Local push notification by GPS position - ios

Question

I have a simple question about iOS, GPS Location and push notification.
Is possible in iOS to send a local push notification when the device is near of a specific GPS position?

Answer 1

Following code for ViewController.h file
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <CoreLocation/CoreLocation.h>
#interface ViewController : UIViewController <CLLocationManagerDelegate>{
CLLocationManager *locationManager;
NSString* lastNotification;
}
#end
Following code for ViewController.m file
#import "ViewController.h"
#interface ViewController ()
#end
#implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
lastNotification = #"";
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated{
[super viewDidAppear:animated];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#pragma mark -User Actions
- (IBAction)startLocaingMe:(id)sender{
[self startLocationReporting];
}
#pragma mark - Location Metods
- (void)startLocationReporting {
locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.delegate = self;//or whatever class you have for managing location
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyNearestTenMeters;
[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
}
// Delegate method from the CLLocationManagerDelegate protocol.
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations {
// If it's a relatively recent event, turn off updates to save power
CLLocation* location = [locations lastObject];
NSDate* eventDate = location.timestamp;
NSTimeInterval howRecent = [eventDate timeIntervalSinceNow];
if (abs(howRecent) < 15.0) {
[self showNotificationIfDistanceIs100:location];
}
}
// this delegate method is called if an error occurs in locating your current location
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
{
NSLog(#"locationManager:%# didFailWithError:%#", manager, error);
}
- (CLLocationDistance)distanceBetweenTwoPoints:(CLLocation*) location1 andSecond:(CLLocation*) location2{
CLLocationDistance distance = [location1 distanceFromLocation:location2];
return distance;
}
-(CLLocation*)House{
CLLocation *loc = [[CLLocation alloc] initWithLatitude:23.030064 longitude:72.546193];
return loc;
}
-(CLLocation*)passportOffice{
CLLocation *loc = [[CLLocation alloc] initWithLatitude:23.032034 longitude:72.549999];
return loc;
}
-(CLLocation*)ldCollageBusStand{
CLLocation *loc = [[CLLocation alloc] initWithLatitude:23.032515 longitude:72.549307];
return loc;
}
-(void)showNotificationIfDistanceIs100:(CLLocation*) location{
if ([self distanceBetweenTwoPoints:location andSecond:[self House]] <= 100) {
[self setLocalNotificaion:#"Your are 100 meter form House"];
}else if ([self distanceBetweenTwoPoints:location andSecond:[self passportOffice]] <= 100){
[self setLocalNotificaion:#"Your are 100 meter form Passport Office"];
}else if ([self distanceBetweenTwoPoints:location andSecond:[self ldCollageBusStand]] <= 100){
[self setLocalNotificaion:#"Your are 100 meter form Ld Collage Bus Stand"];
}
}
-(void)setLocalNotificaion:(NSString*)msg{
if ([lastNotification isEqualToString:msg] != YES) {
lastNotification = msg;
UILocalNotification *futureAlert;
futureAlert = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
[futureAlert setAlertBody:msg];
futureAlert.fireDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0];
futureAlert.timeZone = [NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:futureAlert];
}
}
#end
You can change location Long/Lati and getting the Localnotification
May this thinks lot helpful
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Answer 2

You can implement LocationManager instance and get notified about location updates in the following method:
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager
didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations {
// CLLocation object will be the content of the array locations
}
You can post UILocalNotification based on your requirements.