Questions tagged [location-aware]
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HDFS' Location Awareness
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According to several documentation 1, 2, 3 HDFS' Location Awareness is about knowing the physical location of nodes and replicating data on different racks to reduce the impact of rack issues due to, e.g. power supply and/or switch…
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How to prompt user again for awareness setting after a user has said no?
I have a situation where most of an application's functionality is based on location awareness. When a user says no to location awareness, they often desire to change this to allow it after they come to this realization.
Is JavaScript or other such…
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Is it possible to get GPS information in a mobile device through APIs without having any GPRS connectivity?
Is it possible to get GPS information in a mobile device through APIs without having any GPRS connectivity?
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Yes, for example on the Java ME platform or Apple iPhone
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Android programming, mapview location-overlay: how to change the default blue location dot, with another image
I need to work out how to change the default 'my location' blue dot with an image, that will also act in the same fashion as a compass pointing the direction of travel. This can be worked out by the device compass or by detecting direction of travel…
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