Purpose
Developers can create Windows Store apps that detect the user's geographic location. For example, an app can plot the user's location on a map, tag a photo or email message with geographic coordinates, or respond to a change in the user's location by updating a list of points of interest.
This section includes how-to topics and guidelines for detecting a user's geographic location. For additional information on using location and maps, see the Bing Maps SDK Samples.
In this section
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This topic shows you how to detect geographic location. | |
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This topic shows you how to display your location on a Bing Map and then test your app with a variety of locations using the Simulator included in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012. | |
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This topic shows you how to subscribe to location updates so that your app can respond to location changes. | |
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Some apps need location updates only when the user has moved a large distance. This topic shows you how to create an app that lets the user adjust the distance between location updates. | |
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This topic describes best practices for building a location-aware app. It also lists requirements for your app to ensure a good user experience. |
Developer audience
You should be familiar with XAML and C#.
Run-time requirements
Windows 8
Related topics
Build date: 11/29/2012
