Windows Phone 7.5：Building Location-aware Applications
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Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Support files eBooks discount offers and more
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Chapter 1. The Location-based World
Understanding location-based services
Buzzwords in the location-based industry
Applications of LBS and common use cases
How Microsoft uses LBS in Windows Phone 7.5
Behind location-based services — GPS
Push and pull methods of location services
Life without GPS: Wi-Fi based location detection
Life without GPS: Cell-ID positioning and cell tower triangulation
Life without GPS: Bing Maps API
Understanding indoor and outdoor navigation
Summary
Chapter 2. Using Location in Windows Phone 7.5
Introduction to Windows Phone 7.5
Windows Phone Location Service
Summary
Chapter 3. Using Maps in your Windows Phone App
Understanding map geometry
Overview of the Windows Phone Bing Maps Silverlight Control
Using maps in your Windows Phone 7.5 app — Hello Maps
Using pushpins with maps
Custom map pushpins
Handling pushpin events
Working with Bing Maps geocoding and reverse geocoding services
Launchers and Choosers — An Overview
Using directions with Bing Maps directions task
Performing local searches with BingMapsTask
Summary
Chapter 4. Events App - PacktEvents
Exploring the Eventful.com API
Extending the Hello Location example for showing nearby events
Filtering events by categories
Plotting events on Bing Maps
Building the PacktEvents app using Panorama control
Summary
Chapter 5. Location-aware News App — PacktNews
Understanding the Patch News API
Consuming the Patch News API — HelloNews
Building the PacktNews app using the Silverlight for Windows Phone 7.5 Pivot control
Summary
Index
更新时间：2021-08-13 18:15:33