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Hi Mikeal613:<br />
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It is greate article, cool application. &nbsp;I can easily find the longtitude and lattitude for each pole, but I don't have Internet Access on &nbsp;my PDA, what map should I use to display these poles? &nbsp;My Pocket PC comes with GPS application called Ostia by Pharos, it has a map in there. &nbsp;The author used local.live.com map, I think because he has Internet access on his phone, right? &nbsp; I really want to know how to display multiple points on a map, and get direction to them? &nbsp;
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Hi, <br />
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I need develop an application and install on WM5 Pocket PC using GPS to locate some utility poles. &nbsp;I want to use .NET(VS2005) to develop this application. &nbsp;I have a Pharos Traveler GPS 525+, it is a Pocket PC with GPS receiver. &nbsp;<br />
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This smart device (mobile) application will list all the poles, when I click a pole, it will lauch the GPS application to navigate me from my current position to that pole. <br />
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My question is:<br />
1. &nbsp;what SDK do I need to develop a GPS application, I am using VS.NET to develop. &nbsp;<br />
2. &nbsp;what is the easiest way to develop such an application, do you have any sample code?<br />
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Thank you.<br />

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Hi, 

I need develop an application and install on WM5 Pocket PC using GPS to locate some utility poles.  I want to use .NET(VS2005) to develop this application.  I have a Pharos Traveler GPS 525+, it is a Pocket PC with GPS receiver.  

This smart device (mobile) application will list all the poles, when I click a pole, it will lauch the GPS application to navigate me from my current position to that pole. 

My question is:
1.  what SDK do I need to develop a GPS application, I am using VS.NET to develop.  
2.  what is the easiest way to develop such an application, do you have any sample code?

Thank you.


SDK to develop a GPS application in .NET

Smartphones run using a variety of operating systems -- Android, iOS and Windows Mobile most commonly -- and an even wider variety of programming languages, including Objective-C, Java, Visual C#, C++ and .NET, not to mention HTML5 and JavaScript, and cross-platform frameworks such as PhoneGap.

Smartphone Programming

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.

.NET Programming

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides reliable location and time information in all weather and at all times and anywhere on or near the Earth when and where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. A geographic information system (GIS) or geospatial information system is any system that captures, stores, analyzes, manages, and presents data that are linked to location(s). In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis, and database technology.