Method to find current location without using google map api

Question

Google map api's current location is not working in some environments.Is there any other service we can use to get the current Geo-location

Answer 1

You can use Html5 for this.

See example below:

JS)

<script type="text/javascript">
function showLocation(position) {
  var latitude = position.coords.latitude;
  var longitude = position.coords.longitude;
  alert("Latitude : " + latitude + " Longitude: " + longitude);
}

function errorHandler(err) {
  if(err.code == 1) {
    alert("Error: Access is denied!");
  }else if( err.code == 2) {
    alert("Error: Position is unavailable!");
  }
}
function getLocation(){

   if(navigator.geolocation){
      // timeout at 60000 milliseconds (60 seconds)
      var options = {timeout:60000};
      navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showLocation, 
                                               errorHandler,
                                               options);
   }else{
      alert("Sorry, browser does not support geolocation!");
   }
}
</script>

HTML button to call function

   <form>
     <input type="button" onclick="getLocation();" value="Get Location"/>
   </form>