【android】Location-based Service

Geocoding is a concept used to convert an address(or location) to a latitude/longitude pair.

It's provided in android.locatin.Geocoder with the following methods.

1. getFromLocation
2. getFromLocationName
3. getFromLocationName*

The way to get location manager service is as below.

LocationManager locMgr = (LocationManager)getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

The LocationManager service is a system-level service. System-level services are services that you obtain from the context using the service name; you don't instantiate them directly, and it also provides geographical location details by using three types of location providers:

1. GPS providers           LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER
2. Network providers    LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER
3. passive provider       LocationManager.PASSIVE_PROVIDER

Permissions:

1. android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
2. android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION

Use the flowing source to invoke location settings screen.

startActivityForResult(new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_LOCATIN_SOURCE_SETTINGS), 0) 

GPX: GPS Exchange Format

KML: Keyhole Markup Language

Use MyLocationOverLay to show where you are now.

<Receiver android:name=".ProximityReceiver">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="com.androidbook.android.intent.PROXIMITY_ALERT" />
       <data android:scheme="geo" />
    </intent-filter>
</Receiver>