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- FindMe/GPS Me
- If you desktop computer, laptop or Windows Mobile device running MobileWebServer has embedded or external GPS receiver connected, any your mobile site visitor can determine the server location on the map. So, the answer to the popular question "Where are you" is simple - visit FindMe page of my site and watch me over the internet.
- When you need to refresh GPS position or refresh GPS device detection status, you have to visit FindMe page again (or refresh the page in browser), new GPS coordinated (if any) will be automatically substituted into the page, so you will be able to see the new position on the map.
- How it works
- MobileWebServer finds GPS hardware automatically starting from the first attempt of the access to serverRoot/FindMe/index.html (See "Where the Content is located" for the serverRoot expalanation). The GPS related index.html has to be located in FindMe directory only, however you are free to customize the index.html content. The GPS hardware finding starts form the first FindMe/index.html access and repeats continuously unless a first GPS is found. When the GPS connection is lost, MobileWebServer repeats the search attempts going over from COM1 to COM10 (communication ports GPS devices are usually connected via, including embedded ones).
Note: Initial GPS device handshake may take up to several minutes.
Some embedded Windows Mobile GPS devices may require preinstalled (if any) navigation software launched to switch the embedded GPS hardware on.
- After GPS device is found MobileWebServer receives NMEA (GPS data transmission standard) data from the hardware and automatically populates the FindMe/index.html page with latitude/longitude values of your current position. The same page is able to show the GEO position on the map via third party map providers(*)
(*) You MUST accept the Map provider agreement. - How to hide my GEO position
- To hide you GEO position from the site visitors, you have to simply delete the index.html file and (optionally) FindMe directory.
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