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Working with Device
Sensors, GPS and MapsMALIN DE SILVA
SHAREPOINT SPECIALIST
EXILESOFT
Overview
Location
Maps
Device Sensors
Accelerometer
Compass
Gyroscope
Inclinometer
Location
Location improves experience
Foursquare
Map apps
Longitude and latitude coordinates
Enable ‘Location’ under the capabilities
Can define accuracy levels
Rich emulator support
DemonstrationHOW TO WORK WITH
LOCATION SERVICES
Location: Running in the background
Examples
Location reminder
Location tracker
Runs 4 hours without user interaction
Battery saver and device memory issues
User disabling location
Another app starts running in background
Maps
Fully fledged Bing maps support
Need to have a Bing maps key
bingmapsportal.com
Location and address
Routes and directions
Integration with other apps for directions
Demonstration WORKING WITH BING MAPS
Device Sensors
Accelerometer
Gyrometer/ Gyroscope
Compass/ Magnometer
Inclinometer
Orientation Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Proximity Sensor
Device Sensors: Accelerometer
Acceleration caused by the
gravity or other external forces
Device rotation and motion
changes X, Y, Z values
Demonstration ACCELEROMETER
Device Sensors: Compass/ Magnometer
Returns a 2D heading with respect to magnetic north based on the
horizontal plane of the earth.
Should not be used in determining specific device orientation or for
representing anything in 3D space.
Some systems support both HeadingMagneticNorth and
HeadingTrueNorth.
Device Sensors: Gyrometer/ Gyroscope
Measures angular velocities along the X, Y, and Z
axes.
Do not concern with device orientation but device
rotating at different speeds.
Can suffer from noise in the data or a constant bias
along one or more of the axes.
Query the accelerometer to verify whether the
device is moving in order to determine if the
Gyrometer suffers from a bias
Device Sensors: Inclinometer
Work best with apps that care about how the device is situated in space.
Pitch and roll are derived by taking the accelerometer’s gravity vector
and by integrating the data from the gyrometer.
Yaw is established from magnetometer and gyrometer.
Device Sensors: Other Sensors
Orientation Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Proximity Sensor
