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The "HTML5 Geolocation" Lesson is part of the full, Introduction to HTML5 and CSS3 course featured in this preview video. Here's what you'd learn in this lesson:
HTML5 GEOLOCATION element allows you to use plugins to enhance web user experience ie: pointing you to nearest location of a BBQ joint. Grab the jQuery plugin at http://github.com/teleject/HTML5-GeoLocation-jQuery-Plugin Use microformat for addresses called hCard via http://microformats.org/code/hcard/creator to convert to a useful format. Then simply load each microformat address. Result is a GoogleMaps-enhanced geolocation feature – http://2010.incontrolconference.com/eats/ Goodbye XHTML! Additional recommended resources: Universal Design for Web Applications by Matt May and Wendy Chisholm, Bulletproof Ajax by Jeremy Keith, Designing with Progressive Enhancement by Filament Group and Microformats Made Simple by Emily Lewis.
