I am developing GPS application. Do you know about how to detect speed of mobile device ?
Actually, I need to detect the speed every 2 seconds.
I know didUpdateToLocation
method is called when location changed.
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager
didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation
fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation
But I think this method is not suitable for my issue.
So, Do I need to check speed of [CLLocationManager location]
in 2 seconds ?
Any suggestion ?
Thanks in advance.
How about the code below which works from the delegate method. Alternatively, if you did want to poll, then keep your previous location and check the distance changed from the last poll and use the manual method (also shown below) to calculate the speed.
Speed is calculated/provided in m/s so multiply by 3.6 for kmph or 2.23693629 for mph.
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation
{
//simply get the speed provided by the phone from newLocation
double gpsSpeed = newLocation.speed;
// alternative manual method
if(oldLocation != nil)
{
CLLocationDistance distanceChange = [newLocation getDistanceFrom:oldLocation];
NSTimeInterval sinceLastUpdate = [newLocation.timestamp timeIntervalSinceDate:oldLocation.timestamp];
double calculatedSpeed = distanceChange / sinceLastUpdate;
}
}