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Geolocation Reference Information

There is no single document that has the complete, current specification so please follow and read any "updated by" references in these documents.

RFC Title
RFC3693 Geopriv Requirements
RFC4119 A Presence-based GEOPRIV Location Object Format
RFC5139 Revised Civic Location Format forPresence Information Data Format Location Object (PIDF-LO)
RFC5491 GEOPRIV Presence Information Data FormatLocation Object (PIDF-LO) Usage Clarification, Considerations, and Recommendations
RFC5808 Requirements for a Location-by-Reference Mechanism
RFC6280 An Architecture for Location and LocationPrivacy in Internet Applications
RFC6442 Location Conveyance for the Session Initiation Protocol
RFC6848 Specifying Civic Address Extensions in thePresence Information Data Format Location Object (PIDF-LO)
RFC7459 Representation of Uncertainty and Confidencein the Presence Information Data Format Location Object (PIDF-LO)
RFC8787 Location Source Parameter for the SIP Geolocation Header Field
OGC GML Open Geospatial Consortium Geography Markup Language
GeoShape GML 3.1.1 PIDF-LO Shape Application Schemafor use by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
3GPP TS 23.032 3GPP Technical Specification: Universal Geographical Area Description (GAD)Use version 23.032-h20This document is NOT specific to Geopriv so use with caution