Location Sensor

Adding a Location Sensor to your app

To add a Location Sensor to your app:

1. Navigate to the Blocks tab of your project.

2. Under the App Features heading, locate Sensors.

3. Click the ⊕ symbol next to Sensor.

4. Select Location Sensor from the provided menu.

5. Click Add.

You will see a settings panel where you can set the properties of the Location Sensor before clicking Submit.

Properties

Property	Description	Data Type
EnableHighAccuracy	Enables network provider that uses Google Play services to improve location accuracy and location-based services	True/False
Timeout	How long the Lotion Sensor will look for the user's location before quitting, in milliseconds	Number
Maximum Age	How long a previously fetched location will remain valid, in milliseconds	Number

Blocks

Functions

Get Current Location

Properties

Event / Property	Description
Get Current Location	Returns a user's location in latitude and longitude degrees; also includes additional information in a location object including i) estimated location accuracy in meters, ii) altitude in meters, iii) speed in meters/second and iv) heading in degrees

Example

The Location Sensor returns a user's current location in latitude and longitude as well as a location object which includes additional properties like accuracy, altitude, speed and heading (or direction) which you have to retrieve with the object blocks above

Properties

Enable High Accuracy

Maximum Age