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Re: Location Determination vs. Location Conveyance

From: Andrei Popescu <andreip@google.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:07:27 +0000
Message-ID: <708552fb0901280607m219ed1e0uc1dd0d73982f4057@mail.gmail.com>
To: Marc Linsner <mlinsner@cisco.com>
Cc: "public-geolocation@w3.org" <public-geolocation@w3.org> 

Hi,

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Marc Linsner <mlinsner@cisco.com> wrote:
> Andrei,
>
> Thanks for the reply!
>
> So, in devices where the OS doesn't manage/support location information, are
> you suggesting this API will access (for example) the GPS directly via a
> comm port and NMEA protocol?  Will this API have access to SUPL data in a
> mobile device?
>

Yes, on some platforms you may need to access GPS directly via NMEA
(e.g. some older versions of Windows Mobile, if I remember right).
Again, this is an implementation detail that depends on the OS the UA
is running on.

Thanks,
Andrei
Received on Wednesday, 28 January 2009 14:08:09 GMT

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