On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Steve Gabrilowitz <steveg1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just did a play store search for the heck of it and there is an app that > claims to do just that, and has good reviews so it apparently is possible. > The app is free but implements in-app purchasing and one of the reviewers > mentioned something about a $10 option but it might be a better solution > for you than reinventing the wheel. > > If you want to write a simple app as you suggest and you don't mind having > to turn it on and off then it seems to me that all you would need is 2 > usages of the GPS, record the location when you turn it on and then when > you turn it off just look up the distance between current point and saved > start point! > A more accurate approach would be to sample the GPS location on a continuous basis. A button on the app could be used to start/stop the sampling to save battery, or, better yet, dynamically change the sample rate - decrease when the samples don't change and increase to a set maximum when they do. I can envision driving from point A to point B on several different routes, all of which are different distances. Just knowing the end points would not be a very accurate way to measure the miles driven for stuff like oil changes, tire rotation, tire wear, etc. Mark > On Jun 25, 2014 11:58 AM, "Dan Cha" <cuban...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm looking to better track my own personal mileage on my truck.. so was >> looking into the GPS module and seems it may be possible, but wanted to ask >> before spending to much time building something that will never work. >> since this is going to be for my personal usage, it is going to be a >> simple app that ill turn on when in the truck and have it track my miles >> for the day and so on.. >> >> I know sounds like a pain to have to turn it on and off but since this is >> a work that can be part of our daily routine to log everything, turn on app >> and so on.. >> >> any links to good source would be great if this is possible.. >> >> thanks. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Android Developers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
