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= LocationAware.org =
http://locationaware.org/
http://locationaware.org/


Standardization of location APIs - sounds like Doug knows more about this.
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
http://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2008-March/014155.html


Proposal from Google - part of Google Gears
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://folks.o-hand.com/iain/gypsy/
var geolocator = navigator.getGeolocator();
geolocator.request(function(location) {
    alert(location.latitude+', '+location.longitude);
});

Revision as of 15:38, 19 March 2008

LocationAware.org

http://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://folks.o-hand.com/iain/gypsy/ 
var geolocator = navigator.getGeolocator(); 
geolocator.request(function(location) { 
   alert(location.latitude+', '+location.longitude); 
});