Hi, It seems like the Beacons only help determin micro location - E.G. where abouts you are inside a shop as opposed to which street you're on. Additionally, *from what I can tell*, it seems like this functionality has to be implemented inside applications and is an iOS7 exclusive.
I still more or less stand by my point that Blutooth does not make a difference in location accuracy. You can read about the iBeacons at http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/06/19/inside-ios-7-ibeacons-enhance-apps-location-awareness-via-bluetooth-le Cheers, Ben. On 12/3/13, Thom Spittle <[email protected]> wrote: > However, the new apple beacons are small, short range Bluetooth devices > that > will be coming out soon. They will be used by businesses to push specials > and advertisements, and give very accurate close range Bluetooth navigation > through triangulation or to a particular beacon > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Ben Mustill-Rose >> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 3:50 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Bluetooth helps determine location. Fact or fiction. >> >> Hi, >> >> Short answer: no. Longer answer: no & see below for why this is the case. >> >> The only way that this would have a chance of working is if a Blutooth >> device database was created with information about devices and their >> locations, in the same fassion as the WIFI hotspot database. However, > given >> the reasonably short range of most Blutooth devices, any company that >> wanted to attempt this would most likely have to enter peoples properties >> to gather any sizable amount of data. >> On top of this, the mobile nature of Blutooth devices would make for >> terrible accuracy levels; after all, do you really leave your iPhone in > one >> place all the time? If you're anything like me you take it almost > everyware >> you go - my 4S has been all over England and has been known to visit >> wales >> every now and again. Consider what would happen if you tried to check >> your location whilst on a train: undoubtedly there will be a large number > of >> Blutooth devices in range, but their "homes" would be spread out >> throughout the country, making the task of determining your actual > location >> more or less inpossible. >> Lastly, WIFI access points are almost always left on, whereas I only > really >> turn Blutooth on when I'm using it. Even if we set aside the above > problems, >> it's entirely possible that a user may not have her Blutooth turned on > when >> data was being gathered, resulting in her device not being indexed. >> >> Cheers, >> Ben. >> >> On 12/3/13, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I haven't read this. Where did you read this? Given that bluetooth >> > only has a 30 foot range, I wouldn't think it would help with GPS > accuracy. >> > >> > Wifi does help with GPS accuracy though. That's because GPS apps, in >> > addition to checking with GPS satellites, also check with hot spot >> > databases and triangulate your location based on the hot spots you're >> > around. >> > >> > On 12/03/2013 12:28 PM, Neal Ewers wrote: >> >> Hi, I read somewhere that having Bluetooth turned on allows the phone >> >> to know more about where you are. Yes? No? Is this simply that GPS is >> >> perhaps related to Bluetooth? Or, is there something else I don't >> >> know. >> >> Or, is this fiction. >> >> >> >> Thanks for your thoughts. >> >> >> >> Neal >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> >> Google Group. >> >> >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> >> [email protected]. >> >> >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> >> [email protected]. >> >> >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> --- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> >> send an email to [email protected]. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > >> > -- >> > Christopher (CJ) >> > chaltain at Gmail >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> > Google Group. >> > >> > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> > >> > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> > >> > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> > [email protected]. >> > >> > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> > [email protected]. >> > >> > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> > --- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "VIPhone" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > an email to [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail- >> archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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