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Mobile phone GPS altitude decreases when measured from high rise buildings

I am using my mobile phone (Motorola G30) in which I had installed GPS Test app, to measure altitude. I am coming across something really weird. Attached is the screengrab comparing the altitude ...
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Identifying if a user is in building or shopping mall using GPS or WiFi data

I am trying to understand if there is a logic to see if a user is in a shopping mall or a building or outside using GPS or WiFi data captured from a mobile phone. Is there a logic to check?
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Mapbox GL JS - Is there a way to specify a different zoom level for mobile devices?

With Mapbox GL JS, is there a way to specify a different zoom level for mobile devices? I found two examples, both from the older mapbox.js (links below), but I can't seem to translate them to GL JS ...
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How to enable positioning in underground Metro/Subway stations for smartphones? [closed]

Summary: my smartphone can't do public transport journey planning in underground metro and subway stations because it doesn't know where it is. Is there a description for cities and public transport ...
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Responsive Esri app: not sure how to collapse sidebar to button

Currently, I have a sidebar with text. How do I collapse it to a button when the screen size is below a certain pixel width? Here's the app on Code Pen: Click for App. This sample code does what I ...
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Simple Asset Web Map Service [closed]

I want to make an asset/inventory map of locations (points only) that can be viewed and queried easily from computers and mobile devices. The dataset is not very large, and the user traffic would be ...
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Display WMS layer from local GeoServer in mobile application with Cesium JavaScript Library?

I need to display a WMS layer from my local GeoServer in a mobile application with the Cesium JavaScript Library, but I don't know how to do it. Can anyone help me?
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Opensnowmap.org tile not downloading

Currently I am trying to show ski map on my mobile application written on flutter/dart. I found http://www.opensnowmap.org/ site that show lifts and pistes all around the world. I tried the link ...
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Tracking in browser while the phone is locked with ArcGIS (ESRI) [closed]

The Question How can I track a user's movements via ESRI's JavaScript API in a web browser when their phone is shut/locked? This would ideally work for all web browsers (i.e. Android and Apple ...
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How can I fix mobile view on Joomla 3?

I read the discussion (Openstreet with leaflet not appearing on some desktop and all mobile browser) but I don't know where to find this code and fix it on Joomla 3. I used a plugin (Fields - GMapFP ...
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Saving Standalone Table to .mmpk file

How do I save a Standalone Table to an .mmpk file ? I try save Standalone table to mmpk file, but i didn`t get it in mobile app I tried get tables from this object in android app, but "GetTables" ...
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Add a cursor/icon in OpenLayers to mark precisely

We are using OpenLayers in a mobile application developed in Ionic. When we trace any feature (Point/Line/Polygon) by using finger precision is not accurate and user is not able to exactly mark the ...
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Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 Professional - How to Uninstall VBScript Runtime Library and Install again?

I've been having trouble getting the Trimble Positions for ArcPad Extension to correctly install on my Trimble Geo 7X handheld. I saw that another user asked about something similar and the solution ...
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Hiding leaflet tooltip on mobile device?

I would only display a tooltip on a device without a touchscreen. A popup and a tooltip will be displayed on your mobile by clicking on the point. I would like to see only popup var ubytovaci = L....
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Get tiles to appear after fitBounds call on one marker on mobile only

I am making a Leaflet 1.3.4 map. When I added fitBounds to the code, I experience a problem when viewing the map on my iPhone XS. Map displays fine on the desktop but regardless of browser (I have ...
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Very different static gps tests for different devices

I don't understand the results that I got when I measured with three different devices that were lying on the ground for couple of hours. These devices were: Nexus 10 tablet, Samsung Galaxy Core Prime ...
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Is it possible to upload data directly to QGIS Cloud from a mobile phone?

I am going to be performing some field work, but I don't have a GPS unit as of yet due to cost. Ideally I would like to pre-upload some features onto my QGIS cloud online map first, then go into the ...
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Mobile app for workflow/timesheets + GIS Asset collection required [closed]

We're looking for a solution to move our field operatives from paper based input to electronic field input on tablets to record workflow and map assets. Work involves land drainage (working on ...
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Surveys showing GPS accuracy in different models of smartphones?

Are there any surveys that give accuracy in meters for different smartphones (e.g, iPhone 6: 8 meters, Samsung Galaxy S8: 7 meters) regardless of what the statistical method is being used?
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ESRI Runtime Geodatabase Shape storage

Does anyone out there know the geometry storage encoding for ESRI's Runtime Geodatabase (.sqlite) format? aka mobile geodatabase. There are 'GDB_ tables', 'st_ tables', 'RTREE indexes' and other ...
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Customization of Line drawings in Carto Mobile

I've been following up the "Add a line" section in the tutorial of Getting started for the Carto Mobile SDK https://carto.com/docs/carto-engine/mobile-sdk/getting-started/#basic-map-features and so ...
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Leaflet map scrolled when dragging the page on mobile [closed]

I have a Leaflet map embedded in a div with vertical scroll. The scroll works well on desktop but on firefox mobile I get a strange behavior: when I scroll the page (touching outside the map) the map ...
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Maximum GPS-based location Sampling rate of smartphones

I am working on Android application that needs to take GPS locations at the rate of 10Hz to 1Hz. I tried it by setting 100ms for time interval for requestLocationUpdates(_, 100, _, _) function. But ...
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Spatial query and sending SMS - Which techno on mobile? [closed]

