how to get GPS data from requests from gps-enabled devices

[Dave <ja...@yahoo.com>]

Hello, 
 
For our jsf application, is there a way to get GPS data from requests from gps-enabled devices?
 
Thanks,
Dave 


      

RE: how to get GPS data from requests from gps-enabled devices

[Mike Quentel <mq...@4dm-inc.com>]

Many devices that have or use a GPS chip will expose some kind of API for
accessing LBS data.  For example, RIM expose an API to access LBS data from
the BlackBerry.

Also, to access geographic data from geo-tagged images, see information on
extracting Exif data ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif ).  There are Open
Source Exif readers and APIs available.

Mike Quentel

-----Original Message-----
From: Mamallan Uthaman [mailto:mamallan.uthaman@oracle.com] 
Sent: 6 July 2009 17:59
To: MyFaces Discussion
Subject: Re: how to get GPS data from requests from gps-enabled devices

Hi Dave,

Currently, it is not possible since HTML 4.0 doesn't provide a mechanism 
to access GPS related data.

Thanks
Mamallan

PS: Proposed HTML 5.0 spec provides Geolocation API to access GPS 
related data from GPS enabled devices.

Dave wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> For our jsf application, is there a way to get GPS data from requests 
> from gps-enabled devices?
>  
> Thanks,
> Dave 
>
>

Re: how to get GPS data from requests from gps-enabled devices

[Mamallan Uthaman <ma...@oracle.com>]

Hi Dave,

Currently, it is not possible since HTML 4.0 doesn't provide a mechanism 
to access GPS related data.

Thanks
Mamallan

PS: Proposed HTML 5.0 spec provides Geolocation API to access GPS 
related data from GPS enabled devices.

Dave wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> For our jsf application, is there a way to get GPS data from requests 
> from gps-enabled devices?
>  
> Thanks,
> Dave 
>
>