How do I get my current location? (and display 5 closest electric car stations)

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i'm thinking of an app that , upon starting, knows where i am and automatically displays the 5 closest electric car charging stations thru an api. why am i getting [0,0] (latitude,longitude) from my location sensor?

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Do not test in room. Go out to test with open area.

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Reading Using the Location Sensor might help you understand how the LocationSensor works.

This can be done using the ActivityStarter. Here is an example that finds a particular store ...
How to search for nearest store - #7 by SteveJG . The code will find 'car charging stations near me' by substituting those words for 'Walmart near me' that are in the example code. :slight_smile:

Does it work for you?

Here is an api for USA vehicle charging stations Nearest Stations API | NREL: Developer Network :slight_smile:

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it worked1 thanks a lot!

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thanks for the tips - thats heavy reading!
that's the API i started to use! (although it didnt seem to have kwph data).
thanks a lot!

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