burrkie wrote: > I was wondering if anybody knew if it is possible to track the speed > the phone is moving using the motion sensors. I've researched a bit > into how to calculate data from it but I was wondering if it is > possible to check say how fast the person holding the phone is moving, > and if they speed up or slow down?
The "motion sensors" sense *acceleration*, not movement. > I no > gps can do this but for the project I have in mind it would need to be > alot more accurate. For any significant distance (e.g., 50 meters or more), I suspect GPS will likely be more accurate than the accelerometer and the compass. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
