Need Help in getting current location as TEXT

[flyingbag]

Hello,

I am new to B4A and Android development - less than a few days ...

Currently i am trying to figure out if there is a simple way for my app to return my current position as a string.

So basically - not latitude Longitude - but name of the place like "Howard Street,SF, CA" or "Pandan Valley, Singapore" - like you see in "Google Maps" as your current location ...Approximate location is ok.

Any ideas of how this could be done?

Thanks in advance for your help...

Cheers,
Flyingbag

 

[Erel]

The process is named Geolocation.

There are several related threads:
Basic4android Search: Geolocation

 

[Peter Simpson]

Google's Geolocation API

Hello,
I personally use Google's Geolocation API.

I send the current latitude and longitude to the Google and then I process the page for the correct result.

In the example below, sending my test latitude and longitude location to Google brings back the correct address within 4 houses.

look at all the <formatted_address> in the result below

http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?latlng=52.5413339,-1.9213159&sensor=true

I did some testing and formulated a formula to decide which <formatted_address> to use.

 

[flyingbag]

Hello,
I personally use Google's Geolocation API.

I send the current latitude and longitude to the Google and then I process the page for the correct result.

In the example below, sending my test latitude and longitude location to Google brings back the correct address within 4 houses.

look at all the <formatted_address> in the result below

http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?latlng=52.5413339,-1.9213159&sensor=true

I did some testing and formulated a formula to decide which <formatted_address> to use.

Erel - thanks!

Thanks Peter - thats excellent - will give it a try.

 

[warwound]

Another option is my Geocoder library.

No need to create and send a request to Google and no need to parse the results - the library does all of that for you.

Martin.

 

[flyingbag]

I just tried Geocoder and works like a charm - thanks much

 

[achtrade]

Another option is my Geocoder library.

No need to create and send a request to Google and no need to parse the results - the library does all of that for you.

Martin.

I'm using this coordenate but it didn't work, I'm getting "No Address matched the Latitude and Longtidude"

568-570 Empire Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11225
40.664098, -73.943494

what's wrong ?

 

[eurojam]

Did you have an internet connection with your device while trying the example? you will need it, because the library also connects to a geocoding service via internet.

 

[warwound]

You are trying to run the Geocoder on a real device?
It will not work on the emulator.

Try rebooting the device - often that fixes this problem.

 

[achtrade]

Did you have an internet connection with your device while trying the example? you will need it, because the library also connects to a geocoding service via internet.

Yes I have

 

[achtrade]

You are trying to run the Geocoder on a real device?
It will not work on the emulator.

Try rebooting the device - often that fixes this problem.

Excellent, I rebooted it and now it works.

My concern is how often can this happen to the people who have my app ?

thanks.

 

[warwound]

My concern is how often can this happen to the people who have my app ?

How long is a piece of string?
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/How+long+is+a+piece+of+string?

There's no way to know...

 

[achtrade]

How long is a piece of string?
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/How long is a piece of string?

There's no way to know...

Good answer, one more idiom for my collection hahaha