event.accuracy

Type Number
Event location (GPS)
Revision Current Public Release (2018.3326)
Keywords location, gps, accuracy
See also event.latitude
event.longitude

Overview

Provides the accuracy of the GPS location in meters. If negative, the latitude and longitude are not valid.

Example

local latitude = display.newText( "-", 100, 50, native.systemFont, 16 )
local longitude = display.newText( "-", 100, 100, native.systemFont, 16 )
local altitude = display.newText( "-", 100, 150, native.systemFont, 16 )
local accuracy = display.newText( "-", 100, 200, native.systemFont, 16 )
local speed = display.newText( "-", 100, 250, native.systemFont, 16 )
local direction = display.newText( "-", 100, 300, native.systemFont, 16 )
local time = display.newText( "-", 100, 350, native.systemFont, 16 )
 
local locationHandler = function( event )
 
    -- Check for error (user may have turned off location services)
    if ( event.errorCode ) then
        native.showAlert( "GPS Location Error", event.errorMessage, {"OK"} )
        print( "Location error: " .. tostring( event.errorMessage ) )
    else
        local latitudeText = string.format( '%.4f', event.latitude )
        latitude.text = latitudeText
 
        local longitudeText = string.format( '%.4f', event.longitude )
        longitude.text = longitudeText
 
        local altitudeText = string.format( '%.3f', event.altitude )
        altitude.text = altitudeText
 
        local accuracyText = string.format( '%.3f', event.accuracy )
        accuracy.text = accuracyText
 
        local speedText = string.format( '%.3f', event.speed )
        speed.text = speedText
 
        local directionText = string.format( '%.3f', event.direction )
        direction.text = directionText
 
        -- Note that 'event.time' is a Unix-style timestamp, expressed in seconds since Jan. 1, 1970
        local timeText = string.format( '%.0f', event.time )
        time.text = timeText
    end
end
  
-- Activate location listener
Runtime:addEventListener( "location", locationHandler )