Mobile-location methods can be based either on a network or a mobile device. As an example, the article provides and refers to a sample NetBeans project for a college “campus navigation” application.Īuthor’s Note: The content of the article is the view of the author and not that of Wipro Technologies.ĭetermining the Device LocationYou can determine the location of a mobile device in several ways. The application will employ the Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME (JSR 226) and a MIDlet. This article illustrates how to combine JSR 179 and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to provide navigation for a GPS-enabled mobile device. The Location API for J2ME (JSR 179) even makes it very easy for developers to integrate location information into mobile applications. The widespread availability of GPS chipsets such as the SiRF chipsets, which are accurate to within a few meters, as well as the significantly lower costs of these products, have contributed to the accessibility. Location information has become fairly easy to access nowadays, even on mobile devices.
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