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agilman
Posts: 2 |
 
Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:41 pm |
I was reading online that starting in 2005, 911 made it mandatory for all cellphones to have built in GPS.
I want to do the following:
1)have my cellphone send gps coordinates in an email
2)run a web and mail server
3)parse incoming email
4)enter gps coordinates into an SQL database
5)plot coordinates using google map API
I don't need any help with steps 2-5, but I need help with step 1.
Which cellphones would be able to find their coordinates?
Which cellphones would be programable so that they would send out emails.
Thanks
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mikekay10
Posts: 2959
Service Provider:
Vodafone |
Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:46 pm |
I don't know where you read that but its not true
CDMA phones have GPS
GSM phones can be tracked using tower triangulation not GPS
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Malibu21
Posts: 1002
Phone Model:
V3xx Lightly Modded, V6 Maxx Tweaked nicely.
Service Provider:
The New AT&T |
Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:57 am |
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You could also use a Bluetooth GPS locator, Belkin makes one
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mikekay10
Posts: 2959
Service Provider:
Vodafone |
Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:47 pm |
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Just to add what I said - you may find a few GSM models that do have GPS but it certainly isn't mandatory! And I believe triangulation is done at network - not phone
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agilman
Posts: 2 |
Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:55 am |
OK, I have a GSM phone that supports J2EM and bluetooth.
Are there any application that would read data from a bluetooth GPS reciever and then send coordinates in a text message to my email address? 
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mikekay10
Posts: 2959
Service Provider:
Vodafone |
Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:11 am |
Not that I know of - try www.getjar.com
Also it will depend on the model - phones which have CLDC 1.0 and not 1.1 don't allow java apps to access bluetooth
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