Generally out in the country. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 5:07:36 PM UTC-5, lbendlin wrote: > > you are not saying where they are riding the bike. Network location > services work MUCH better in densely populated areas than out in the > country. > > On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:16:00 PM UTC-5, RedBullet wrote: >> >> I am writing an app that will will follow a route on the map, very >> similar to a car navigation (except that it is following a specific route, >> not simply trying to get to a location). >> >> What I am interested in is what would you recommend regarding which >> provider to use, and what criteria to use when listening for location >> changes. >> >> Overall what I need to do is the following: >> >> 1. Announce when I am off course by about 100 meters >> 2. Announce when I am approaching a turn by about 100-200 meters >> 3. go to the next waypoint when I arrive at a turn (about 50 meters) >> 4. cyclists ride about 10-30 MPH >> 5. Rides generally last 3-8 hours (so think battery power). >> >> Right now I am doing this: >> locationManager = (LocationManager) >> getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); >> Criteria criteria = new Criteria(); >> criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE); >> criteria.setPowerRequirement(Criteria.POWER_LOW); >> provider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, false); >> >> locationManager.requestLocationUpdates( >> provider, >> MINIMUM_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES, >> MINIMUM_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, >> this >> ); >> >> Where min time is 5000 and min distance is 10 >> >> Any other recommendations? Like should I just always pick GPS for >> provider? Or other strategies? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >
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