Correction: Clarify units and reference geodetic system for latitude and longitude (#138)

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     <h1 id="title" class="title">Geolocation API</h1> 
-    <p id="w3c-state"><a href="https://www.w3.org/standards/types#ED">W3C Editor's Draft</a> <time class="dt-published" datetime="2024-04-03">03 April 2024</time></p>
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@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ <h1 id="title" class="title">Geolocation API</h1>
           API</cite> has received the following normative changes:
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          <rs-changelog from="FPWD" filter="removeCommits"><ul>
-      <li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/ef098b1">Update w3c.json</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/141">#141</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/7082b4e">Fix references to "default allowlist"</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/133">#133</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/514f15b">fix "Queue a task" / "in parallel" usage</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/118">#118</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/a1531cb">Suggest permission lifetime</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/108">#108</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/0c378d9">Handle OS-level permission change</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/109">#109</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/2a116d7">Switch DOMTimeStamp to EpochTimeStamp</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/104">#104</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/2c0c516">Return 0 when watchPosition() errors</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/100">#100</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/de05002">Callback with error if doc is not fully active</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/97">#97</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/f4605e5">Gracefully handle documents that are not fully active</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/90">#90</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/41d7945">Add "geolocation task queue"</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/87">#87</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/f8b930f">Added webapps as group</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/144">#144</a>)</li>
+      <li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/ef098b1">Update w3c.json</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/141">#141</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/7082b4e">Fix references to "default allowlist"</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/133">#133</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/514f15b">fix "Queue a task" / "in parallel" usage</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/118">#118</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/a1531cb">Suggest permission lifetime</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/108">#108</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/0c378d9">Handle OS-level permission change</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/109">#109</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/2a116d7">Switch DOMTimeStamp to EpochTimeStamp</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/104">#104</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/2c0c516">Return 0 when watchPosition() errors</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/100">#100</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/de05002">Callback with error if doc is not fully active</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/97">#97</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/f4605e5">Gracefully handle documents that are not fully active</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/90">#90</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/41d7945">Add "geolocation task queue"</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/87">#87</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/f8b930f">Added webapps as group</a> (<a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/pull/144">#144</a>)</li><li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/commit/74b1dd0">Correction: Clarify units and reference geodetic system for latitude &hellip;</a></li>
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           Since publication of the Second Edition in 2016, this specification
@@ -2038,8 +2038,9 @@ <h1 id="title" class="title">Geolocation API</h1>
         </h3><a class="self-link" href="#latitude-longitude-and-accuracy-attributes" aria-label="Permalink for Section 9.1"></a></div>
         
         <p>
-          The <dfn data-export="" data-dfn-type="attribute" id="dom-geolocationcoordinates-latitude" data-idl="attribute" data-title="latitude" data-dfn-for="GeolocationCoordinates" data-type="double" data-lt="latitude" data-local-lt="GeolocationCoordinates.latitude" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="dialog"><code>latitude</code></dfn> and <dfn data-export="" data-dfn-type="attribute" id="dom-geolocationcoordinates-longitude" data-idl="attribute" data-title="longitude" data-dfn-for="GeolocationCoordinates" data-type="double" data-lt="longitude" data-local-lt="GeolocationCoordinates.longitude" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="dialog"><code>longitude</code></dfn> attributes are
-          geographic coordinates specified in decimal degrees.
+          The <dfn data-export="" data-dfn-type="attribute" id="dom-geolocationcoordinates-latitude" data-idl="attribute" data-title="latitude" data-dfn-for="GeolocationCoordinates" data-type="double" data-lt="latitude" data-local-lt="GeolocationCoordinates.latitude" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="dialog"><code>latitude</code></dfn> and <dfn data-export="" data-dfn-type="attribute" id="dom-geolocationcoordinates-longitude" data-idl="attribute" data-title="longitude" data-dfn-for="GeolocationCoordinates" data-type="double" data-lt="longitude" data-local-lt="GeolocationCoordinates.longitude" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="dialog"><code>longitude</code></dfn> attributes denote
+          the position, specified as a real number of degrees, in the [<cite><a class="bibref" data-link-type="biblio" href="#bib-wgs84" title="National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report 8350.2, Third Edition">WGS84</a></cite>]
+          coordinate system.