I would like to set up a mobile application to send SMS messages to nearby contacts. To make it simple, here are the steps in the process: The user opens the app and adds a point on the map. A script ...
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Carto PackageManager return null on Xamarin.iOS

I have such problem: On Xamarin.IOS Package Manager returns null after invoking GetLocalPackage(packageId) in several places of the application; What do I know about the issue: 1) This happens ...
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Mobile "GIS"/geolocalization application for popularisation of science? [closed]

I am looking for an mobile multi-platform (or at least Android) application which will allow me to share my spatial data. On day to day bases I am working with QGIS in archaeology and with Losuc GIS ...
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No maps visible when downloading something with CartoPackageManager

I am facing such problem: while some package is downloading with Carto PackageManager, I can’t see neither other downloaded offline maps nor online maps of any other place. In other words, if there ...
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Use downloaded global OSM data in Android offline app

I am about to develop my first Android app (so I am a newbie in mobile app development). For this I will need OSM data of the whole globe, but only data with tags highway, boundary, waterway and ...
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How to enable Latin names for places in some places instead of local ones in Carto Services?

Some places on the map is labeled with Cyrillic names, but I need only English/Latin names of places on the map, however sometimes there are only local names. In general I need transliteration to ...
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Seeking Mobile App to insert customized roads for navigation?

I want to know if there is a mobile app (for cellphone) where I can insert my line features (roads) and polygons features (fields), all in vector form (.shp) and somehow navigate with that information....
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Dragging on mobile using Carto?

We have this large map of United States on our website and we are trying to see it well on mobile. As the map is too large we lose some functionalities on mobile view like dragging. Is there any ...
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Remove the Leaflet zoom control on mobile

Leaflet includes a simple zoom in/out control on the map, unless otherwise specified: zoomControl: Whether a zoom control is added to the map by default. This control is unnecessary on a mobile ...
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How to map fence post holes to reality?

I'm looking for a good technique to take points, which mark the locations of fence post holes, from a Google map layer to then precisely mark with paint where to drill the holes. I noticed that my ...
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Collecting offline spatial data on iPads? [closed]

I a looking for an iOS app or any approach, that will allow me to do offline map-based surveys and upload the data back to one single database once I am online (like the Esri Collector), but: in ...
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Openstreet with leaflet not appearing on some desktop and all mobile browser

I have set up osm on ubuntu below is how my codes are. The issue the map appears perfectly on desktop browser but it doesnt appear on mobile phone browser. What could be issue? Is there any tweak ...
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OpenLayers Map Click won't fire on Android Chrome (Samsung S6 device)

I'm having an issue getting a map click event to fire properly on a Samsung Galaxy S6 device using Chrome for Android. I have not seen this issue on other devices (yet). I'm using v3.19.1 of the ...
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Is GeoPDF suitable for mobile-navigation app?

I need to develop mobile app that display geo-referenced image. User should be able see own position on it and do simple navigation. Plus turn on/off vector layers. Now I am looking format/mobile ...
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Any iOS Golf Apps using OSM

About to head out for a round of golf and wondered if there are any golf apps that use OSM as a background? I live in a fairly remote, rural area, and I'm not sure how well the courses round here ...
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Carto maps - get map scale / size

I'm looking for solution how to get current map size (in kilometers) with current zoom level. Is there a way how to calculate map scale?
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Using Bing Map via NMF file in 2017 in ArcPad 10.2

Does anybody has recently experiences with using Bing Map Service on an Handheld Device with ArcPad 10.2? I'm getting the Error message: Error Missing AuthenticationResultCode in response ...
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Leaflet scaling on mobile

I'm using leaflet with OSM for two different web mapping projects and have the same problem with both. On both, I set bounds and zoom limits and create the map, and they work nicely on my laptop (...
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Problem with flyTo and circleLocation

I made a leaflet map with a search control. The problem occurs when enabling circleLocation and flyTo: The circle gets drawn much too early and in the center of the current mapbound. When the map ...
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Leaflet not registering touch events on static map?

I am attempting to create a tool that will present users with a web map, which cannot be zoomed, panned, etc. Just a static map, dynamically presented, ie at a semi-random location for the purpose of ...
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Sidebar blocks buttons

Added a sidebar to my Leaflet map that is toggled by a click on a feature and contains all feature properties. On local devices (Firefox/Chrome) everything works fine. My problems shows up only on ...
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Open popup of a feature with its marker

Got a leaflet map with some features and a button with a search function. A marker is shown at the lat,long where the feature is found. A click on the feature shows a popup. heres the code for the ...
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OpenLayers 3, drag to scroll page

I have a website where an OpenLayers 3 map fills part of a page. The site is intended for mobile viewing, and my problem is that I'm not able to scroll the page by pushing and dragging on the map. I'...
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QGIS Experimental CRS

From the Play Store I have installed QGIS Experimental on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. All seems to work fine but I cannot set the coordinate reference system. From the SETTINGS menu I then select ...
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Moving map content/ map signatures when zoom

Got a problem with my leaflet map especially when using it on mobile devices. When using the zoom (zoom in and out) my signatures are moving out of the screen. after finishing the zoom the signatures ...
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Obfuscating location? [closed]

I have a webservice where I have one solution to obfuscate location called Points of interest which are predefined points scattered around an area. When ever a user send their coordinates from their ...
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How to add GPS UI on CARTO public_map and/or embed_map?

I want to add GPS UI for getting current location on CARTO public_map and/or embed_map, when they are accessed from mobile phones. I know I can do it coding in JavaScript and carto.js, but I want to ...
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