Do I need to use a service like Skyhook if I want geolocation in my Android App over wi-fi?
Do I need to use a service like Skyhook if I want geolocation in my Android App over wi-fi or will it work out-of-the-box like with an iPhone? ...
geolocation
how to get latitude and longitude for particular landmark?
how to get latitude and longitude for particular landmark/business, i would like to get lat/long for specific address how to i do that? shall i use gps device to get the lat/long? ...
geo-indexing: efficiently calculating proximity based on latitude/longitude
My simple web app (WSGI, Python) supports text queries to find items in the database. Now I'd like to extend this to allow for queries like "find all items within 1 mile of {lat,long}". Of course that's a complex job if efficiency is a concern, so I'm thinking of a dedicated external module that does indexing for geo-coordinates - sort ...
Geo: Need to convert a "place name" into an "canonical place name"
Our users can enter their location into a free-form text field, like "Austin TX", or even "The Motor City". How can I take this information and turn it into a canonical name? For example, "The Motor City" would be Detroit, MI. They might even enter a zipcode or an address. I'm planning on storing the place name, or the lat/long, or the ...
Determine if a point is inside a triangle formed by 3 points with given latitude/longitude
I have 3 points ( lat , lon ) that form a triangle.How can i find if a point is inside this triangle? ...
Get country location of an IP with native PHP
Read on before you say this is a duplicate, it's not. (as far as I could see) I want to get the county code in php from the client. Yes I know you can do this using external sites or with the likes of "geoip_record_by_name" but I don't want to be dependent on an external site, and I can't install "pear" for php as im using shard Dreamh...
user disallowed geolocation - notify user second time
When trying to get geolocation on iPhone the first time - I declined. Every other time I want to get the location (before another reload of the page) I get no response (no error and no success): navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition( function (location) { ig_location.lat = location.coords.latitude; ig_location.lng...
Geolocation Firefox accurate than iPhone Safari?
I just tested Geolocation on Firefox 3.6 and iPhone Safari (os 3.1.3), the result is interesting, firefox is more accurate than safari. any one got idea how to make iPhone Safari result more accurate. Testing Resul Windows Vista Firefox 3.6: ------------- Accuracy: 150 iPhone 3G (os 3.1.3) Safari: ----------- Accuracy: 828 this i...
How would I order this SELECT statement in MySQL?
cursor.execute("SELECT user_id FROM myapp_location WHERE\ GLength(LineStringFromWKB(LineString(asbinary(utm), asbinary(PointFromWKB(point(%s, %s)))))) < %s"\ ,(user_utm_easting, user_utm_northing, 500)); This query selects users which are within 500 feet of the current user. How would I order people by the distance? (the...
How do I use my own maps instead of google maps?
Hello! Is it possible to use my own map instead of google maps for my app. How can I do that...Where should I look? ...
Should I use Mutex OR Critical Section for Windows Mobile RIL
Hi, I am using Radio Layer Interface (RIL) Native APIs in Windows Mobile application. In this API, the return values / results of most functions are not returned immediately but are passed through a callback function which is passed to the RIL API. Some usage examples are found at XDA Develompent Tools and Google Gears Geolocation API....
Google Map - Current location
Hello, I would like to get the address string of the current user location. Is that possible? Many thanks. Regards ...
database for streets world wide?
i use the downloadable geonames database for all countries, states, counties and cities in the world. but i wonder if there is a database for streets? so you could pick: country -> state/department/district -> (county/region) -> city -> street in whatever country you like? cause when i do a search for a street in google map i can see ...
SQL 2003 Distance Latitude Longitude
I have a table full of Dealers along with their latitude and longitude. I am trying to determine the top n closest dealers to any given lat and lon. I already have the function to calculate distance between locations, but I want to do as few calculations as possible (my table can contain many thousands of entries). Currently I have to...
free geolocation geoip, are they viable?
I'm trying to get a visitor's location based on their IP, pretty common stuff. My research so far shows that there's a database from MaxMind that costs $370 + $90/month... not the type of cost I can afford. Then there's a free version called GeoLite City. Anyone used these before? Drop a quick line here please. Why is one free and the ...
Using Latitude & Longitude to get a place with Yahoo
I am using Google Map API to add markers to a map when the user clicks a location on the map. I want to add an info window for the new marker when its clicked, the info window will be populated with details of the location. The Google map API returns the latitude and longitude so I just need a way of taking this info and getting a locat...
Guidelines for LBS Mobile application development
i need some help!, i am planning to develop such LBS Mobile Application which find nearest things based on gps data from mobile. 1.what are the best free and (preferably) open source technologies for development?. 2.What programming language to use for development of such application?. 3.what are the points to be considered? I need t...
Getting location via a web application being run in a WebView
m.google.com somehow requests the current location when loaded in Android's browser. I want to do the same thing from a web page being loaded into a WebView in my own application. Is the only way to go about this with WebView.addJavascriptInterface(), or is there already a javascript interface available for webapps to use? ...
android ExifInterface platform 1.5, 1.6
ExifInterface is available from platform 1.7 how to read exif tags from image on platform 1.5, 1.6 ? ...
what POIs (Point of Interests) DB can I use for a commercial app
I need a POI database for a startup project I am working on - it will be a free basic version and a premium paid for version in the sense that user will pay a monthly subscription. I would like to use foursquare type checkin to places and plancast type functionality to search for places (one-line search). Ie I need to: perform a searc...