then just a simple script in your preferred language which runs on your webserver which you can poll using setTimeOut which talks to your GPS and returns the current position will work nicely.... you'd wanna watch the size of your web server logs tho..
2010/1/14 Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S <[email protected]>: > There is an example of the geolocation API for firefox here: > http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/06/geolocation/ > > Unfortunately (for Thomas) this does not read GPS data yet: > <quote> > There are a few common ways to get location information. > The most common are local WiFi networks, IP address information, and > attached GPS devices. > In Firefox 3.5 we use local WiFi networks and IP address information to try > and guess your location. > </quote> > > Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S > > On 14-01-2010 09:32, Zac Spitzer wrote: >> >> should be pretty easy with a modern real browser, firefox has native >> support for reading your location.. just need to do some simple javascript >> >> 2010/1/14 Thomas Grosser<[email protected]>: >> >>> >>> Happy New Year to everybody of this mailing list ! We want to show the >>> actual (live) position in MapGuide OS while using a Laptop with an >>> integrated GPS Receiver. Has anyone ideas how this can be realized ? >>> Thanks >>> a lot ! >>> >>> Thomas >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mapguide-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > mapguide-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users > -- Zac Spitzer Solution Architect / Director Ennoble Consultancy Australia http://www.ennoble.com.au http://zacster.blogspot.com +61 405 847 168 _______________________________________________ mapguide-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users
