Intro

For working with location-based services, such as the GPS and compass, there are a few features built into Aquro.

 

Via Visual Coding

The following Visual Coding blocks can be used when working with location services:

Device.Geo.GetLocation
Gets the location of the device by using the location services available on the device.

Parameters:
None

Return values:
latitude (Value) - Current latitude location
longitude (Value) - Current longitude location
altitude (Value) - Current altitude over the sea (in meters)
accuracy (Value) - Position accuracy (in meters)
altitudeAccuracy (Value) - Altitude accuracy (in meters)
heading (Value) - Current direction of travel (number of degrees counter clockwise from the true north)
speed (Value) - Current ground speed (in meters / s)
timestamp (Value) - Timestamp from when the location was captured
Error (Value) - Error if something went wrong

Outlets:
GotLocation - Called when a location was found
Error - Called if something went wrong

 

Device.Compass.GetHeading
Get the orientation of the device 

Parameters:
None

Return values:
Heading (Value) - Current latitude location
TrueHeading (Value) - Current longitude location
ErrorMessage (Value) - Error if something went wrong

Outlets:
Success- Called when the heading was found
Failure - Called if something went wrong

Device.Compass.WatchStart to monitor the compass headingParameters:
Intervall (Value) - How often the compass direction should be updated (in ms)

Return values:
Heading (Value) - Current latitude location
TrueHeading (Value) - Current longitude location
ErrorMessage (Value) - Error if something went wrong

Outlets:
Success- Called when the watch have been started
Failure - Called if something went wrong
Tick - Called everytime the compass heading is reported

Device.Compass.Stop
Stop monitoring the compass heading

Parameters:
None

Return values:
ErrorMessage (Value) - Error if something went wrong

Outlets:
Success- Called when the watch have been started
Failure - Called if something went wrong
 

 

 

Via JavaScript and advanced code usage:

You can always use your own custom JavaScript code to work with the GPS or with the compass.

For GPS features Aquro is using the cordova-plugin-geolocation.
More info: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-geolocation

For compass features  Aquro is using the cordova-plugin-device-orientation plugin
More info: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-device-orientation