         </p>
         <p>
           The <dfn data-export="" data-dfn-type="attribute" id="dom-geolocationcoordinates-accuracy" data-idl="attribute" data-title="accuracy" data-dfn-for="GeolocationCoordinates" data-type="double" data-lt="accuracy" data-local-lt="GeolocationCoordinates.accuracy" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="dialog"><code>accuracy</code></dfn> attribute denotes the accuracy level of the
@@ -2265,19 +2266,22 @@ <h1 id="title" class="title">Geolocation API</h1>
           <a data-link-type="idl" data-lt="GeolocationCoordinates" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-3"><code>GeolocationCoordinates</code></a> instance:
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               <li>Initialize <var>coord</var>'s <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-latitude" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-latitude-2"><code>latitude</code></a>
-              attribute to a geographic coordinate in decimal degrees.
+              attribute to a latitude, specified as a real number of degrees, in
+              the [<cite><a class="bibref" data-link-type="biblio" href="#bib-wgs84" title="National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report 8350.2, Third Edition">WGS84</a></cite>] coordinate system.
               </li>
               <li>Initialize <var>coord</var>'s <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-longitude" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-longitude-2"><code>longitude</code></a>
-              attribute to a geographic coordinate in decimal degrees.
+              attribute to a longitude, specified as a real number of degrees,
+              in the [<cite><a class="bibref" data-link-type="biblio" href="#bib-wgs84" title="National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report 8350.2, Third Edition">WGS84</a></cite>] coordinate system.
               </li>
               <li>Initialize <var>coord</var>'s <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-accuracy" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-accuracy-2"><code>accuracy</code></a>
               attribute to a non-negative real number. The value <em class="rfc2119">SHOULD</em>
               correspond to a 95% confidence level with respect to the
               longitude and latitude values.
               </li>
               <li>Initialize <var>coord</var>'s <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-altitude" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-altitude-2"><code>altitude</code></a>
-              attribute in meters above the [<cite><a class="bibref" data-link-type="biblio" href="#bib-wgs84" title="National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report 8350.2, Third Edition">WGS84</a></cite>] ellipsoid, or <code>null</code> if
-              the implementation cannot provide altitude information.
+              attribute to a height, in meters, above the [<cite><a class="bibref" data-link-type="biblio" href="#bib-wgs84" title="National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report 8350.2, Third Edition">WGS84</a></cite>] ellipsoid,
+              or <code>null</code> if the implementation cannot provide altitude
+              information.
               </li>
               <li>Initialize <var>coord</var>'s
               <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-altitudeaccuracy" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-altitudeaccuracy-2"><code>altitudeAccuracy</code></a> attribute as
@@ -2287,15 +2291,16 @@ <h1 id="title" class="title">Geolocation API</h1>
               level.
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               <li>Initialize <var>coord</var>'s <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-speed" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-speed-2"><code>speed</code></a>
-              attribute to a non-negative real number, or as <code>null</code> if the
-              implementation cannot provide speed information.
+              attribute to a speed, as a non-negative real number of meters per
+              second, or as <code>null</code> if the implementation cannot provide speed
+              information.
               </li>
               <li>Initialize <var>coord</var>'s <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-heading" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-heading-2"><code>heading</code></a>
-              attribute in degrees, or <code>null</code> if the implementation cannot
-              provide heading information. If the hosting device is stationary
-              (i.e., the value of the <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-speed" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-speed-3"><code>speed</code></a>
-              attribute is 0), then initialize the
-              <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-heading" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-heading-3"><code>heading</code></a> to <code>NaN</code>.
+              attribute to a heading, in degrees, or <code>null</code> if the
+              implementation cannot provide heading information. If the hosting
+              device is stationary (i.e., the value of the
+              <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-speed" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-speed-3"><code>speed</code></a> attribute is 0), then initialize
+              the <a data-link-type="idl" href="#dom-geolocationcoordinates-heading" class="internalDFN" id="ref-for-dom-geolocationcoordinates-heading-3"><code>heading</code></a> to <code>NaN</code>.
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