GPS Lat/Long into Google Maps

[rfresh]

I'm getting the GPS Lat/Long and want to compose an http into google maps but the lat long isn't calling up my city. Do I have do another conversion of the GPS lat long before I can use it with google maps?

My current URL is this one but it just shows the whole USA:

33:54.04181,-118:6.84766 - Google Maps

Thanks...

 

[warwound]

Check out this thread: http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4andr...10660-showing-google-turn-turn.html#post59393

Another related thread is here: http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4android-updates-questions/7280-starting-geo-uri-intent.html

Martin.

 

[klaus]

You must use decimal values for the lat/lon values and not minutes and seconds.

33.9,-118.11 - Google Maps

Best regards.

 

[warwound]

An idea might be to check if the Google Maps app is installed on the device.

If it is installed use an Intent to start Google Maps otherwise use an Intent to open the browser at maps.google.com.

The Google Maps app does a better job of displaying a location in my opinion so i'd start that if possible and fallback to the browser option only if Google Maps is not installed.

Martin.

 

[rfresh]

You must use decimal values for the lat/lon values and not minutes and seconds.

33.9,-118.11 - Google Maps

Best regards.

Is there a conversion for this?

 

[klaus]

Where do you get the GPS lat/lon values from ?
The GPS_LocationChanged event returns a Location.
The Location.Latitude and Location.Longitude values are decimal values so no conversion needed.

Best regards.

 

[rfresh]

I was using from the GPS example:

Sub GPS_LocationChanged (Location1 As Location)
    Log("Lat = " & Location1.ConvertToMinutes(Location1.Latitude))
    Log("Lon = " & Location1.ConvertToMinutes(Location1.Longitude))
    Log("Speed = " & Location1.Speed)
End Sub

I'll remove the Convert() -- thanks..

 

[rfresh]

Does anyone know if I can get a city name from my B4A GPS coordinates from Google maps?

 

[warwound]

Try the Geocoder library.

Reverse geocoding is the process of converting coords into a place name.

Martin.