> I still don't know if I can propose an application that is > not started yet. > Just in case you don't remember, I explain my idea again. > > My goal is creating a "GPS position sharing" client. What this > application will do? I try to explain in few simple steps... <snip> > 3) you start adding other people to your contact list and you choose > if you want to share your GPS position with them (I suppose yes, else > why you add them?? :P ) There is already a method of providing location data over the XMPP/Jabber protocol which the built in messenger uses (thought it's not implemented at the moment): http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0119.html By using the existing IM infrastructure you'd not need to register anywhere, you just tell and obtain position info from your existing contacts (which is fine IMO, I don't want any old person, even if they register on some website to know my position). > 4) At this point, when you walk around in your city, in your country > ecc... and you're connected to internet (with UMTS you can be always > connected, right? I use to be always connected using N810+N73+Tre > Italy UMTS), you can share your position to your contact list. <snip> > Think about a situation like we were in Berlin: > > - Hey John! Where are you? > -- Well... I'm... at that corner... don't know the street name... > uhm.... let's try to get at McDonald... > - Which one? There are at least 3-4 McDonald here! > > this is just an example where those two people could use it. I think > there are lot of situation where real time gps position sharing could > be usefull. Yes, sounds nice. Though I'd focus on trying to find the beer gardens ;) > I hope someone find this idea interesting. Please, don't limit to > steal the idea, let's try to create this together. Quite, will presence data and for that matter GeoClue as a location provider be available in Freemantle? Cheers, Simon _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
