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I've recently vibe-coded "where-am-i", a small CLI that returns your approximate location using the technology described here. https://github.com/denysvitali/w

I've recently vibe-coded "where-am-i", a small CLI that returns your approximate location using the technology described here. https://github.com/denysvitali/where-am-i https://github.com/denysvitali/where-am-i Tbh, I think this geolocation method is amazing, and I'm grateful it exists, because GPS indoor really sucks.

jbmchuck 11mo ago
Honest question - what's your use case for needing GPS indoors? I generally know where I am when I'm indoors :)
- HPsquared 11mo ago
  It's useful in shopping malls, airports, train stations, car parks and so on. Anywhere you need to navigate a large complex.
- denysvitali 11mo ago
  Maybe indoors is the wrong term: as soon as you don't have direct sky visibility it's relatively hard to get a position. Some examples: on a train, on the underground, in a train station, in a mall, in an office building, ...
  - seba_dos1 11mo ago
    Even if you do, it will often take more time to acquire a fix than most people are used to
  - wongarsu 11mo ago
    Probably depends on the construction of the roof and windows. At least on European trains I've never had an issue getting GPS (unless you are in a tunnel or subway system). It takes a bit longer to get the first fix if you don't have AGPS, but no worse than in a car. Same with planes. On the other hand in a building it it pretty much only works next to a window, and malls don't have windows
- mingus88 11mo ago
  Not OP but navigating large malls, subway terminals, etc is nice
  - wenyong3124 11mo ago
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- mcdonje 11mo ago
  You're in a large building you're unfamiliar with. Particularly one with an unusual layout, like a mall or hospital.
  - InitialLastName 11mo ago
    For a variety of reasons I've set a personal best for time in large hospitals in the last year. They can be very difficult to navigate in the best of times, much less in the less-than-ideal mental state that often accompanies time in a hospital.
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0x457 11mo ago
Generally yes, but if you go to a giant mall, train station, airport then you usually don'y.
seba_dos1 11mo ago
/usr/libexec/geoclue-2.0/demos/where-am-i

jbmchuck 11mo ago

Honest question - what's your use case for needing GPS indoors? I generally know where I am when I'm indoors :)

HPsquared 11mo ago
It's useful in shopping malls, airports, train stations, car parks and so on. Anywhere you need to navigate a large complex.
denysvitali 11mo ago
Maybe indoors is the wrong term: as soon as you don't have direct sky visibility it's relatively hard to get a position. Some examples: on a train, on the underground, in a train station, in a mall, in an office building, ...
- seba_dos1 11mo ago
  Even if you do, it will often take more time to acquire a fix than most people are used to
- wongarsu 11mo ago
  Probably depends on the construction of the roof and windows. At least on European trains I've never had an issue getting GPS (unless you are in a tunnel or subway system). It takes a bit longer to get the first fix if you don't have AGPS, but no worse than in a car. Same with planes. On the other hand in a building it it pretty much only works next to a window, and malls don't have windows
mingus88 11mo ago
Not OP but navigating large malls, subway terminals, etc is nice
- wenyong3124 11mo ago
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mcdonje 11mo ago
You're in a large building you're unfamiliar with. Particularly one with an unusual layout, like a mall or hospital.
- InitialLastName 11mo ago
  For a variety of reasons I've set a personal best for time in large hospitals in the last year. They can be very difficult to navigate in the best of times, much less in the less-than-ideal mental state that often accompanies time in a hospital.
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0x457 11mo ago

Generally yes, but if you go to a giant mall, train station, airport then you usually don'y.

seba_dos1 11mo ago

/usr/libexec/geoclue-2.0/demos/where-am-i