topic How to get the (latitude/longitude/altitude) position using GPS only (offline) ? in Software Archive

How to get the (latitude/longitude/altitude) position using GPS only (offline) ?

Ahmed_M_2 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:42:14 GMT

Hello

Is there anyway to get (latitude/longitude/altitude) position using GPS only (offline) ?

I don't need to use google maps - just GPS info !!

I used this (with ionic) and a simple app with this plugin

both required the internet connection to get the GPS info

is Intel XDK has a solution for this issue ?

The Geolocation plugin

Shahab_L_Intel — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:35:31 GMT

The Geolocation plugin description says that:

"Common sources of location information include Global Positioning System (GPS) and location inferred from network signals such as IP address, RFID, WiFi and Bluetooth MAC addresses, and GSM/CDMA cell IDs."

and

"This API is based on the W3C Geolocation API Specification, and only executes on devices that don't already provide an implementation."

So they might be relying on the browser implementation that first tries to get the location using methods that require internet access. See if setting 'enableHighAccuracy' option to true might force it to use actual gps info first. If this doesn't work, you might have to search for another plugin that directly provides the gps info or write your own. It's also a good idea to test on different devices.

Thanks , I'll re-search for

Ahmed_M_2 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:48:26 GMT

Thanks , I'll re-search for that

then , what about the altitude problem - it was (unavailable) on my mobile ?

Being able to get altitude

Shahab_L_Intel — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:19:16 GMT

Being able to get altitude would depend on your device GPS and embedded browser implementation or the plugin implementation.