Overriding watch GPS with custom latitude and longitude input

Hello all,

Is there any way that we can input a latitude/longitude position into the some Garmin API object that instead of using the watch's internal GPS data, it uses a provided input position instead?

And if this is possible will this data show on the map when using the MapTrackView object API?

Many Thanks

0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago

With MapView or MapTrackView You can use your own location. Heree's one where the user can enter the lat/lon

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/362ad986-1cf7-4ffd-94b7-e3db79b288cb

With MapTrackView, the firware draws the track using GPS data.

When using MapView or MapTrackView, note that things are different between the sim and a real device

0 5724418 over 3 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Hi Jim Thank you for the reply!

Just for confirmation, I am interested in in seeing if there is a way to essentially replace the internal Garmin GPS data with external GPS data and use that data with MapTrackView rather than the internal Garmin GPS data. I was thinking maybe if MapTrackView or potentially the Garmin system may have some setting that would allow external inputs. Are you aware if this is possible or is MapTrackView and the Garmin locations only capable of using internal GPS?

Thanks again!

0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago in reply to 5724418

No, you can't replace the watches own GPS data with your own when recording ab activity. But you can display whatever you want in MapView/MapTrackView.

0 5724418 over 3 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Ah I see.

I was wondering if there would have been some way to input custom live data of some sort into the mapTrackView function. I see that this may not be possible now.

Thank you for answering.

0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago in reply to 5724418

I posted a link to one of my apps where the user can input a lat/lon with a picker and I draw a map with that location centered. What you can't do is override the lat/lon that's being recorded in an activity. You also can't override things like distance.

You can use fitContrlb to add your own data and that will be shown in Garmin Connect, but the Firmware data is the data used for overall display.