Position Requests; Landmarks - Nokia 5230 User Manual

Positioning (GPS)
● If you are outdoors, move to a more open space.
● Ensure that your hand does not cover the GPS antenna of your device.
● If the weather conditions are bad, the signal strength may be affected.
● Some vehicles have tinted (athermic) windows, which may block the satellite
signals.

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 Accept to allow your position information to be sent or Reject to
deny the request.

Landmarks

Select Menu > Applications > Location and Landmarks.
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 and from the following:
● New landmark — Create a new landmark. To make a positioning request for
your current location, select Current position. To enter the position information
manually, select Enter manually.
● Edit — Edit or add information to a saved landmark (for example, a street
address).
● Add to category — Add a landmark to a category in Landmarks. Select each
category to which you want to add the landmark.
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