Can you automatically collect a geopoint?

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Hi,

Is there a way to collect a geopoint automatically without the user
being prompted, similar to collecting the form start/end times, device
ID?

I tried adding:

However no value was returned.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Dana

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Hi Dana,

There is no elegant way to capture location accurately without user input.

Yaw

··· On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 15:03, Dana Lee wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to collect a geopoint automatically without the user > being prompted, similar to collecting the form start/end times, device > ID? > > I tried adding: > > > > However no value was returned. > > Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Dana > > -- > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
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Thanks for the quick reply Yaw!

Is there any way to cache your location or ephemeris data to speed up
the accuracy resolution for a future geopoint collection?

··· On Feb 27, 6:31 pm, Yaw Anokwa wrote: > Hi Dana, > > There is no elegant way to capture location accurately without user input. > > Yaw > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 15:03, Dana Lee wrote: > > Hi, > > > Is there a way to collect a geopoint automatically without the user > > being prompted, similar to collecting the form start/end times, device > > ID? > > > I tried adding: > > > > > > However no value was returned. > > > Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks in advance, > > Dana > > > -- > > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > > Options:http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
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Android's location system already does this. The first geopoint you
get will be pretty slow. After that, the next geopoint will be faster.
The closer you are to the first point, the faster the acquisition of
the coordinates.

··· On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 14:43, Dana Lee wrote: > Thanks for the quick reply Yaw! > > Is there any way to cache your location or ephemeris data to speed up > the accuracy resolution for a future geopoint collection? > > On Feb 27, 6:31 pm, Yaw Anokwa wrote: >> Hi Dana, >> >> There is no elegant way to capture location accurately without user input. >> >> Yaw >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 15:03, Dana Lee wrote: >> > Hi, >> >> > Is there a way to collect a geopoint automatically without the user >> > being prompted, similar to collecting the form start/end times, device >> > ID? >> >> > I tried adding: >> >> > >> >> > However no value was returned. >> >> > Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. >> >> > Thanks in advance, >> > Dana >> >> > -- >> > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com >> > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com >> > Options:http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en > > -- > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en