊ [In Beta!]  <a href="gps-coordinates/metroareaanonymizer"><strong>MetroAreaAnonymizer</strong></a></td><td>Anonymize GPS coordinates within the overall metro area, using postal codes.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../generic-pii-anonymization/anonymizedfaker"><strong>AnonymizedFaker</strong></a></td><td>Create anonymous coordinates without considering any context or region.</td></tr></tbody></table>