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Line 1: The '''Location API''', is a specification defining an optional [[Application programming interface\|API]] package for communicating with [[GPS]] devices using the [[Java platform]]. It extends the capabilities of the [[Java Platform, Micro Edition]], a version of the Java platform tailored for [[embedded device]]s such as [[mobile phone]]s and [[Personal digital assistant\|PDA]]s. The [[Object-oriented programming\|object-oriented]] interface consists of 13 [[Class (computer science)\|classes]] in the javax.microedition.___location package. The Location API was developed under the [[Java Community Process]] as JSR 179 released September 2003 and updated to version 1.0.1 March 2006. [[Nokia]] is the main author and maintainer of this JSR. OpenLAPI is a [[GPL]] implementation, for use in emulator environments where the Nokia reference implementation does not exist and for devices which can access a [[GPS]] device over [[Bluetooth]]. == Device independence ==

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