Re: [android-developers] Re: Looking for LocationManager use for cycling app

OK, got it. So, if I am going to use GPS, are there any good strategies for conserving power? Do the update intervals make any difference? Or is the drain going to be the same because the radio is essentially on?

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 7:07:45 PM UTC-5, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote:

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:55 PM, RedBullet <> wrote:
> Not necessarily. In most of New England here we have network coverage.

Not with anything vaguely resembling the accuracy you seek. Network
provider, in the form of cell tower triangulation, is good for a 1km
or so. The only technology that presently exists that can give you 50m
accuracy is GPS. Galileo, perhaps, in a few years, maybe, if it
happens, but that's not today. WiFi hotspot proximity can also do
pretty good, but that's not likely to be useful in your scenario.

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