CrossPlatformLibrary.Geolocation

Download and Install CrossPlatformLibrary.Geolocation

This library is available on NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/CrossPlatformLibrary.Geolocation/ Use the following command to install CrossPlatformLibrary.Geolocation using NuGet package manager console:

PM> Install-Package CrossPlatformLibrary.Geolocation

You can use this library in any .Net project which is compatible to PCL (e.g. Xamarin Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows Store, Universal Apps, etc.)

Platform requirements

• Xamarin Android: Add ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION and ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permissions.
• Xamarin iOS: Set an NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription in Info.plist.
• Windows Phone 8: Add ID_CAP_LOCATION permission.

API Usage

CrossPlatformLibrary.Geolocation provides a simple and platform-agnostic interface, ILocationService. Following example demonstrates how to get a GPS location:

using CrossPlatformLibrary.Geolocation;
// ...

// Use dependency injection to retrieve platform-specific implementation for ILocationService
ILocationService locationService = ServiceLocator.Current.Resolve<ILocationService>(); 
Position position = await locationService.GetPositionAsync (timeout: 10000);

Console.WriteLine ("GPS latitude: {0}", position.Latitude);
Console.WriteLine ("GPS longitude: {0}", position.Longitude);

License

This library is Copyright © 2016 Thomas Galliker. Free for non-commercial use. For commercial use please contact the author.