Cool. I feel like having to click on the icons for them to show up on the map is too expensive. Perhaps just a hover over? And it looks like spots are already categorized; how about having a category that you can click (or hover!) to see all the nearby ones. Anyway, fun! Thanks for sharing.
I get a "Retrieving position timeout" error, even though I accept to share my location (on both Firefox and Google Chrome on OS X; geosharing works otherwise, for instance on this: http://slides.html5rocks.com/#geolocation.)
EDIT: Additionally, it would be nice to have a short description with screenshots of what it is supposed in the case that you cannot get through the location stage...
Yes, the geolocation API can act weird sometimes :( try to clear you cache or try a different browser. You can alway enter your location manually (not the same but it's something). I'm sorry if the app didn't worked for you :(
Am using the APIs from twitter, instagram, foursquare and youtube to get the data. Google maps api to display the map, user locations, directions, etc. and the yahoo placefinder api for geocoding and reverse-geocoding. Everything is done client side with jquery, backbone.js and handlebars.js
EDIT: You don't need an account from none of these services. rround just uses your location and the rest is magic ;)
I forgot to mention that it also uses local storage to show you the people that were rround you on your last visit.
Well, there's a lot of factors here... HTML5 Geolocation is not very accurate if the device doesn't have a GPS. You can always enter your location manually from tne settings pane (the more specific you are the better). If the app got stuck at "looking for data around you" then one of the services (twitter, instagram, foursquare or youtube) failed and the app tries to get results from the services again. Sorry if your expirience wasn't good :(
Very slick! And I agree with the others, this gets location quite well (except it put me north of the Thames).
There are so many location apps, so it's good to see something simplified.
Now the one thing you need to do is give me a reason to keep coming back to the site.
Add chat maybe? There are lots of location-based chat apps now, that allow you to chat with people in the same location as you. What I would love is an app that let me chat with people in different parts of the city. "Hey Jenny, how's Oxford street this morning?" "Anything fun going on in Trafalgar square right now?". You get the idea.
Yeah I've been thinking about what I can do with this, but a location based chat has been done before. I was thinking of keeping it simple. A mobile version maybe, I use CSS3 Media Queries to show different "versions" of the app on different devices but I was thinking of doing dedicated mobile app... When I find the time of course lol
Interesting so many people here are surprised at the precision of it, which shows HTML5 geolocation is doing well. (Though it comes down to how the browser gets geo data, I think some beyond Chrome are using Google, but not sure).
I notice its using the enableHighAccuracy flag, which probably helps. I've been told you also might be able to get better precision with watchPosition(), as the precision will get better with each call, though it's not used here.
I have an idea for an app that needs to know user's physical location. I have planned on using HTML5 geolocation api to access user's location (Using HTML5 will save me effort in porting the app to various mobile devices). I was little skeptical on the accuracy of geolocation api. But looks like it is doing pretty good work, and I think I can go ahead with using geolocation for my application :)
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Oh yea, and the app is very cool.
<sigh> now I am infinitely more sad... apparently it comes so easily to you, that you don't even realize how nice this site looks.
I should show you some of my designs sometimes... after you are done laughing you'll have some better perspective on your own work ;)
I was surprised at how well it works—it's very polished. What are you plans for it?
EDIT: Additionally, it would be nice to have a short description with screenshots of what it is supposed in the case that you cannot get through the location stage...
I'll enter my location manually, it seems like a really awesome idea!
Small town livin' I guess ...
Looks really good btw.
EDIT: You don't need an account from none of these services. rround just uses your location and the rest is magic ;)
I forgot to mention that it also uses local storage to show you the people that were rround you on your last visit.
The design is really great too. Any plans for an API?
I refresh three times before it find location.
Then, it finally find me, and all I get is a spinner arrow.
I am disappoint :(
Geolocation works fine for me, I'm in Australia.
There are so many location apps, so it's good to see something simplified.
Now the one thing you need to do is give me a reason to keep coming back to the site.
Add chat maybe? There are lots of location-based chat apps now, that allow you to chat with people in the same location as you. What I would love is an app that let me chat with people in different parts of the city. "Hey Jenny, how's Oxford street this morning?" "Anything fun going on in Trafalgar square right now?". You get the idea.
I notice its using the enableHighAccuracy flag, which probably helps. I've been told you also might be able to get better precision with watchPosition(), as the precision will get better with each call, though it's not used here.