gps

GPS update interval is faster with good signal?

Hello all, I'm trying to limit my program to take location updates every 10 seconds instead of constant updates in order to reduce battery drain. This works fine when i'm debugging indoors and the signal is weak (i.e. the GPS icon flashes), but if the phone gets a proper fix (i.e. the GPS icon is static) the update interval increases to...

How to write EXIF tags (or any other IFD tags) into a JPEG taking into account offsets?...

I was able to successfully parse out EXIF and GPS tags from regular JPEG following the specs, no problem. But... now I need to write some of them back - modified. I know I can use libraries, but I'd rather write something myself. I just need to know what is an established practice of writing those tags, 'cause there are no direct instruc...

Help sending info from Android phone to an computer IP with Android Emulator

So i am making a android app, and i want it to be so if i call lets say 911 it sends my GPS coordinents to a certain IP, i know everything but how i make it so if i call 911 it sends the info and how i can make it send the info to the IP via 3g, can anyone help? ...

Relative Precision of Android's GPS

I know that the absolute precision of position detection for gps hardware isn't that accurate. But assume that I have two androids and they are syncing each other at one place. In which precision (horizontal area) can I predict the other android position if the devices don't walk away too much (e.g. 1km) ? Would this as bad as several...

gps mobile phones connectivity

all the sets will not have inbuilt gps connectivity....for example mine is sony Ericsson z550i in this i dont have inbuilt gps service. suppose i want to use gps service in such sets what i should do? please Suggest some alternatives... And also suggest is it mandatory to have a gprs connection for my handset if i want to avail gps ser...

Where find a free GPS coordinates database?

Hi to all for my app need to have a list of mayor woldwide cities with relative GPS coordinates for proximity search, anyone know how is possible to find a db of this type? (not API) ...

Example of using GPS in AIR

I'm looking to create a game using GPS in AIR for mobile devices. I've seen packaging and camera tutorials, but nothing using GPS yet. This question has a few parts: 1. Are there any GPS on AIR resource sites? 2. Any example code showing the accessing of GPS data in AIR (AS3) 3. Are there any ready-made libraries for this? ...

How to calculate the GPS Coordinates 5m Left and Right from you Position?

Hello, maybe some of you know that there are GPS tools out there that are used in Motorsports. A lot of them deliver the following function: If you drive with your car and you press a button at a certain point this GPS Coordinate will be stored and every time you drive over this coordinate a LapTime will be stored. For a small applicati...

Regarding GPS. Is there a way to locate a phone number using gps? Without installing any apps to their cell phone.

Hi all, My question is regarding GPS. Is there a way to locate a phone number using gps? Without installing any apps to their cell phone. I am interested in both Windows Mobile and iPhone. But please do include generic replies also. ...

City By GPS Location Latitude/Longitude

Hi, I've got a latitude/longitude value.... How can I search and get the city? ...

Android phone reboots while executing my own developed application

I developed an Android application that uses many services, including GPS and orientation (compass). The genre of the application is AR (augmented reality) and I'm moving image views around the screen in real-time depending on the phone orientation. However, after a while, the phone freezes for a second and then reboots (Motorola Droid)....

Android GPS Listener always running

I implemented the GPS in my app, in one Activity like this: LocationManager mlocManager = (LocationManager)getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); LocationListener mlocListener = new MyLocationListener(); mlocManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, mlocListener); public class MyLocationLi...

service displays points on map android

hello, i have a android service running in the background which receives the coordinates from the server every few seconds. i am not sure how do i display the coordinates on a map every time the service receives a response from the server. kindly help or give an idea. thanks ...

GPS Application in ARM7

Hi, I'm developing a GPS application under Linux, with ARM7 microprocessor. Which compiler do you recommend? Do you know if there is any toolkit with libraries ready to develop GPS applications? A friend of mine recommended gcc... what do you guys think about it? Thank you ...

How can I check if GPS is enabled on the phone programatically? (android)

I want to check if GPS is enabled, but I dont know how to do it. i mean with a function, in android EDIT: sorry i forgot to tell you that i am programming with android ...

Can't get GPS coordinates

G'day. I'm develop android application that uses GPS module. API version that i use is Google API8. I'm implements LocationListener interface and setup listener LocationManager lm = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); MyLocationListener myLocationListener = new MyLocationListener(); lm.requestLocationUpdates(...

Handle GPS Coordinate in Django

What is the best way to manage GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) in django models ? I know that there is a module called GeoDjango but reading the tutorial seems dedicated to GIS and not simply to manage the latitude and longitude. I do not care to have convenient interface for the admin because int the application I'm creatin th...

Windows Phone 7 emulator support any GPS device for development

I am developing for Windows Phone 7. My application uses GeoCoordinateWatcher to detect user current position. Now my client is asking me to test GPS functionality. But i don't have Windows Phone 7 mobile available here. I want to connect a GPS receiver with my laptop and somehow connect that to Windows Phone 7 emulator so the emulator...

Serving GPS coordinates from Android localhost 10.0.2.2

Is it possible to set up a localhost server on Android so that a browser window can access the device's GPS coordinates? I'd like to be able to access the GPS coordinates in Javascript inside a browser window. Now I could simply send the GPS coords to the server and read from within the browser window by reading off the server, but I w...

How can i get real-time tracking results ?

We are trying to achieve is to collect fake gps tracks on some route without going in real time. We first realized by using maps.google.com we can download kml file from any direction between designated points.But these points depend on shape of the road where if we go through a bridge,kml file comes within only begin and end points of ...