Location, location, geolocation

MAX WHEELER @makenosound

LOCATION, LOCATION, GEOLOCATION

I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE

What is GEOLOCATION?

IT’S ABOUT CONTEXT

-35.282441, 149.125022

-33.87585, 151.20015

GEODESIC

Where On Earth IDentiﬁers WOEIDs

http://where.yahooapis.com/v1/place/28584769

HOW IT WORKS

GPS (or Assisted- GPS) Cellular network ID WiFi networks IP sniffing

GEOLOCATION API

“Is this that HTML5 thing I’ve heard so much about?”

NO But that’s OK

THE BASICS

navigator.geolocation

if (!!navigator.geolocation) {   // Hooray! }

if (Modernizr.geolocation) {   // Hooray! }

.no‐geolocation button {   display: none }

ONE-SHOT REQUEST

// Success callback function showMap(position) {   alert("I see you!"); } // Make a one‐off position request navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showMap);

position = {   coords: {     accuracy: 80,     altitude: null,     altitudeAccuracy: null,     heading: null,     latitude: ‐35.28211547444445,     longitude: 149.12501867666666,     speed: null   },   timestamp: 307770135 }

position = {   coords: {     accuracy: 80,                   // in metres     altitude: null,                 // in metres     altitudeAccuracy: null,         // in metres     heading: null,             // 0‐360°       latitude: ‐35.28211547444445,   // decimal °     longitude: 149.12501867666666,  // decimal °     speed: null           // metres per second   },   timestamp: 307770135 }

// Success callback function showMap(position) {   alert("I see you!"); } // Error callback function handleError(error) {   alert("Oh noes!"); } // Make a one‐off position request navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(   showMap,   handleError );

error = {   code:     1,   message:  "User says no." } 0: UNKNOWN_ERROR 1: PERMISSION_DENIED 2: POSITION_UNAVAILABLE 3: TIMEOUT

// Success callback function showMap(position) {   console.log(position); } // Error callback function handleError(error) {   if(error.code == 1) {     // Fallback to other option?   } } // Make a one‐off position request navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(   showMap,   handleError );

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(   showMap,   handleError,   {       enableHighAccuracy: false,  // boolean       timeout:            10000,   // in milliseconds       maximumAge:         60000   // in milliseconds   } );

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(   showMap,   handleError,   {     maximumAge: Infinity,     timeout:    0   } );

// Success callback function showMap(position) {   // Thresholds for accuracy and the freshness   var earliest = Date.now() ‐ 60000;   var accuracy = 100;   if(position.timeout > earliest && accuracy > position.coords.accuracy) {     // We're good, do the things we want!   } else {     // Initiate a new position request     navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showMap, handleError, {       maximumAge: 0,       timeout:    10000     });   } } navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showMap, handleError,   {     maximumAge: Infinity,     timeout:    0   } );

WATCHING

// Success callback function showMap(position) {   // Hooray! } // Error callback function handleError(error) {   // Sad face :( } // Start watching the user’s location navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(   showMap,   handleError );

// Success callback function showMap(position) {   // Check the accuracy   if (position.coords.accuracy < 100)    {     // We're happy with the position, so stop watching     navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(watcher);   } } // Start watching the users' location var watcher = navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(showMap);

WHAT NOW?

MAKE IT MEANINGFUL

REVERSE GEOCODING

http://tinygeocoder.com/ http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/ http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder

GEOCODING

YQLGEO A wrapper for Geolocation services http://isithackday.com/hacks/geo/yql‐geo‐library/

BULLETPROOF

A USE CASE

IT’S ABOUT INFORMATION

1. Which cafés are good? 2. Where are they? 3. In relation to me?

MAPS ARE A BIG STICK

1. Simple 2. Fast 3. Intelligent

1. Which are good? 2. Where are they? 3. In relation to me?

MAPS ARE GOOD

SIMPLE MAPS

STANDARD MAPS

“With great power comes great responsibility”

THANKS

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