Exactly, the point is that you'll get a much more accurate GPS reading. kris
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Nikolay Elenkov <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Kristopher Micinski > <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you're using a mobile IP, with people moving around all the time... >> I highly doubt that you'd get this kind of accuracy... or anywhere >> near it... > > Sure, but then again if you know where the wireless access points are > (street view, etc. map those pretty (too?) thoroughly) that would give you > quite an advantage. And most people don't move all that much even > when using a mobile. Still, not an easy task, I admit. > > As for the original question, why not just use the browsers geolocation > API? If the users approves access to location, you would probably > get a GPS location, which should be pretty accurate. It should fall > back to IP geolocation if GPS is not available. > > http://npdoty.name/location/#developer > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
