Hi, have a look at the liblocation API documentation [1]. If it doesn't have a GPS fix yet, then it takes other methods into account to calculate your position. In the documentation is the accuracy given. Have you used a SIM-card in the device?
1. http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/Maemo_5_Developer_Guide/Using_Connectivity_Components/Using_Location_API#Location_methods Cheers Daniel ext Thomas Waelti wrote: > Thanks to Nokia for the great input, this works VERY well :-) (!!!) > I will shortly post an update of maeMaps on tmo including this function. > > Can you explain it to me how it works in terms of accuracy? My first queries > only gave me a result in the center of Zurich, over 100 km off my current > position. Was that through Google or over the Maemo Geolocation API? > (Provider/Cell based?) > On subsequent tries however, the GPS was active and gave perfect information > (gotta round down these 15 decimal places of lat/long a bit :-). > And what happens if I call getCurrentPosition() using the enableHighAccuracy > PositionOption? > > Thanks again! > > Best regards > -Tom > > [BTW: GPS get really quick and good fixes, even inside my house with closed > blinds]- > > >> Hi, >> >> a little update on this: >> >>> The GeoLocation API is in general available in mozilla, but there is no >>> specific back-end implemented in Maemo yet to use it. >>> >>> >> There is now a browser extension, which implements the back-end >> implementation for the GeoLocation API in extras-devel. It is called >> maemo-geolocation [1]. Feel free to test it [2]. >> >> [1] http://maemo.org/packages/view/maemo-geolocation/ >> [2] http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/geolocation/ >> >> Cheers Daniel >> _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
