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Learn About Windows 7: Sensor and Location

Technology Overviews

Describes the purpose, benefits, key concepts, and architecture of Sensor and Location.

Videos

Windows 7: The Sensor and Location Platform: Building Context-Aware Applications (Dan Polivy, PDC 2008)
Windows 7 Location Platform Overview (Alec Berntson, Yochay Kiriaty, May 2009)
Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform Overview (Dan Polivy, Gavin Gear, Yochay Kiriaty, May 2009)

Written Content

Introduction to the Sensor and Location Platform (Product documentation, MSDN)

Step by Step Learning

Guides you through each step of some common development scenarios that use Sensor and Location.

Hands on Labs

Writing a Location-Aware Gadget (Microsoft Download Center, Nov 2008)
Windows 7 Training Kit (Microsoft Download Center, August 2009)

Videos

Windows 7 Sensor and Location Developing Drivers Part 1 (Gavin Gear, Yochay Kiriaty, September 2009)
Windows 7 Sensor and Location Developing Drivers Part 2 (Gavin Gear, Yochay Kiriaty, September 2009)
Windows 7 Sensor and Location Deep Dive into Location (Gavin Gear, Yochay Kiriaty, June 2009)

Sample Applications

Shows you the code for some applications that use Sensor and Location.

Enhanced Default Location Provider (Code Gallery, May 2009)
Location API Samples (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Location-Aware Navigation Application for Windows 7 (Code Gallery, August 2009)
Sensor and Location .NET Interop Sample Library (Code Gallery, June 2009)
Sensor API Samples (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Sensor Development Kit for Windows 7 (Code Gallery, May 2009)
Sensor Diagnostic Tool (Code Gallery, May 2009)
Windows 7 Sensor XNA Racing Game (Code Gallery, May 2009)

Next Steps

General Requirements for Application Development (Product documentation, MSDN)
Location API C++ Programming Reference (Product documentation, MSDN)
Location API Programming Guide (Product documentation, MSDN)
Sensor API Programming Guide (Product documentation, MSDN)
Sensor API Programming Reference (Product documentation, MSDN)