Position Requests; Landmarks - Nokia N97 User Manual

If your device has found satellites, a bar for each satellite is
shown in the satellite info view. The longer the bar, the
stronger the satellite signal. When your device has received
enough data from the satellite signal to calculate your
location, the bar colour changes.
To view the positions of found satellites, select
Initially your device must receive signals from at least four
satellites to be able to calculate your location. When the
initial calculation has been made, it may be possible to
continue calculating your location with three satellites.
However, the accuracy is generally better when more
satellites are found.
If no satellite signal can be found, consider the following:
If you are indoors, go outdoors to receive a better signal.
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If you are outdoors, move to a more open space.
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Ensure that your hand does not cover the GPS antenna of
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your device.
If the weather conditions are bad, the signal strength
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may be affected.
Some vehicles have tinted (athermic) windows, which
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may block the satellite signals.
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Position requests

You may receive a request from a network service to receive
your position information. Service providers may offer
information about local topics, such as weather or traffic
conditions, based on the location of your device.
When you receive a position request, the service that is
making the request is displayed. Select
position information to be sent or

Landmarks

Select Menu
Chg. view.
With Landmarks, you can save the position information of
specific locations in your device. You can sort the saved
locations into different categories, such as business, and add
other information to them, such as addresses. You can use
your saved landmarks in compatible applications, such as GPS
data.
GPS coordinates are expressed using the international
WGS-84 coordinate system.
Select Options
New landmark — Create a new landmark. To make a
positioning request for your current location, select
position. To enter the position information manually, select
Enter manually.
Edit — Edit or add information to a saved landmark (for
example, a street address).
Reject
Applications Location
> >
and from the following:
Accept to allow your
to deny the request.
and Landmarks.
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