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Presenting at LinuxFestNW 2012 on HTML5 Geolocation

This weekend I’ll be presenting at LinuxFestNW 2012. We (Esri) will also have a booth there, so if you are in the area of Bellingham, WA swing on by. My topic will be HTML5 Geolocation and I’ll be...

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OSCON 2012 Presentation – Mastering HTML5 Geolocation

Want a fast and fun learning experience on adding location to your web apps? I’ll be sharing practical tips on how to shave days or weeks off your learning curve. The session will cover the HTML5...

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Accessing HTML5 Geolocation via ActionScript

Read on to learn how to access the HTML5 Geolocation API using ActionScript in a web app. Using the patterns below you can get access to a visitor’s approximate location in applications that run in a...

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How Accurate is HTML5 Geolocation, really? Part 2: Mobile Web

Where Part 1 focused on non-GPS enabled devices, Part 2 is totally focused on mobile web geolocation. The great news is that the usage of HTML5 location services along-side the fact that there is a GPS...

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OSCON 2013 – Presentation on Android SDK Geolocation

If you are headed to OSCON, swing by my session on Mastering Android Geolocation. It’s a deep dive into the Android SDKs android.location package. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about the fundamental’s...

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Is a consumer smartphone GPS good enough?

When I presented at OSCON  (O’Reilly’s Open Source Conference) in Portland, Oregon this last week on native Android GPS and Geolocation, I was repeatedly asked the question “is the GPS in smartphones...

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HTML5 Geolocation API: Getting the best single location

The Geolocation API is built into all modern mobile browsers and it lets you take either a quick, onetime snapshot, or you can get continuous location updates. Using the browser to get your approximate...

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Does using PhoneGap improve geolocation?

No, using PhoneGap or Cordova doesn’t change how you retrieve geolocation information from within a mobile application and it doesn’t improve accuracy. You still use the W3C HTML Geolocation API coding...

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Advanced geolocation plugin for Cordova and PhoneGap for Android

The W3C’s browser-based, JavaScript Geolocation API is excellent as a one-size-fits-all interface, but that approach comes at a price and it can cause some serious limitations when it comes to...

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Do I need Ionic’s Geolocation Plugin?

Most likely not. As described in the Cordova documentation and Ionic documentation, the plugin is for devices that don’t already provide an implementation. The vast majority of modern smartphones...

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