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Android: Simple way to make a geofence?

I'm new to Android development and am creating an app that allows a User to create a Geo fence around a specific location for reminders. For example: Making a geofence around a grocery store to remind the user as he enters to pick up Orange Juice.…
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Using location based push notifications on iOS

I am looking on developing a tourist application for a city, where when the user is near to a "place of interest" he could get a push (local) on his device. For example, I would add 100 POIs on my app, and a 100 messages for every POI to show when…
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Location Alarm for Android?

When starting my app, several POI coordinates shall be added to the Android System. Some hours later, my app is closed and the user walks close to one of the POI he shall get notified e.g. through a status message. Is this the right approach for my…
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Data Optimization in GPS Tracking

I'm building a real-time GPS tracking system. The mobile client continuously sends location data to server and updates the location data of tracking objects every 15 seconds. My biggest problem is that the cost of battery and internet is very…
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Best practice to implement location based service in iOS

What is the best (meaning least power consumption) way to use some location based service in an iOS application? E.g. checking the position in the background every x sec/min. I've read about geofencing, but I'm not familiar with it in detail (how…
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Are there any open-source examples of using LocationLabs or Loc-Aid through Ruby?

LocationLabs and Loc-Aid are location aggregation services that expose REST APIs. They currently offer Java, .NET and PHP SDKs. The API is not complex but, still, as a learning tool, it would be nice to have a Ruby tutorial or example to play with,…
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Can I using Routeboxer Library on Google Map v2 for Android?

I have a project Android application and the project use web service as data provider. In android client, user can tracking place or search place along route. Can I using Route boxer Library on Google Map v2 for Android? Considering Route boxer as…
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Unable to get alert within time and location range in android

I am new to android and I am developing my 1st application for location based reminder where I am adding tasks with locations and date and time for which when I reach I should be notified. I have a switch button for location if set on whenever i…
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Real time location tracking - windows program or browser based?

I want to track a few hundred, maybe a few thousand people in real time. Let's say that the hardware aspects are sorted out and I can get the data into a database. Now, I want to get it out and show it, in real-time. Weeeell ... "real-enough" time.…
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Get user review from Google map for my application

I am new to mobile programming and this is my first time to use Android. I have to develop a location based services on mobile application. I had done the step which able to allow user to login my application using (Google Oauth), get user…
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Getting Top 20 checked in cities in the world

Is there any way using foursquare api or some other location based api to get top say 20 checked-in cities in the world? I know we don't check-in to cities but I am trying to get a list of top 20 cities or states in the world which generated most of…
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Can insert our data of places in google places api?

Many of you has worked on LBS application in android and also used the Google Places API web service for the information. And you may also noticed that the data for India is not accurate means many of places that you know are not their on the map.…
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alternative to GPS in location-based-services for iphone

Is there anyway i can decide that only with cell tower or wifi i can get location of the phone in iphone sdk. I don't want to use GPS at all. Thanks in advance.
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Android; caching geocoding data?

My app makes several calls to getFromLocationName from the android.location.Geocoder; class, this is currently handled in my activity which also displays some data depedant on the results of that call. This can be quite slow, for example before the…
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3d Model with GPS. Android Samples

I want to use markerless location-based (GPS+sensors) tracking in order to have a correct registration, by superimposing 3D objects on the real scene. Are there any Android samples demo for kudan sdk about 3D model with GPS as the one provided for…
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