Random thoughts... GPS?

[Maebius]

With the ability to "technically" use any javascript in a plugin, I wonder, has anyone pondered the various libraries that utilize mobile GPS interfaces to make some sort of game. (aka: inspired by things like Ingress/ Pokémon GO/ etc)

I'm no programmer, and still struggling through the basics of Eventing and Map-making and such, but since my demo game thingy can be accessed via my friend's mobile device browsers, I wondered.. Hmm, should be theoretically possible.
You folks with more JS experience... thoughts? ;)

I figure, with the w3CGeolocation API, it's quite do-able... maybe?
http://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/

 

[eivl]

You would need to hook up cordovas device handler.

But what would you want to use it for? Gps data is not relevant when you do not have a map to use it on.

 

[Maebius]

You would need to hook up cordovas device handler.
But what would you want to use it for? Gps data is not relevant when you do not have a map to use it on.

raw GPS data could still be useful to create something useful. A friend did that with raw data for a programming project in school. No map needed, as they initialized the location, then required the person to "move at least a mile away" to succeed in the given task. (was not a game, was just sample GPS data and use it somehow.) Simple, and I figure -could- be useful, or not. I'm not technical enough to know the guts of the methods, but "you moved from here to there" might be a potentially interesting Dynamic.. maybe... Sort of Game-ify moving around to train up your main actor's Strength? or Agility. or harvest-chance of rare herbs.. or...

Thus my question, since Creativity could probably have lots of uses, not necessarily "traditional GPS mapping" utility.

 

[eivl]

Oh, yeah that is easy :)

 

[Tsukihime]

How accurate are GPS on mobile devices?
I'm wondering how nintendo does their streetpass thing.

 

[eivl]

It is 3-8 meters.

 

[Maebius]

Yep, in general, it's around 5m, though overall, I've noticed that it can get pretty tight, within a meter or two in open clear areas, compared between three different devices, using the same coordinates. :)
I'm a huge Geocaching fan, and is one of my favorite things about using mobile GPS.
Treasure hunting in the real world! :D

 

[eivl]

within a meter or two in open clear areas

not sure that is even possible, I am not disregarding it, since I know nothing about geocaching IRL, but i remember vaguely a physics class where we calculated the best possible GPS signal... Maybe there has been a change in how it works.
[doublepost=1446813650,1446813437][/doublepost]I checked.. satelites are accurate to about 10 nano seconds, this translate to a minimum accuracy of 3 m, that is when everything is perfect.