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I deactivate the geolocation api and I think that you should allow the user to tell you it's latitude and longitude if a user refuse to use geolocation. It is
by simlevesque 12y ago
I deactivate the geolocation api and I think that you should allow the user to tell you it's latitude and longitude if a user refuse to use geolocation.
It is a really nice initiative ! I will spread the word around.
- cpeterso 12y agoThe server could use GeoIP to identify the user's city, which is probably accurate enough for finding relevant services. I imagine very few people know their current latitude and longitude. :)
- leesalminen 12y agoYou'd be surprised of some policies shelters adopt for their service areas. It's possible that a shelter will only accommodate you if your last known address was west of X street within Y county limits (cities can span counties) and an odd numbered house.
- judah 12y agoYeah, HTML5 geolocation is used when you search for shelters near you. (Obviously, the target audience is homeless youth.) If you reject the geolocation prompt, the site still works fine; we just don't order the results by nearest location.