Getting Started with LocationKit for iOS and Android

Many modern mobile apps rely heavily on GPS and user location data, whether it is part of an app's core functionality--such as with a navigation app--or is used more indirectly--such as for analytical and marketing purposes. There are few companies that can't benefit from contextual location user information, but it often comes at the cost of rapid battery degradation when using the default iOS or Android SDK location libraries. Enter SocialRadar's LocationKit, a direct replacement for these libraries that not only adds functionality but also reduces battery drain.

LocationKit will be a boon for companies that want to add location-based capabilities to their apps but don't have the development resources to build the features out themselves. As a direct replacement SDK, LocationKit inherits all of the features of CLLocationManager (iOS) and LocationManager (Android), but introduces a plethora of additional features.

Further, with its large database of venues, buildings and addresses, LocationKit saves on calls. After automatically detecting a significant place visit, it fetches all the contextual information:

To check out some of the most interesting and useful features in LocationKit, read the full article in full, exclusively at  http://www.programmableweb.com/node/152634