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Location API for Java ME
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<p>The Location API for Java ME is a compact and generic <a href="/facts/Java_Platform%2c_Micro_Edition/wsJJf7lq">Java 2 ME</a> <a href="/facts/Application_Programming_Interface/GMlN4vUr">API</a> that produces information about the device's present physical location to Java applications. This API can be optionally supported by <a href="/facts/Mobile_phone/H3EcqD9h">mobile phone</a> and <a href="/facts/Personal_digital_assistant/fLTT1Uqy">PDA</a> manufacturers, with the minimum Java platform required for this API being <a href="/facts/Connected_Limited_Device_Configuration/WH0SQ9h1">CLDC v1.1</a>. </p><p>The Location API was developed under the <a href="/facts/Java_Community_Process/LFQVV4Ik">Java Community Process</a> as JSR 179, released in September 2003 and updated to version 1.0.1 in March 2006. <a href="/facts/Nokia/bCleFoF4">Nokia</a> is the main author and maintainer of this <a href="/facts/Java_Specification_Request/LFQVV4Ik">JSR</a>. </p><p>OpenLAPI is an <a href="/facts/LGPL/AXwkz9x3">LGPL</a> implementation for use in emulator environments where the Nokia reference implementation does not exist and for devices which can access a <a href="/facts/GPS/DKVLnzF3">GPS</a> device over <a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth</a>. </p>