11.1. Simulating your location within the emulator

For any location-aware application, you’ll start by working with the provided SDK and the emulator. Within the emulator, you’ll set and update your current location. From there you’ll want to progress to supplying a range of locations and times to simulate movement over a geographic area.

You can accomplish these tasks in several ways, either by using the DDMS tool or by using the command line from the shell. To get started quickly, let’s first send in direct coordinates through the DDMS tool.