Yahoo’s Fire Eagle

Posted by Litto Thomas On August - 13 - 2008


Yahoo’s Fire Eagle, a tool that provides an interface for updating, managing ,storing information about locations and offers developers clear protocols for updating or accessing that information. The tool can also automatically add the data to geo-aware Web, mobile or desktop applications.

Fire Eagle allows users to authorize automatic updates of their location, or to do it manually. They can also opt to hide their location, change preferences for sharing their location or delete any stored personal information.

Since its private beta launch in March of this year, Fire Eagle has been integrated into over fifty live applications, including Dopplr, Pownce, Movable Type, and Outside.in, through the platform’s well-received API.

You can access fire Eagle through your yahoo account

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