Set up a Geofence Reminder on Your iPhone. When iOS 5 was released, Apple introduced geofences, the ability to detect proximity to a geographic location.
Today, in iOS6 with the Reminders app, users can set up a reminder so that when they enter or leave a geographic location, they'll get a notification on their iPhone. Here's how to do it. What You'll Need You need to be using an iPhone 4 or later. iOS 6 or later with the Reminders app is recommended. iPads, even those with cellular and GPS, currently do not have this feature enabled. (There's more on that below.) Why Would I Use it? Setting up a geofence can come in handy when you want to remind yourself to buy something the next time you're at the grocery store.
How-to The following example will show you how to set up a reminder for when you arrive at a specific geographic location. Tap the Reminders app on your iPhone. When you're finished, it should look like this: Now, when you approach that geographic location, you'll get an alert sound and a Notification popup. Technical Notes. Geolocation API Specification. Abstract This specification defines an API that provides scripted access to geographical location information associated with the hosting device.
Status of This Document This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this document. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C technical reports index at This document has been reviewed by W3C Members, by software developers, and by other W3C groups and interested parties, and is endorsed by the Director as a W3C Recommendation. By publishing this Recommendation, W3C expects that the functionality specified in this Geolocation API Recommendation will not be affected by changes to HTML5 or Web IDL as those specifications proceed to Recommendation. This document incorporates minor changes made against the Proposed Recommendation of 10 May 2012. Table of Contents 1 Conformance requirements 2 Introduction 3 Scope.
Location Based Social Networks Links - BDNooZ. So here is the list I compiled while looking for Location Based Social Networking sites. On Dec 2010 I started to add also Location Based Social Apps and Games. Please note it is not my intention to recommend or endorse any of them, and they are presented in alphabetical order. I encourage you to leave comments about your experience with any of them. Those in RED are discontinued, stop development, closed or not 100% functional. I put a separate section on the bottom from Dec-10, as they grew in number. Visit also the Location Based Social Networking list on Georillas FACEBOOK Page If you find any LBSN missing on the list, just post a comment at the end of the page.
Check how to incorporate many of this Location Based Social Networks into a Location Based Marketing Strategy with georillas.com There are hundreds of location based social networks, location based services and location based advertising solutions. Aka-Aki Location Based Social Network Ask around Askalo USA Badoo URL: Broadcastr URL: Geolocation. You are here: Home Dive Into HTML5 Diving In Geolocation is the art of figuring out where you are in the world and (optionally) sharing that information with people you trust.
There is more than one way to figure out where you are — your IP address, your wireless network connection, which cell tower your phone is talking to, or dedicated GPS hardware that calculates latitude and longitude from information sent by satellites in the sky. Ask Professor Markup Q: Geolocation sounds scary. The Geolocation API The geolocation API lets you share your location with trusted web sites.
As you can see from the following table, the geolocation API is supported by most browsers on the desktop and mobile devices. Along with support for the standard geolocation API, there are a plethora of device-specific APIs on other mobile platforms. Show Me The Code The geolocation API centers around a new property on the global navigator object: navigator.geolocation. function get_location() { (show_map); } Choices! <!