Android & Geofences (In Conjunction w/GDG Charleston)

PLEASE RSVP @ https://www.meetup.com/Charleston-GDG/events/226032243/

One of the coolest (and possibly creepiest) things about our phone is that it usually knows where we are in the world based on our coordinates in the GPS (Global Positioning System). With that data we can make our apps do some pretty cool things! Geofences define a GPS point and a radius in meters to create "triggers" for action. Bill Mote will show you how to setup the Google Maps API and add Geofences to any application.

About Bill Mote:
Bill is a lifelong infrastructure nerd with a passion for making things better, faster and more reliable. The DevOps world just didn't give him enough heads down coding time so when Android hit the scene Bill decided to forgo his safety net and start developing for Android full time. In addition to a handful of his own utility apps, Bill has built apps for startups and Fortune 50s alike with contributions to more than a dozen apps currently available in the Play Store. Bill is the co-organizer of our Cincy Android Meetup as well as GDG Cincinnati and truly enjoys both the teachings and learnings he gets out of them. Bill is the co-organizer of our GDG Charleston Meetup as well as the GDG Southern Region Mentor. Bill is also curating the popular "CharlestonTechSlack": charlestontechslack.herokuapp.com