gps

A GPS Web App tracking people

Hi everybody, i'm inteding to develop a web application that can track somebody carrying a GPS emitter. I think that the simpliest way is to insert a sim card in the emitter that will send some messages to the databse. I have some questions: Is there a GPS emitter device that can be tracked by this way (having a sim card reader) and e...

Query about getting GPS Location

Hi all, Is there any way to set Criteria for LocationProvider depending upon the network provider, means determining whether the network provider supports CellSite mode or autonomous mode or any other mode. How to define criteria for GPS fix when you have so many network provider in front of you? Thanx. ...

Is it possible to get GPS satellite numbers via iPhone SDK ?

Is it possible to get GPS satellite numbers via iPhone SDK ? ...

Are there any standard formats for storing/publishing GPS data?

I’m just playing about with the data from a little Garmin GPS thingy I got. It saves it in an XML format (specifically, http://www.garmin.com/xmlschemas/TrainingCenterDatabasev2.xsd). Just wondering if there was any more standard format I could convert it to, maybe something that libraries (e.g. the Google Maps API) would understand. ...

What do I need to have to be ready to write a Compact Framework application communicating with GPS?

Simply I am asked to write an application for a smart device (smart cell phone), which will get the GPS coordinates from the device itself. I have no smart device at all. And I am kind of lost among questions like how can I check if the device have a gps by using the code, if it has how can I obtain them in a "standard" way, do I need ...

how to check gps singal whether is avliable on iPhone ?

as topic... I try to use the didError method , but it does not works ... if I am in room , the iPhone sdk seem insist try to got the location as it could in my app, even the value is not accurate ... how to deal with such problem ? thanks for your help in advance . Regards ...

Location Aware Mobile Browsers

I want to build a mobile web application that will require the users location. I want to avoid the need to create applications for separate mobile platforms and the growing sophistication of mobile browsers seems a way around that. Which mobile browsers will allow client JavaScript to use the phone's GPS or cell tower data? There have...

Iphone SDK: adding israel roads and streets to MapKit.

MKMapview, class of the mapkit framework for the iphone doesn't display israel streets, cities or any other details by default, how can i add it? is there something i have to buy and put in my program? I Just can't find where to start.. ...

How do I detect user's location from a webpage opened in the Android browser?

Visiting www.google.com on the Android browser (or even with an android spoofed user-agent), presents the option to "Share Location". When clicked, it uses the GPS/Cell phone towers to figure out the location. I tried the google.loader.clientLocation but that only works using the IP address. Is there a method to tap into the Android OS...

Building a GPS Tracking Web System

Hi everybody, I'd like to develop a tracking system using an API of course (like the famous Orange API). the idea is simple: I send a SMS (from my Web interface) to the person i want to track The person's mobile terminal (GPS like this) send me back automatically the coordinates by SMS. The sent information are displayed on the user's...

GPS precision in map kit isn't that precise as in Maps.app

Why is the precision of my location in Mapkit not as good as in the maps app? The accuracy is set to best. If i'm trying to get my location in maps.app i have an acc of 50m in my app i habe 500m. What am i doing wron :)? Any tipps to get a better result? Thanks for your help :) ...

iPhone SDK Point to a specific location

Hi, I'm trying to develop an application that use the GPS and Compass of the iPhone in order to point some sort of pointer to a specific location (like the compass always point to the North). The location is fixed and I always need the pointer to point to that specific location no matter where the user is located. I have the Lat/Long coo...

Testing GPS in Android

How do you test GPS applications in Android? Can we test it using the Android emulator? ...

Compressing GPS Points

I have a device that records GPS data. A reading is taken every 2-10 seconds. For an activity taking 2 hours there are a lot of GPS points. Does anyone know of an algorithm for compressing the dataset by removing redundant data points. i.e. If a series of data points are all in a straight line then only the start and end point are requi...

Android: How to keep GPS active until more accurate location is provided?

I am using the location manager's requestLocationUpdates() method to receive an intent to my broadcast receiver periodically. The system is correctly firing the intent to my receiver, and I have been able to use it correctly. The only problem is that the GPS location provider only stays active for a few seconds after the initial locati...

How do I use the Google Maps API GPS sensor?

All I've been able to find is how to specify the sensor parameter: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/v3/#SpecifyingSensor But nowhere does it say how to actually USE it. Isn't the whole point to be able to get the user's current lat/long coordinates through the device GPS, or am I mistaken? ...

Detect GPS Hardware in iphone

hi I want to know how to detect GPS HardWare in present in Iphone or not ...

Getting GPS Co-Ordinates Programmatically from Google Maps

Hi, I am new to this forum, however I have found help here many times before, so I am hoping the same happens this time :) What I would like to do is run a Google Map application on a mobile phone, run the "My Location" feature and get the GPS Co-Ordinates. I would like to do this programmatically. I could use the built in GPS device,...

android how to stop gps

After launching listener by the following code is working fine. LocationManager locationManager =(LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); locationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, WLConstants.DELAY_HOUR, gpsl .getMinDistance(), gpsl); Afte...

Android GPS status

Hi, how can i check the current status of the GPS receiver? I already checked the LocationListener onStatusChanged method but somehow it seems that is not working, or just the wrong possibility. So basically i just need to know if the gps icon at the top of the screen is blinking (no actual fix) or solid (fix is available) thx! ...