Method and device for identifying the type of geographic location in which a user is located

摘要

A method and device are disclosed for identifying the type of geographic location in which a user is located. The method includes receiving a uploaded target geographic location and a corresponding upload time when a user is transmitting data in an instant messaging application or a social networking application, wherein one target geographic location corresponds to at least one upload time; Acquiring predetermined time-position type mapping relationships, wherein probability values corresponding to a predetermined time range in each of the predetermined position types are defined in time-position type mapping relationships; Traversing the preset location types, calculating the sum of the probability values of the upload time of the target geographic location corresponding to the traversed location types, obtaining the degree of affiliation of the target geographic location in each preset location type ; And identifying the location type of the target geographic location based on the degree of affiliation of the target geographic location in each of the preset location types.