I think I saw an article somewhere saying that the location api url is configurable, so maybe you could hack FF to talk to the laptop-local web service :)
On 2010-01-14, Zac Spitzer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ mapguide-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users
