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Google Maps app can also do this, from your phone camera at street level. My phones GPS and compass are garbage so I use it sometimes. https://smartphones.gadg
by geor9e 3y ago
Google Maps app can also do this, from your phone camera at street level. My phones GPS and compass are garbage so I use it sometimes. https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/scan-your-surroundings-with-google-maps-live-view-calibrate-your-location-0323460/ https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/scan-your-surroun...
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoSeems like a really good use case for downtown anywhere, because otherwise the buildings make your gps go haywire and navigation sucks. Though I will say, and certain providers try not to admit this too loudly, a much better way to handle those downtown scenarios is to map out and keep track of the location of WiFi signals and use their relative strength as detected by your device to triangulate your position instead. Works really well in super dense areas like cities
- loxdalen 3y agoThat is used in cities by Google at least (as long as 'Wi-Fi scanning and Bluetooth scanning' is turned on in which is default)
- geor9e 3y agoApple too, for a long time now. I used to use my 2015 iPad WiFi edition for navigation despite it not having a GPS chip. It worked surprisingly well as long as buildings were around.