Is it possible for a web-based application to somehow access a smartphone's location ? And report back?

Question

My web application is built in Flask (DIY web framework for Python) and I would like to include my user's location on a map with our other assets.

I have not built applications on either android or iPhone. I am unclear as to the scope of this task.

stack: CentOS6 , Python , Flask , Twilio , and anything the user's browser is capable of (?)

Answer 1

Yes, with HTML5 comes the Geolocation API .

if ("geolocation" in navigator) {
  navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
    do_something(position.coords.latitude, position.coords.longitude);
  });
}