Labs in the original plan 2008-10-08 released Firefox extension of the geographic information (add-on) Geode. Their slogan is: you never know where! Browser to help identify the user's geographical location, and to provide more targeted and more convenient service. Make the best use of soft good will to share with you on the application of the new Geode all aspects of information, please follow the latest presentation here.
I, Geode brief
Geode is the latest release of Mozilla labs to extend Firefox. Its function is that the user agreement, so that users understand the site's location in order to provide more targeted, more intelligent online services.
Why do we need Geode? To allow access to information more intelligent, more automatic. In fact, you have had similar experiences, such as in-country visit google.com, but will enter
google.cn-- because the site is the use of language, region, and other information to judge the deal. And with Geode, you use the Firefox browser and a number of geographical location-related services, such as food Comment, tourist attractions, transportation and navigation, every time you do not have to repeat them in their current location of the.
Browser / Firefox and you are a bridge between Web applications, and the Geode for the expansion of a new bridge, so that your application information to facilitate more intelligent.
It should be noted that, Geode is a transitional measure. Because it has always been in support of advanced technology and comply with the norms of the Mozilla announced that the GIS support, accurate, is
W3C Geolocation Specification support will be built in the new version of Firefox. If you want fresh, waiting for the upcoming release of Firefox
3.1beta. In the new version before the release, in order to the current Firefox users, it launched the expansion of the Geode.
In addition, Geode is currently used by Skyhook's Loki technology, the adoption of WiFi users to determine location. And future versions will allow users with more choices, such as GPS information.
Second, Geode and Privacy
If the MS Windows and MS
Office of the closed-off people's information security and privacy concerns, Google browser and then touched a new era of the network concept of privacy. Many users at the beginning of the new understanding of the Geode, may raise the question: how to protect my privacy? But in fact, the protection of privacy does not mean completely closed, but rather "controlled" in users, as long as this, you can decide Under certain circumstances, to share their information in exchange for convenience.
The Geode how? See chart below:
As can be seen from the chart, the application of geographical information websites, Geode will be asked by your decision, which provided information: the exact location (10 feet of error) about the location
(neighborhood, error
1 miles), the city. Of course, you can also choose "None", does not share any information. Whether you Geode installation of the expansion, can use Firefox to visit
http://azarask.in/local/ to see the prompt.
Third, installation and experience
1. Download / install the expansion Geode
Particularly good use of soft note: ① can read the information concerned about the new technology, not necessarily try to download; ② according to the official description, Geode use Skyhook's service through WiFi signals to determine location - home users may not be effective.
If you still want to download:
2. Experience
GIS first need to cross-site support, and then Geode is the browser and to provide information. At present, there are 3 sites can experience:
- Mozilla's own pilot Food Finder, need not be registered.
- Pownce: geographic information with the information (pictures, video) to send the sharing of services required to be registered.
- Yahoo! Fire Eagle, a geographic information services, as long as you are here to update the information in other applications or web-compatible handheld devices will be able to read, reducing the duplication of data set of problems. Registration required.
If you are interested in the technical details, please read the official Mozilla, including Firefox 3.1 Geolocation and Geode the relationship between participation in the project.
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