Robert,
Thanks, this was exactly what I was looking for, although with one
snafu. This is for GSM, and like you said lacks the TA. Are you aware
of any WM-capable CDMA/RTT/EVDO applications?
Kevin
On Apr 13, 2006, at 8:00 AM, Robert Stonehouse wrote:
Kevin Elliott wrote:
I guess my concern is, do we have ANY source of LBS functionality
available to most users right now? Can tower data be retrieved
from most Palm and Windows Mobile 5 handsets? If so, are there
any other widespread grassroots/independent projects in action
that uses this data, that we can all contribute to?
This is an application for certain Windows Mobile Smartphones that
can read the cellid
http://celltrack.spv-developers.com/
It also has a community contributed database of cells (that can be
accessed and contributed to from the handset)
Unfortunately this does not support reading the Timing Advance (TA)
for each cell. This would give a fairly accurate distance from the
cell.
There is also a similar commercial offering called TinyGPS
http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?
id=813
Also in the UK and France Orange have a set of APIs that allow you
to write applications that are location aware, getting information
from the network. Note there is a charge for these services.
(you may need to register to see this page)
http://www.orangepartner.com/site/enuk/develop/v_devcentre/
network_interfaces/api/p_orange_uk_location_api.jsp
Regards
--
Robert Stonehouse
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