SiFR, a provider of GPS-powered location platforms, announced that

It will rapidly implement key end-to-end location-awareness features needed to enable mobile devices powered by the Android(TM) platform to provide an optimal location awareness experience for consumers.

SiRF is actively working on the Android platform to include some of the more innovative features of Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), a standards-based protocol that allows a mobile handset client to communicate with a SUPL Location Platform (SLP), including transport layer security (TLS) for location privacy and multiple session capabilities to provide the most compelling user experience. SiRF is also implementing support for Android-based assisted GPS (A-GPS) handsets, including mobile station based (MSB) and mobile station assisted (MSA) positioning methods to facilitate the Android platform passing Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) and 3GPP conformance testing for third-party certification.

Location is huge, and it appears that 2008 is going to be a break out year for location-aware services and applications.

We also heard about a prototype for Android using the HTC Qtek 9090.