orientation of time and place; awareness of the existing situation
A somewhat formal or philosophical term referring to one's grasp of the current circumstances, including both spatial and temporal context. Not an everyday word; more likely to appear in discussions of psychology, sociology, or situational awareness.
Some elderly people lose their orientation of time and place and get lost.
During a disaster, it is important to maintain awareness of the existing situation.
状況認識 is a more common, everyday term for situational awareness, while 地所観念 is a rarer, more formal or technical expression.
見当識 is a medical/psychological term for orientation (to time, place, and person), closely related to 地所観念 but used in clinical contexts.
Compound of 地所 (place, location) and 観念 (idea, notion, sense). The exact origin is uncertain, but it appears to be a coined term for the concept of orientation to one's surroundings.