Global

Class: GeolocationHelper

Helper to easily add global geolocation to an app via navigator.geolocation (Phonegap).

GeolocationHelper.getDistanceBetween(pointA, pointB)

Static function that calculate the distance between two points on Earth

Parameters

pointA: object, {latitude, longitude}

pointB: object, {latitude, longitude}

Returns: int, distance in meters

GeolocationHelper.getCurrentPosition(options)

Get the current GPS coordinates

Parameters

options: object, Same options as navigator.geolocation.watchPosition

Fires: locationSuccess when a location is found (a Position object is passed)

Fires: currentPositionSuccess when a location is found (a Position object is passed)

Fires: locationError when an error occur (an Error object is passed)

Fires: currentPositionError when an error occur (an Error object is passed)

GeolocationHelper.startTracking()

Start the tracking

Fires: event:trackingStart

GeolocationHelper.stopTracking()

Stop the tracking

Fires: event:trackingStop

GeolocationHelper.toggleTracking()

Toggle the geolocation tracking

Fires: event:trackingStart if the tracking has been started

Fires: event:trackingStop if the tracking has been stopped

Returns: Boolean, true if the tracking has been started, false otherwise

GeolocationHelper.isTracking()

Helper to easily add global geolocation to an app via navigator.geolocation (Phonegap).

Returns: Boolean, true if the tracking is started, false otherwise

GeolocationHelper.getLastPosition()

Helper to easily add global geolocation to an app via navigator.geolocation (Phonegap).

Returns: Position, the last known position