"...unsuccessfully..." ...maybe so ... .... ........ ...... ..... . ..... ... ... .. "*...returned **accuracy...*" ... I think I understand now what you're getting at. *Very *interesting. I haven't thought of that. I will try it out!
Den fre 4 feb. 2022 kl 14:39 skrev Mogens Beltoft <mog...@beltoft.dk>: > I was trying (unsuccessfully) to explain that Geolocation API does not > provide the information you want, but you might have significantly > different values for accuracy, whether you have a GPS location or not. > So maybe you could differentiate between GOS and non-GPS locations. > This is of course only valid for web stuff. If you go native programming, > then you might have other possibilities. > > /Mogens > > On February 4, 2022 at 12:31:31 pm +01:00, Rune Back <rune.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Yes, of course, but that's not the issue. - As a programmer of a site or > an APP, you can (with the surfer's permisssion) get the GEO location of the > surfer using the information of his/her browser. Period. No hacking. The > information is exact if and only if the surfer's device *has a GPS*. If > not so, the GEO location will instead be the GEO location of some > telecommunication mast of your Internet provider, and that mast may be 100s > of miles away. - My question is: Is it possible to discern (as a > programmer) if the GEO location comes from the user's *device **or* from > the *operater's mast*? > > > Den tors 3 feb. 2022 kl 20:46 skrev Mogens Beltoft <mog...@beltoft.dk>: > > Hi! > > To my knowledge you only have the Geolocation API to get any information > from: > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation_API > > There are no properties to indicate what kind of position you receive, but > you can request a position, and maybe use the returned accuracy to tell > whether you have a GPS position or not. > > /Mogens > > On 03/02/2022 10.27, Rune Back wrote: > > Hi! > > I'm sitting at a desktop computer writing this, because I like working > with its' large keyboard and large screen. If I with my desktop computer > use one of my APPs that has GEO location, it'll claim I'm in Helsinki or > Tampere, 100s of miles south from where my beloved hometown and office are > located. > > The reason is probably that my desktop computer has no GPS, so my GEO > location has more to do with the mobile operator I use than with my actual > location - but the *reason *is of no importance to me. - *I would like to > discern (using JavaScript?) if someone using my APP has a device that has > GPS or not.* This matter is of much importance when an APP uses GEO > location. - Does anyone have an answer to this, or knows a source where the > answer might be found? > > All the best (in spite of the Corona)! > > Rune > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to iphonewebdev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iphonewebdev/CACYadq3%2BL1v3Jm_1ArJ%2BbBEpk6UpHNUx4aMBoESvjFcNT%2B%2B3FQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iphonewebdev/CACYadq3%2BL1v3Jm_1ArJ%2BbBEpk6UpHNUx4aMBoESvjFcNT%2B%2B3FQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to iphonewebdev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iphonewebdev/b8f829ba-4466-2a7e-fb54-880c5672d79c%40beltoft.dk > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iphonewebdev/b8f829ba-4466-2a7e-fb54-880c5672d79c%40beltoft.dk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to iphonewebdev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iphonewebdev/CACYadq3tiXLWQSzt%2BcKFE3X1j%3DQU4dRKbkxfwGF6-d6bLfe4fQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iphonewebdev/CACYadq3tiXLWQSzt%2BcKFE3X1j%3DQU4dRKbkxfwGF6-d6bLfe4fQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to iphonewebdev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iphonewebdev/1643978357869.6.31916%40webmail-backend-production-66dc858b65-h8t2r > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iphonewebdev/1643978357869.6.31916%40webmail-backend-production-66dc858b65-h8t2r?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. 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