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Locate Service
Locate Service lets you quickly add location information to apps and provides reliable, efficient coverage. You can create location-aware apps for BlackBerry® smartphones using both Java® and web tools.
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Build Apps that Provide Real-time Location Information
Add cell site location triangulation to your apps easily with the BlackBerry® Application Platform Locate Service. Apps enabled with Locate Service1,2 can help provide customers with the ability to receive location information rapidly—even in the absence of a GPS signal in buildings—while also minimizing battery usage when compared to GPS.
Quickly pinpoint user locations based on proximity to cell towers using the geolocation feature.
Geolocation using cell towers
Quickly pinpoint user locations based on proximity to cell towers. Locate Service doesn’t require GPS, making it useful whenever people are inside buildings or in other areas where GPS availability is limited or absent.
GPS
For subscribers with GPS-capable BlackBerry smartphones, deliver enhanced features in apps that orient users to points of interest and direct them to specific locations.
Geocoding and reverse geocoding
Geocoding provides location coordinates—latitude and longitude—based on an address. Reverse geocoding turns location coordinates (expressed in latitude and longitude) into contextual details such as a street address, city, state, country or postal code.
1 To access Location Services, customers must be signed up with a carrier that has enabled these capabilities.
2 Data plan required. Please check with your service provider for supported features and services.