Cheers, this is really helpful. There is still a couple of directions we might go with this at the moment but if i need any more help I'll drop you a line.
Thanks again, Nick. On Mar 22, 6:31 pm, "neil.young" <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] schrieb:> Hi > > > I have an idea for a service that I'd like to develop which involves > > posting photos on a google map that users have taken in specific > > geographic locations. > > > To keep the technological barrier to entry low, I'd like them to be > > able to send these via MMS message from their mobile camera phones - > > is there any way to automatically determine the location in which > > their MMS/SMSwas taken without the user needing to fill in location > > details (cell tower triangulation maybe?). I know it is possible for > > the user to do this to determine their own location but can we do it > > at our end when we receive the MMS so we can plot it on a map? > > The common place for adding positioning information is the EXIF header > of a JPG file. The current S60 3rd FP1 onward phones (Nokia N-series) do > have that feature built in. So whenever you shoot a picture and have a > position, this position is entered into the image and recognized by > public services, like panoramio. If you upload the image to panoramio, > it will appear a couple of weeks(!!) later on a Google map, using the > panoramio overlay. > > But of course, you are free to provide a map by yourself and position > the image yourself. > > You have to take the photo, gain the GPS position or the MNC/MCC/CID/LAC > from the phone (the cell info), or any other info of networks around > (e.g. WiFi), resolve this to a Lat/Lon using public services (like > sykhookwireless or Google Gears or whatever), patch the position into > the JPG and send it up, either by MMS or by web access. > > At least for Symbian S60 Python for S60 gives you all the power to do > this with a snip. Pretty easy. > > If you need more info, please contact me directly. There are some issues > with legal aspects and the accuracy, which have to take into account. > Regards > > At least for Symbian S60 (e.git would be rather simple to do this. You > would have to ad the positioning information as EXIF tag to the JPG image. > > > If so, does anyone have any idea of the locational accuracy we might > > get or potential legal problems we might run in to? > > > Any help would be much appreciated! > > > Nick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
