Hi Mark, It depends on the phone. Nokia N95 attempts to hide the GPS info from other apps making it dependant on Nokia's own map service. That's probably good for business but crap for developers. It will no doubt be hacked, but there may be license issues.
We've had some success making apps for the HTC 3300 using .NET http://www.htc.com/product/03-product_p3300.htm To answer your questions, 1. Yes - the GPS dosn't rely on GSM/GPRS connection. You could cache data on the phone until a connection was possible, or upload via USB, depending on the application. 2. Yes - see 1. 3. Yes - as long as the phone is not actually off, (i.e. it's in sleep mode with the display off saving battery) it can be receiving GPS and sending via network, even be turned on by an SMS in the background. Windows mobile may not be the greatest phone platform, but if you're used to Windows development, it's by far the easiest platform for making custom applications. Cheers Peter Strømberg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Watkins Sent: 16 September 2007 19:44 To: [email protected] Subject: [Geowanking] pirating gps Hi folks. My first post. Interesting discussions even though I barely know what you're all talking about. Regardless, a question: Is there any way to grab the gps data on a cellphone if... 1. I'm out in the middle of nowhere 2. there's no cellphone service 3. the phone is not powered up ? #3 is not a requirement, just a question. I'm wondering how to access this info for an art project with a big brother theme. markw _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
