The Core Location framework lets you determine the current location or heading associated with the device. The framework has been around since 2008 and was present in iOS 2.0. Up until the release of iOS 7, the framework was only used for geolocation based on GPS coordinates and so was suitable only for outdoor location.
The framework got a new set of classes and new methods were added to the existing classes to accommodate the beacon-based location functionality. Let's explore a few of these classes in more detail.
Geo-fencing (geofencing) is a feature in a software program that uses the global positioning system (GPS) or radio frequency identification (RFID) to define geographical boundaries. A geofence is a virtual barrier.
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CLBeaconRegion class defines a geofenced boundary identified by a UUID and the collective range of all physical beacons with the same UUID. When a device matching the CLBeaconRegion UUID comes in range, the region...