RE: How to get user location using Javascript geolocation.

Geolocation technology is really fun. I've implemented it on a few sites.

One can do fun things with geolocation like draw maps of one's activities.

Fun things come with dangers. So, I thought I would drop my pet peeves about geolocation.

The things I dislike:

IMHO: The best geolocation implementations put the code in a button, like you are doing. This way the user has to engage in an affirmative action to get the geolocation.

Many web sites put the geolocation in the header and call the program when loading a page.

There is nothing more annoying that an web site that demands one's location on entering the site.

I usually just leave sites that prompt for my location on page load.

There are only a few sites that I would trust with my current location.

The Temptation to Publish Real Time Locations

There is a huge temptation to publish the geolocation of users. One should always implement a substantive time delay when publishing geolocations.

For example, a person who is on vacation broadcasts to the world that their house is empty when publishing a photo with a geolocation.

Things like geolocation and email address are private information and need to be treated as such.

Great Article

I love geolocation apps. I hope you didn't mind my voicing my pet peeves.

!WINE