You can use applications such as GPS data to calculate your location or measure distances. These applications require a GPS connection.

The coordinates in the GPS are expressed using the international WGS-84 coordinate system. The availability of the coordinates may vary by region.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the government of the United States, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The accuracy of location data can be affected by adjustments to GPS satellites made by the United States government and is subject to change with the United States Department of Defense civil GPS policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan. Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry. Availability and quality of GPS signals may be affected by your location, buildings, natural obstacles, and weather conditions. GPS signals may not be available inside buildings or underground and may be impaired by materials such as concrete and metal.

GPS should not be used for precise location measurement, and you should never rely solely on location data from the GPS receiver and cellular radio networks for positioning or navigation.

The trip meter has limited accuracy, and rounding errors may occur. Accuracy can also be affected by availability and quality of GPS signals.

Different positioning methods can be enabled or disabled in positioning settings.

Your device also supports Assisted GPS (A-GPS).

A-GPS is a network service.

Assisted GPS (A-GPS) is used to retrieve assistance data over a packet data connection, which assists in calculating the coordinates of your current location when your device is receiving signals from satellites.

When you activate A-GPS, your device receives useful satellite information from an assistance data server over the cellular network. With the help of assisted data, your device can obtain the GPS position faster.

Your device is preconfigured to use the Nokia A-GPS service, if no service providerspecific A-GPS settings are available. The assistance data is retrieved from the Nokia A-GPS service server only when needed.

You must have an internet access point defined in the device to retrieve assistance data from the Nokia A-GPS service over a packet data connection. To define an access point for A-GPS, select Menu > Applications > Location and Positioning > Positioning server > Access point. Only a packet data internet access point can be used. Your device asks for the internet access point when GPS is used for the first time.

When using the GPS receiver, ensure you do not cover the antenna with your hand.

Establishing a GPS connection may take from a couple of seconds to several minutes.
Establishing a GPS connection in a vehicle may take longer.

The GPS receiver draws its power from the device battery. Using the GPS receiver may drain the battery faster.

Check satellite signal status
To check how many satellites your device has found, and whether your device is receiving satellite signals, select Menu > Applications > Location and GPS data > Options > Satellite status.

If your device has found satellites, a bar for each satellite is shown in the satellite info view. The longer the bar, the stronger the satellite signal. When your device has received enough data from the satellite signal to calculate your location, the bar colour changes.

To view the positions of found satellites, select Chg. view.

Initially your device must receive signals from at least four satellites to be able to calculate your location. When the initial calculation has been made, it may be possible to continue calculating your location with three satellites. However, the accuracy is generally better when more satellites are found.

If no satellite signal can be found, consider the following:

• If you are indoors, go outdoors to receive a better signal.
• If you are outdoors, move to a more open space.
• Ensure that your hand does not cover the GPS antenna of your device.
• If the weather conditions are bad, the signal strength may be affected.
• Some vehicles have tinted (athermic) windows, which may block the satellite signals.

Select Menu > Applications > Location and Positioning.

Positioning methods
Select from the following:

• Integrated GPS — Use the integrated GPS receiver of your device.
• Assisted GPS — Use Assisted GPS (A-GPS) to receive assistance data from an assistance data server.
• Bluetooth GPS — Use a compatible external GPS receiver with Bluetooth connectivity.
• Network based — Use information from the cellular network (network service).

Positioning server
To define an access point and positioning server for network-assisted positioning methods, such as assisted GPS or network-based positioning, select Positioning server. The positioning server may be preset by your service provider, and you may not be able to edit the settings.

Notation settings
To select which measurement system you want to use for speeds and distances, select Measurement system > Metric or Imperial.

To define in which format the coordinate information is displayed in your device, select Coordinate format and the desired format.

Select Menu > Applications > Location and Landmarks.

With Landmarks, you can save the position information of specific locations in your device. You can sort the saved locations into different categories, such as business, and add other information to them, such as addresses. You can use your saved landmarks in compatible applications, such as GPS data.

GPS coordinates are expressed using the international WGS-84 coordinate system.

Select Options and from the following:

• New landmark — Create a new landmark. To make a positioning request for your current location, select Current position. To enter the position information manually, select Enter manually.
• Edit — Edit or add information to a saved landmark (for example, a street address).
• Add to category — Add a landmark to a category in Landmarks. Select each category to which you want to add the landmark.
• Send — Send one or several landmarks to a compatible device. Your received landmarks are placed in the Inbox folder in Messaging.

You can sort your landmarks into preset categories, and create new categories. To edit and create new landmark categories, open the categories tab, and select Options > Edit categories.