https://redmine.auroville.org.in/https://redmine.auroville.org.in/favicon.ico2019-12-19T11:44:32ZRedmineGisaf - Bug #9468: "Find my Location" button on map returns strange result !!https://redmine.auroville.org.in/issues/9468?journal_id=587892019-12-19T11:44:32ZPhilippe May
<ul><li><strong>Assignee</strong> set to <i>Richard Presley</i></li><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>New</i> to <i>Feedback</i></li></ul><p>Interesting, it's worth investigating a bit ;)</p>
<p>Are you using your laptop, which presumably doesn't have GPS? In that case, the location might be estimated by the OS according to connection information (Jio?).</p>
<p>Are you using Google Maps on the same device? In that case, i really wonder how Google could estimate your location differently than Windows in that case.</p>
<p>For information, the maps are made with Mapbox (<a class="external" href="https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js">https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js</a>): that button is one of its feature, and makes use of the OS capabilities (OS services). Standalone softwares can have access to other things, that web browsers block.</p>
<p>PS: thanks for that first ticket... don't forget to assign it to me so i'll be notified as soon as it's created.</p> Gisaf - Bug #9468: "Find my Location" button on map returns strange result !!https://redmine.auroville.org.in/issues/9468?journal_id=587902019-12-19T14:18:08ZRichard Presley
<ul><li><strong>File</strong> <a href="/attachments/download/6115/image.png">image.png</a> <a class="icon-only icon-magnifier" title="View" href="/attachments/6115/image.png">View</a> added</li></ul><p>Hi Phil. I am using my desktop PC with a Jio hotspot connection to the<br />Internet for both Google Maps and your site. I am using a USB-WiFi dongle<br />on my PC to interface to the Jio hotspot via the hotspot.</p>
<p>I again launched the two sites, cleared the cache (shift-F5) for both<br />sites, and the bug is reproducible: Geomatics shows my location in the<br />exact same place as before (shown below), and Google Maps still shows me<br />correctly right here in my room.</p>
<p>Very strange, huh?</p>
<p>[image: image.png]</p>
<p>You can see in the screen capture above what happens. The map zooms out to<br />this extent and my position (the blue dot) continues to be in the exact<br />same but incorrect location.<br />Have you tried this out on your PC? Do you have the same issue?</p>
<p>rp</p>
<p>On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 5:14 PM <<a class="email" href="mailto:redmine@auroville.org.in">redmine@auroville.org.in</a>> wrote:</p> Gisaf - Bug #9468: "Find my Location" button on map returns strange result !!https://redmine.auroville.org.in/issues/9468?journal_id=588262019-12-20T14:06:02ZRichard Presley
<ul></ul><p>This evening, for an unknown reason, my location is properly displayed.</p>