How to Add Location Awareness to Your Windows 7 PC
GPS-enabled smartphones make it easy to get directions, weather, and many more location based services since they automatically know where you are. With Geosense, you can bring this functionality to any Windows 7 computer even if it doesn’t have a GPS chip.
Windows 7 introduced the new Sensors and Location platform that would let Windows automatically respond to environmental changes sensed by light, orientation sensors, or GPS chips. This makes your computer more aware of its surroundings and enable it to change itself accordingly. The location platform is especially interesting, as it brings the potential of automatic location based search and maps to your PC. Unfortunately, most laptops today are not equipped with GPS chips. Thanks to Geosense, however, you can still use the location platform.
Geosense uses IP lookup, Wi-Fi and Cell tower triangulation, and more to find your location as accurately as possible. Geosense lists itself as a sensor in the Windows Sensors and Locations, so once you’ve installed it, all location-aware applications and services will be able to pick up your location from it. Please note that Geosense only works on Windows 7 Home Premium and higher, as Windows 7 Starter doesn’t include the Sensors and Locations platform.
Getting Started
Geosense is a free download for Windows 7, with both 32 and 64 bit editions. Choose the correct one for your computer, and install.
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