Does C # support GPS?

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Does C # support GPS?

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Is it possible via a computer to find the location of a cell with altitude, longitude and latitude using C #?

Is there a library for this?

Do I need any specific hardware to implement this idea of locating a device? (Which can be anywhere in the world)

I'm interested in picking up some suitcases and putting them inside an Arduino or a cell phone so that I can via desktop PC to track the position of this suitcase anywhere in the world. I say desktop because of the comfort of a larger screen, I do not find it interesting to see the location of the suitcase by the cell phone, there may be several. I also need the exact coordinates. It's a college CBT.

c# .net gps

asked by anonymous 06.05.2014 / 02:08

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C # itself does not have this support. There are libraries to work with GPS that work with C #.

But what does it seem like you're accessing the API of some service that tells you where to locate a cell.

Or else you have this service built into your application. Where you need to have software on your mobile device to tell you where it is and other software running on a server that will receive this information.

In the latter case, it is only a matter of the client software to get the information available in mobile and send it to a server (via direct TCP, UDP, etc. or via web technologies such as REST or WebSockets) . The server will be an appropriate application to receive this information and provide the location of the various monitored devices through a screen or API.

Today it is rare for a mobile device that does not provide this data, its hardware already has everything it needs and the operating system provides access to this information.

Server-side does not need anything special other than a stable network connection and eventually an application server like IIS or Apache if you opt for web technologies (technically it is possible to do without but almost everyone will use an application server pattern). After all, it only receives information.

If you want to know if a computer can find cell phones on its own. In principle this is not possible. At least as far as I know, not under normal conditions.

Some libraries that can help depending on what you are going to do:

I do not know them and I do not know if they solve your problem. I'm just setting up to give you an early start.