October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
116 pages
2h 44m
English
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Preface
The mobile phone—specifically the iPhone, which continues to define the state of the art for smartphones—has become the primary interface device for geographically-tagged data.
Who Should Read This Book?
This book provides an introduction to the hot topic of location on the iOS platform. If you are a programmer who has had some experience with iOS before, this book will help you push your knowledge further. If you are an experienced Mac programmer and are already familiar with Objective-C as a language, this book will dive deeper into Core Location and Map Kit, as well as some of the more important third-party tools, to give you a close look at the geolocation capabilities of the iOS platform.
What Should You Already Know?
This book assumes some previous experience with the Objective-C language. Additionally, some familiarity with the iOS platform would be helpful. If you’re new to the iOS platform you may be interested in Learning iOS Programming, also by Alasdair Allan (O’Reilly).
What Will You Learn?
This book will guide you through developing applications for the iOS platform. These applications make use of the onboard sensors and geolocation capabilities of the device in your hands to give you the background and skills to build your own applications using the hottest location-aware technology for any mobile platform.
What’s In This Book?
- Chapter 1
This chapter summarizes the available sensors on the iPhone and iPad platforms and how they could be used in applications. It talks ...
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