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GPS or phone tracking in J2ME on mobile phone

InBetweenIdeas · 2005-04-18 21:55:11

Hello all, I am researching the possiblity of creating a mobile phone application that is 'location aware'. That is it can use the location of the user as part of the experience. Eg if a user is in a city the phone can take in the users location and present the user with restaurants in the area. Or a location based game.…

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18-04-2005 10:55pm

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InBetweenIdeas

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Hello all,

I am researching the possiblity of creating a mobile phone application that is 'location aware'.

That is it can use the location of the user as part of the experience. Eg if a user is in a city the phone can take in the users location and present the user with restaurants in the area.
Or a location based game.

Can anyone tell me what they know about GPS phones or can you use the triangulation type of method to locate the user.
Is this position data made available by Irish mobile network companies?

thanks
-jamie

A specific type of phone?

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#2 18-04-2005 10:57pm
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Does it have to be a phone? What about a PDA and get a GPS adapter. Some PDAs double as a moblie also. No need to try and get information about user location from moblie networks if GPS is used.

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