Location quit working for me

[KeithG]

Google maps updated this morning and now Tasker does not seem to update location even though the map shows me here at work. I am sure it is something I am doing wrong, but am not sure what coudl cause this. I back dated (from ti backup) to the previous version of maps, but it still shows me at home and not at work. Any pointers?

[Mark Dixon]

KeithG,

Could you try and create a new profile using location context and try that? If that works you may need to reset your other location based profiles... might be a bit of a pain and not using location based profiles (I use cell near), I dont know of the issues first-hand.

Thanks

[Lee]

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:27:03 AM UTC-4, KeithG wrote:

Google maps updated this morning and now Tasker does not seem to update location even though the map shows me here at work. I am sure it is something I am doing wrong, but am not sure what coudl cause this. I back dated (from ti backup) to the previous version of maps, but it still shows me at home and not at work. Any pointers?

You ever figure this out? I am having the same exact problem right now and have no idea how to fix this. I finally have a great use for Tasker and am finding it useless to me.

[Keith Grider]

I don't know. I stopped using geo location and now key off the ssid.

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[Lee]

I think I figured it out but now the comma in the coordinates breaks the URL for most phones. Even is.gd cannot interpret it. 

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[Keith Grider]

So, is there a work-around or is it phone dependent? Can you provide more details?

Keith

[Lee]

The %LOC variable keeps what was last stored when it checked last. If it checked an hour ago and you are now inside a building where it cannot grab a GPS signal, it will just show that location from an hour ago. 

The workaround is to use another profile. The GPS profile will work if Wifi is disconnected. The other if Wifi is connected and it will instead use the %LOCN variable which is based on WiFi coordinates. Seems to be working for me. I can provide the profiles and actions as importable files if someone wants them.

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[Rob Rogers]

Here's an example of how I am getting around the issue of GPS not able to get a fix... It's set up to respond to a text message from my girlfriend If she texts "Where are you?" (When im out on a long motorcycle ride)

A1: Variable Set [ Name:%who To:%evtprm(2) Do Maths:Off Append:Off ]
A2: Get Location [ Source:GPS Timeout (Seconds):45 Continue Task Immediately:Off Keep Tracking:Off ]
A3: Flash [ Text:%who Long:Off ]
A4: If [ %LOCTMS > %TIMES - 60 ]
A5: Variable Set [ Name:%spd To:(%LOCSPD / 1000) * 3600 Do Maths:On Append:Off ]
A6: Variable Convert [ Name:%spd Function:Kilometres to Miles Store Result In:%spd ]
A7: Variable Set [ Name:%spd To:%spd / 100 Do Maths:On Append:Off ]
A8: Variable Set [ Name:%spd To:%spd *100 Do Maths:On Append:Off ]
A9: Flash [ Text:%spd Long:Off ]
A10: Variable Set [ Name:%MYloc To:Location: %LOC
Accuracy: %LOCACC meters
Speed: %spd
Link: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%LOC Do Maths:Off Append:Off ]
A11: Else
A12: Get Location [ Source:Net Timeout (Seconds):45 Continue Task Immediately:Off Keep Tracking:Off ]
A13: Variable Set [ Name:%MYloc To:Couldn't get GPS fix.
Network location: %LOCN
Accuracy: %LOCNACC meters
Link: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%LOCN Do Maths:Off Append:Off ]
A14: End If
A15: Send SMS [ Number:%who Message:%MYloc Store In Messaging App:On ]

A2 attempts to get the GPS location with a 45 second timeout. A4 checks whether the last acquired location was within the last 60 seconds. If that's good it gets used, but if GPS failed, we jump to A12, which gets network location (based on cell towers and wifi). There isn't likely to be wifi when this runs, but if I can get a text, there's got to be a cell tower in range. :-)

And just to explain the rest, A5-6 converts meters per second to miles per hour, and A7-8 is used to drop the 3 decimal precision Tasker uses down to 1...

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