i have the same problem as yours and i was hoping if you did find a
way around to get the Towers IDs around your location to share that
information

On Oct 20, 2:28 pm, NickDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Oct 16, 10:29 am, NickDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > We're investigating the possibility of creating a smart phone
> > application that uses the GSM network to determine the location of the
> > phone.
>
> > We will study different methods of calculating positions and to do
> > that we need extensive data about the network such as IDs, signal
> > strengths, etc of cell towers, not just of the currently connected one
> > but of all visible towers. Does the Android API allow us to get these?
>
> > The class 'android.location.LocationManager' seems to provide the
> > functionality to do get a position via the network. The JavaDoc of the
> > constant NETWORK_PROVIDER (http://code.google.com/android/reference/
> > android/location/LocationManager.html#NETWORK_PROVIDER) states
> > "Results are retrieved by means of a network lookup.". What does this
> > mean? How is the positioning done technically?
>
> It seems nobody in this group can answer my questions. Do you know
> another place I can look for answers?
>
> Thanks.

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