Turn GPS off and on during activity

winder1987 over 8 years ago

Hello all,

I have a noobie question again:

Is it possible to start an activity with gps recording, turn the gps off at the second session lap with Position.enableLocationEvents(Position.LOCATION_DISABLE, method(:onPosition)); and turn it back on at lap three with Position.enableLocationEvents(Position.LOCATION_CONTINUOUS, method(:onPosition)); ?

I mean will the third lap recorded correctly with map etc?

Best
Winder

winder1987 over 8 years ago

Hi Datezz,

I thought, that this is a normal "feature" but anyway I don't really like it.

To stop and start it at the same point isn't possible for me, because I can't know where I have to stop a game (as a Referee).

But this is not the question anymore here. So thread can be closed I think.

Best
Winder

3026192 over 2 years ago

Do you finally succeed on it ?

jim_m_58 over 2 years ago in reply to 3026192

Not sure why you'd want to do this as turning off GPS can also mess with things like speed, distance and heading. If you look at the track on a map, you'll also get straight lines between the points when GPS gets turned off and back on. When you turn it back on, it can also take a bit of time to re-establish a GPS lock.

3026192 over 2 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

In order to use my watch like my gps Oregon 450 I plan to leave at home. When I hike for a few days I just need to sometimes check my position in the watch and also check my altitude and vertical speed. I also need to have an automatic saving position when I turn on the gps.

Unfortunately the expédition mode is too limited : no altitude, no vertical speed and the minimum of automatic position is 15 min. I would like 3 or 5.