Get GPS location from the web browser

javascript mobile geolocation
Ganesh picture Ganesh · Apr 5, 2010 · Viewed 321.5k times · Source

I am developing a mobile based web-site, there I have integrated Google Maps, I need to fill the 'From' field of Google Maps dynamically.

Is it possible to get the GPS location from web browser and fill it up in the 'From' field of a Google Map dynamically?

Answer

dochoffiday picture dochoffiday · Apr 5, 2010

If you use the Geolocation API, it would be as simple as using the following code.

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(location) {
  console.log(location.coords.latitude);
  console.log(location.coords.longitude);
  console.log(location.coords.accuracy);
});

You may also be able to use Google's Client Location API.

This issue has been discussed in Is it possible to detect a mobile browser's GPS location? and Get position data from mobile browser. You can find more information there.

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