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Here are my delicious location links: http://del.icio.us/jmatt.peterson/location http://del.icio.us/jmatt.peterson/location There are a lot of APIs if you are
by jmatt 18y ago
Here are my delicious location links:
http://del.icio.us/jmatt.peterson/location http://del.icio.us/jmatt.peterson/location
There are a lot of APIs if you are going from address, city, zip. All sorts of variations - free, commercial, metadata, super accurate, international, US only, shipping, etc.
There are fewer and they are less reliable if you have a latitude / longitude and want address, major intersection, city, etc.
Initially I'd code for phones that provide basic location information like lat/long/precision. Personally I've written code for the iphone and android. I'd avoid any of the older phones that don't provide some sort of API. Your initial users presumably will be techies with newer phones. If you have some initial success you can add support for older phones that don't have a friendly API.
- shafqat 18y agoThanks this is fantastic. Going from address is fairly straightforward as you say. However, I am looking to use the GPS or tower triangulation built into newer phones. I'm assuming this is available through the ipHone and android APAs? Is any of your code open-source by any chance? Just looking for some tips as to how to get started - even the basics.
- jamess 18y agoThere's plenty of code on the Nokia wiki, including a complete compass application: http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/GPS_Compass http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/GPS_Compass (See also, the location category index http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Symbian_C%2B%2B_Location_Articles http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Symbian_C%2B%2B_Locati... )