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var geolocator = navigator.getGeolocator(); | var geolocator = navigator.getGeolocator(); | ||
geolocator.request(function(location) { | geolocator.request(function(location) { | ||
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Instead of new JS APIs, where possible use the DOM, similar to how the /proc pseudo filesystem offers access to data and services to Linux scripts. | Instead of new JS APIs, where possible use the DOM, similar to how the /proc pseudo filesystem offers access to data and services to Linux scripts. | ||
= BONDI = | |||
BONDI, defined by the OMTP consortium is a complete set of APIs to be used for web runtimes [[http://bondi.omtp.org/default.aspx]]. The current Version 1.0 is quite complete including a secure policy management environment. A Reference Implementation is available. Further extensions are under discussion. | |||
Latest revision as of 11:41, 10 February 2010
LocationAware.org
Standardization of location APIs - sounds like Doug knows more about this.
Google Gears
http://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2008-March/014155.html
Proposal from Google - part of Google Gears
WebKit on GNOME
http://www.atoker.com/blog/2008/02/26/developing-hybrid-web-gtk-applications/
From Alp's FOSDEM talk
External module to expose location metadata to Web apps Implements the locationaware.org spec Spec not final Uses Gypsy GPS library (alternative location sources possible) – http://gypsy.freedesktop.org/wiki/ var geolocator = navigator.getGeolocator(); geolocator.request(function(location) { alert(location.latitude+', '+location.longitude); });
GPS Gate
http://franson.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6102
Api similar to Gears
GPS Tools
http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche160476-gpstools-standard-activex-pour-pocket-pc.html
activex for IE
Opera Platform DOM Interface
http://oxine.opera.com/documentation/dom-interface.html no location but some devices available
JSX from JBlend
http://www.w3.org/2007/06/mobile-ajax/papers/aplix.hendry.html access to j2me api in the browser
DCCI
See also
http://www.w3.org/2001/di/dci/ir/
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/library/medoc.ustuttgart_fi/DIP-2579/DIP-2579.pdf
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1156509
http://tutkielmat.uta.fi/pdf/lisuri00064.pdf
http://www.w3.org/2007/06/mobile-ajax/papers/mobileaware.hanrahan.html
OpenAjax Alliance
Some good info on the [Task Force] including links to APIs, use cases, security etc.
DOM based
Instead of new JS APIs, where possible use the DOM, similar to how the /proc pseudo filesystem offers access to data and services to Linux scripts.
BONDI
BONDI, defined by the OMTP consortium is a complete set of APIs to be used for web runtimes [[1]]. The current Version 1.0 is quite complete including a secure policy management environment. A Reference Implementation is available. Further extensions are under discussion.