Google Maps & apps with mapview have different current positions

Question

I have a mapview where I want to track the user\'s current location. GPS as well as \'use wireless networks\' is activated in my phone settings. Nevertheless, since I\'m ind

Answer 1

The Map and Satellite images in Google Maps is off by a couple of meters, but I don't think it should be off that much. This seems to be a couple hundred meters.

Depending on how you acquired your position will dictate what position you get. From what I understand, these are the three levels of acquisition.

• GPS
• Network
• WIFI

GPS and Network are determined by triangulation. GPS being the most accurate. WIFI is done using a "whois", an address is acquired and then geocoded, being completely inaccurate at times.

Some phones say they are GPS, but they are most likely Pseudo-GPS like the iPhone 1.