Places is a sample application demonstrating the usage of Place Monitor API and
geofences in Windows Phone 8.1. This application shows all the known places on
the map, draws a circle of known radius around them, and creates equal-sized
geofences on those locations. The user is able to switch between the known
places by using the map or the application bar buttons.
Instructions
Learn about the Lumia SensorCore SDK from the Lumia Developer’s Library. The
example requires the Lumia SensorCore SDK’s NuGet package but will retrieve it
automatically (if missing) on first build.
To build the application you need to have Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone SDK 8.1
installed.
Using the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK:
Open the SLN file: File > Open Project, select the file places.sln
Remove the “AnyCPU” configuration (not supported by the Lumia SensorCore SDK)
or simply select ARM
Select the target ‘Device’.
Press F5 to build the project and run it on the device.
The main functionality is in the MapPage.xaml.Sensors.cs file, which handles all the
SensorCore SDK related activities. The CreateGeoFence method creates the geofences
around known places, and CreateCircle is method which draws the actual circles.
UpdateKnownPlacesAsync is the method which queries the SensorCore SDK Place Monitor
for all the known places and draws them on the map.
The API is called through the CallSensorcoreApiAsync() helper function, which helps
handling the typical errors, like required features being disabled in the system
settings.
Required capabilities:
The SensorSore SDK (via its NuGet package) automatically inserts in the manifest
file the capabilities required for it to work:
Places
Places is a sample application demonstrating the usage of Place Monitor API and geofences in Windows Phone 8.1. This application shows all the known places on the map, draws a circle of known radius around them, and creates equal-sized geofences on those locations. The user is able to switch between the known places by using the map or the application bar buttons.
Learn about the Lumia SensorCore SDK from the Lumia Developer’s Library. The example requires the Lumia SensorCore SDK’s NuGet package but will retrieve it automatically (if missing) on first build.
To build the application you need to have Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone SDK 8.1 installed.
Using the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK:
places.slnPlease see the official documentation for deploying and testing applications on Windows Phone devices: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg588378%28v=vs.92%29.aspx
Important files and classes:
The main functionality is in the MapPage.xaml.Sensors.cs file, which handles all the SensorCore SDK related activities. The CreateGeoFence method creates the geofences around known places, and CreateCircle is method which draws the actual circles. UpdateKnownPlacesAsync is the method which queries the SensorCore SDK Place Monitor for all the known places and draws them on the map.
The API is called through the CallSensorcoreApiAsync() helper function, which helps handling the typical errors, like required features being disabled in the system settings.
Required capabilities:
The SensorSore SDK (via its NuGet package) automatically inserts in the manifest file the capabilities required for it to work:
The projects listed below are exemplifying the usage of the SensorCore APIs