Learn How to Find GPS Location on Any SmartPhone, and Then Make it Relevant
By Acoustic
A step by step tutorial for getting GPS from any SmartPhone, even without GPS built in, and then making location useful.
Contents
•Introduction
•Why is Location Hard?
•Google's Approach
>>â—¦Protocol Analysis
>>â—¦Radio Interface Layer
•Cell Data Services
>>â—¦A Brief Cell Tower Explanation
•What if my Phone already has GPS?
•Making Use of Location
>>â—¦Yahoo's Fire Eagle
>>â—¦Twitter
>>â—¦Internal Services
>>â—¦Your Service Goes Here!
•History
Introduction
Some time ago, I stated in another article that I'd take the idea of location broadcasting and develop a mobile solution as a follow-up. The problem back then was I had no means to get location data off of a cell phone, or a way to make it useful. My, how times have changed since then! In this article, I'll demonstrate how to get your phone's GPS coordinates…
Even if your phone doesn't have GPS built in (like mine).
