Posted by edd 5 years 16 weeks ago
Hi
I hear and read a lot about how location based services will be the "killer app" for the mobile web. This is all well and good. However I am looking to experiment with this (even in terms of just investigating how this may work) when it comes to developing a .mobi website that works with GPS or similar location finders built into phones..
From how i see it is that if we are going to develop traditional server bases sites which are accessed via a web browser on the phone using HTTP then the browser on the phone will have to send via the request HEADER the long and lat co-ordinates of the phone at the time it makes the request to the website, the website can then pull out these details and know the users location.
Now the big question, is this how it is planned to happen? As my research on the subject is throwing up nothing as to how you can utilise the GPS systems in phones without writing a bespoke application that is downloaded and run on the phone, which frankly does not seem like the best solution.
Has anyone managed any better research than I have, or is my hope of long/lat co-ords in the request header going to be a futile hope!
cheers
Edd
Posted by atrasatti 5 years ago
Mobile Genius
In Japan, i-mode devices have a feature that does exactly what you are talking about. You can place a special anchor, if clicked, the device will call a URL you specified and add parameters with the coordinates.
You can read more on The Wireless FAQ, here: GPS Functionalities.
What you are asking is not available in GSM. The only thing you can do is reach an agreement with EACH mobile operator and if they offer this service you might get headers or something else with the user's position.
This is a very delicate topic anyway, because of privacy.
BREW, in USA, has libraries to access the position. Google Maps for BREW uses tham and when you run it, it automatically finds you, much like a standard GPS device.
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Posted by cranstone 2 years ago
You wrote...
From how i see it is that if we are going to develop traditional server bases sites which are accessed via a web browser on the phone using HTTP then the browser on the phone will have to send via the request HEADER the long and lat co-ordinates of the phone at the time it makes the request to the website, the website can then pull out these details and know the users location.
And that's exactly how we've implemented it. Very shortly (couple of weeks) we'll be releasing a free product for Windows Mobile and Blackberry that allows you to transmit Who, What and Where information via the native browser. The data is carried via the HTTP headers. All you have to do is read the data. Full privacy controls are also built in and are accessed via the browser.
Cheers,
Peter J. Cranstone
Peter J. CranstoneCEO 5o9 Inc
CEO 5o9 Inc
Posted by Elemental 2 years ago
So is it correct in saying that if you want to get the location of a user who is browsing a WAP / mobi site with their phone that it is impossible to get the location?
Basically if a browser is on site x, we want to determine their location. I just want to confirm if this is possible or not. So far it seems that you would need to write an application that would communicate to the GPS device of the phone?
Thanks in advance.
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