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This Motorola document will give you tips on how to code your application to obtain proper speed and heading values in your application.

Motorola GPS API Guide

This document explains how to use the Motorola OEM GPS API and tips on how to have success with the APIs.

 

Location-Based Services Technology Resources

To those of you who are new to Location and want a bit of information on how the technology works, there are some useful websites out there which explain things in some detail. Weve included a sampling of the useful sites here, but this is by no means comprehensive.

For an interactive demonstration of GPS technology and its use, please visit Trimbles website by clicking here.

For an academic discussion of GPS technology and the hardware and software that makes it work, please visit the University of Colorados website by clicking here.

For a good overview document on GPS technology and its uses, please visit the Wikipedia information by clicking here. This document has a number of good links to other information sources for additional information.

Welcome to the Location Based Services White Papers Section. Here you'll find examples of how to write your code for Sprint devices.

 

Location Based Platform Overviews

Location Based Services Summary
This document provides an at-a-glance summary of Sprints LBS platform capabilities and device compatibility.

Location Based Services Network Overview
This document provides an in-depth overview of the LBS capabilities of Sprints iDEN and CDMA networks, including GPS fix types, request methods, handset compatibility, and business models.

 

iDEN Handset-Initiated

Proper Speed and Heading Calculation using Location Services on Motorola iDEN phones.