openlapi - location aware software for mobile devices

5. July 2009, 9:36 UhrJava MEWendong Li

OpenLAPI is most commonly used to access Bluetooth GPS devices from mobile devices, whilst retaining a high level of source code compatibility with JSR-179. OpenLAPI also has a range of backends for emulating location in development environments, making it a popular tool for J2ME developers.

The emulator mode supports the following back-ends for determining location:-

  • Access of hardware GPS device over bluetooth (if available)
  • Emulate a moving device from an NMEA log file (recorder application provided).
  • Emulate a moving device from a predefined trail in a Google Earth file KML.
  • Emulate a moving device by picking random entries from a persistent store

And the software may be shipped as part of a MIDlet (Java application) to provide location awareness.

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