The W3C Geolocation API provides scripted access to geographical location information associated with a hosting device.
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Questions tagged [w3c-geolocation]
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Geolocation API and AJAX requests
I'm working on a personal project that uses the W3C Geolocation API to retrieve the user's location and then load the weather forecast of that location using Wunderground's API by making an AJAX request.
The process is this:
The user loads the…
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Is there a way to know if geolocation is enabled for the current domain?
The website I'm working on uses HTML5 geolocation api. It works fine, but I need to know if the feature has been authorized.
navigator.geolocation only tells if the feature is available. What I want to know is whether the user has enabled it…
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Why doesn't GeoLocation work on android?
To this date my android phone (and googles android emulator AVD/SDK) doesn't work with w3c geolocation API from web pages ex.
the example at : http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_geolocation.asp
or alternative : http://ocupado.eu/info
" The W3C…
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Geolocation implementation in Opera
I'm testing HTML5 geolocation.
I have some weird results in Opera and Opera Mobile.
When I visit the site after some time (for example 25 minutes) after the last visit position timestamp is from some time in the past. But I pass options telling that…
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Get GeoLocation using phonegap when Location services disabled in iPad
I am developing iPad application using phonegap (cordova 1.9.0). I need to get current position of the user.
I used following code and it works fine when Location services are enabled.
function onDeviceReady() {
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HTML5 geolocation won't work in Firefox, Chrome and Chromium
I'm trying to use the HTML5 geolocation API; but I have problems to make it work on Firefox Chrome and Chromium :
init();
function init() {;
// Get the current location
getPosition();
}
function getPosition() {
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How to detect when user allows location in browser?
For a web Application, when the user makes a choice of radio button on a previous unrelated field, I am trigerring location for the next step by calling attemptLocation().
const attemptLocation = () => {
if ("geolocation" in navigator) {
The…
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Background geolocation tracking using Service Worker for web app
I am developing a fitness-related web app that needs to track a user's geolocation in the background (with the user's permission, of course) in order to suggest recommendations.
Since no browser has currently implemented Geolocation Sensor API and…
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best practice to get user location using HTML5 geolocation
I want to get user location on my website using HTML5 Geolocation.
To prevent user from getting a confirmation box when they visit my website, if the browser has Geolocation support I will show a small notification on website that ask the user to…
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How can I access the Coordinates constructor directly in JavaScript?
Type checking in Vue requires the constructor function to be passed in as the type:
props: {
coords: {
type: Coordinates,
required: true,
},
},
I can't work out how to find the Coordinates constructor. Can't use Object because it…
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PhoneGap Geolocation is blocked in iOS10
My Phonegap app leverages the (Cordova 3.8) webviews 'W3C Geolocation API'. Since upgrading from iOS 9.x to iOS 10 (beta) however, using
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(...)
now returns an error:
Access to geolocation was blocked over…
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Differences in accuracy with HTML5 geolocation on PC and Android - make PC more accurate
I get my position with HTML5 geolocation and getCurrentPosition with enableHighAccuracy: true:
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position){
console.log(position.coords.latitude + ', ' + position.coords.longitude)
},
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Jquery ajax Post variables to php
my ajax.php script
And my new.html page
Click the button to get your…
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JavaScript - Adding a parameter to a success callback
Languages: Reactjs and vanilla JavaScript
The question is more of just a general JavaScript callback question but I'll add my React code to show how I ended up in this predicament.
Lets look,Tarantino style, at my confusing blunder:
I'm trying to…
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Google chrome geolocation not working
I'm working on cross platform application. navigator.geolocation was working fine, but since last 2 days it just giving problem in Google chrome.
Is the api deprecated or some other issue for this api? I tested following code on many different…
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