Im just looking to track the miles, no matter who drives the vehicle or where they go, just as long as I track miles of the vehicle, not me walking around with the phone on me. I know its not a accurate thing and im not looking to be that precise, I just want to track as close as possible so the maintenance can be done closer to the mileage that it should be done.
Mark, what part of the API would I use to sample the GPS location? Is that also all under the LocationManager? On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 9:13 AM, Mark Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
