Storing +location information on a mobile device

Location information may +be stored as database entries called landmarks that contain at least +a name and a location.

Typical use cases include:

Sending location information that is stored according to +the World Geodetic System (WGS 84) to another device.
Finding sites within a set distance of a stored point.
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The SDK does not include a map API, and therefore you must use a third +party API to display the location information you receive on a map. Does this also apply to S60 5th Edition?

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Saving location +information on a mobile device +

To store location information on your mobile device:

Make use of +the methods of the Landmarks +API when +constructing your application.
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The CPosLandmarkDatabase class is used for accessing the database with the landmarks +information and the CPosLandmark class +contains the location information.
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For detailed information on how to do this, see:
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- Using landmarks database for a discussion of how to +start accessing the database with the location information, including a structure +diagram.
- Managing landmarks for code samples of opening, editing, and adding +location information to a database
- Listening to database events for possible events type passed to +your application and code samples for implementing a listener
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  The TPosLmEvent class +is used in listening for events.
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Make sure eposlandmarks.lib is +accessible to your linker when compiling your application by including it +in your .mmp file or by editing the project properties in your IDE, depending +on your build environment.
Make sure +you have the correct capabilities information set for your application, depending +on your application you may need LocalServices, NetworkServices, ReadDeviceData, ReadUserData, WriteDeviceData, and WriteUserData.
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Additional information +on storing location information +

For more information see, Question +for the reviewers: Is there anything else that we could add here?

API description for a description of the API and its class structure
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Using +the Landmarks API for a general overview on how to create applications +using the API
For a reference example on searching and manipulating the +information in the location database, see LocationLandmarksRefAppForS60 in +the SDK (<SDK installation directory>\S60CppExamples\)
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For a reference example on how to use common UI components +to work with landmark data, see LocationLandmarksUIRefApp in +the SDK (<SDK installation directory>\S60CppExamples\AutoAdaptedToTouchEx\)
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Related Symbian +APIs +

The Symbian platform also offers the following related APIs:

Landmarks +API for accessing the database
Landmarks Database Management API for creating and deleting databases
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Landmarks +Search API for allowing mobile devices users to search the database
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Landmarks +UI Add/Edit API for allowing mobile device users to add and edit +landmarks
Landmarks +UI Selector API for displaying and selecting landmarks
Location Acquisition API for finding the location of a mobile +device
Communication for +sending location information to other devices