Powershell: Getting GPS Coordinates in Windows 10 - Using Windows Location API?

Question

I'm looking for a way to gather internal GPS data from a powershell script using Windows Location API, as the Windows Location Platform is no longer able to satisfy the need. Previously, there was a com object to use.

Is there a way for this to be accomplished in Windows 10?

Solution

An example of using the System.Device.Location method, this should be what you're looking for.

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Device #Required to access System.Device.Location namespace
$GeoWatcher = New-Object System.Device.Location.GeoCoordinateWatcher #Create the required object
$GeoWatcher.Start() #Begin resolving current locaton

while (($GeoWatcher.Status -ne 'Ready') -and ($GeoWatcher.Permission -ne 'Denied')) {
    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100 #Wait for discovery.
}  

if ($GeoWatcher.Permission -eq 'Denied'){
    Write-Error 'Access Denied for Location Information'
} else {
    $GeoWatcher.Position.Location | Select Latitude,Longitude #Select the relevent results.
}

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