[maemo-developers] Location framework question

[From: Jamie Bennett]

maemo-developers-bounces at maemo.org wrote:
> GPS is in there, what about things like WiFi access point
> locations (i.e. the same thing that the iPhone does) and cell tower
> id numbers?

I can't see why WiFi access point information couldn't be done in add-on
user software, maybe integrate it into Plazes[1] on the tablet? If fact with
with Nokia's acquisition of Plazes I'd be surprised if we don't see it in
some form on the tablet.

Cell tower information maybe a little trickier. Nokia will have to make that
visable to user space and I'm not sure if that would be in the interests of
Nokia or the carriers. I know the iPhone can be put in a mode that reports
cell tower information but that is supposed to be for field engineers only.

> I'm just wondering how continual the reporting of the
> location information will be, and therefore what sorts of
> cool apps would be possible. I'd also be interested to know
> the power hit that using things like the GPS and
> communicating data will have on overall battery life.
> Not much point having a cool context/location aware app that
> tracks your movements if it halves your battery life, etc.

All things I would like to know too but it seems that, from the lack of
responses that we will just have to wait.

> Cheers,
> Simon

Regards,
Jamie.
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[1] http://plazes.com/