On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Steve Gabrilowitz <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> 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 [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
