Qt location API, Geo Coordinates on Windows

[Qt-Devils]

Hello Qt lovers,

We are novice programmers and are looking into using the Qt positioning API on our Windows Laptop (http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/location-positioning-cpp.html) for fun!

We have a few questions that we are researching but have trouble finding an answer. Here they are:

• Does anybody know what API this website http://www.where-am-i.net/ uses to figure out where its users are located?

• Does the Qt positioning API work on Windows Desktop and if not, are there plans to make it work on Windows, or how can we make it work on Windows?

Thanks, all input is appreciated,
And keep on coding.
Qt-Devils!

[SGaist]

Hi and welcome to devnet,

1. They use the geolocation API (it's at the bottom of the page)

2. Do you mean having a desktop computer return GPS coordinates ?

For testing you have the Simulator plugin

Hope it helps

[Qt-Devils]

Thanks, this very helpful.

Do you mean having a desktop computer return GPS coordinates ?

Yes, coordinates, maybe not GPS coordinates, but the same kind of coordinates that
http://www.where-am-i.net/ returns.

For testing you have the Simulator plugin

Which plugin would that be?

Thanks for your help,
Qt-Devils

[SGaist]

Well, the plugin name is "simulator"

[miropasha]

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