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What does determining a location via iBeacons mean? If overland is using the iOS API to determine the location, shouldn’t it also use Bluetooth and the likes (w
by nmlt 4y ago
What does determining a location via iBeacons mean? If overland is using the iOS API to determine the location, shouldn’t it also use Bluetooth and the likes (which would include iBeacons in my understanding).
- lostfocus 4y agoIt's a bit more in the user's hand. You could put a beacon in your garage and one in your kitchen and send different events with OwnTracks depending on which one is close. It's a bit more granular and hyperlocal than iOS' location API.
- jamessb 4y agoThe ownTracks docs for beacons is at [1,2], whereas there an open issue on the Overland repo suggesting something similar [3]. Getting a location [4] and detecting the presence and proximity of beacons [5] use different parts of the Core Location API. [1]: https://owntracks.org/booklet/guide/beacons/ https://owntracks.org/booklet/guide/beacons/ [2]: https://owntracks.org/booklet/features/beacons/ https://owntracks.org/booklet/features/beacons/ [3]: https://github.com/aaronpk/Overland-iOS/issues/93 https://github.com/aaronpk/Overland-iOS/issues/93 [4]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/getting_the_user_s_location/using_the_standard_location_service https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/getti... [5]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/determining_the_proximity_to_an_ibeacon_device https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/deter...