// Wait for Cordova to load
            document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

            // Cordova is ready
            function onDeviceReady() {
                console.log("Entering index.html.onDeviceReady");
                var networkState = navigator.network.connection.type;
                getPosition(networkState);
}

function getPosition(networkState) {
    console.log("Entering getPosition function");
    console.log("networkState is: " + networkState);
    if (networkState !== null) {
        navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(onSuccess, onError, {
            maximumAge : Infinity,
            timeout : 5000,
            enableHighAccuracy : true
        });
    } else {
        alert('Please check your network connection and try again.');
    }
    console.log("Leaving getPosition function");
}

// function for lat & lng
function onSuccess(position) {
    console.log("Entering onSuccess(position) function");
    console.log("Latitude is: " + position.coords.latitude);
    console.log("longitude is: " + position.coords.longitude);
    lat = position.coords.latitude;
    lng = position.coords.longitude;
    console.log("Leaving onSuccess(position) function");
}

// function for lat & lng
function onError(error) {
    console.log("Entering onError(error) function");
    alert('code: ' + error.code + 'n' + 'message: ' + error.message + 'n');
    console.log("Leaving onError(error) function");
}