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Geolocation API Specification is a W3C Recommendation

24 October 2013 The Geolocation Working Group has published a W3C Recommendation of Geolocation API Specification . This specification defines an API that provides scripted access to geographical location information associated with the hosting device. Learn more about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity .

Last Calls: Geolocation API Specification Level 2; DeviceOrientation Event

The Geolocation Working Group has published two Last Call Working Drafts: Geolocation API Specification Level 2 and DeviceOrientation Event Specification . The former defines a high-level interface to location information associated only with the device hosting the implementation, such as latitude and longitude. The API itself is agnostic of the underlying location information sources. Common sources of location information include Global Positioning System (GPS) and location inferred from network signals such as IP address, RFID, WiFi and Bluetooth MAC addresses, and GSM/CDMA cell IDs, as well as user input.

First Draft of DeviceOrientation Event Specification Published

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The Geolocation Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of DeviceOrientation Event Specification . This specification defines several new DOM event types that provide information about the physical orientation and motion of a hosting device. Learn more about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity . Learn HTML and CSS with w3Schools XML Schema: The W3C's Object-Oriented Descriptions for XML SEO for 2011: Search Engine Optimization Secrets- Kindle Bestseller SEO Made Simple For 2011 - Kindle Bestseller Search Engine Optimization: SEO Secrets For 2011 Search Engine Optimization Secrets: SEO for 2011 (Search Engine Optimization Kindle Bestseller) SEO Made Simple For 2011: Search Engine Optimization (Volume 1)