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["Johannes Renkl" <renkljs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> ><SNIP><
> >Hi, Is there a way to read data from the GPS sensor itself?
> >ubuntu-location-serviced-cli must be getting its data from
> >somewhere Yesterday it had no satellites in sight, despite all
> >location services set to on. And after i left it on overnight, in
> >front of a window, it still had no satellites in sight. If i
> >encounter the same problem again, i'll send you the logs, for now
> >it is working again, after switching off and on all location
> >services. The values in the awk file are pure guessing, no logic
> >there :-)
> >>>11 = good reception  = Green
> >>< 11 = poor reception   = Blue
> >><   1 = No reception     = Red
> >>
> >>If you know better values for good and poor, please let me know.
> >>
> >I would propose to mark all satellites with
> >"have_almanac_data"/"have_ephimeris_data" as green, yellow for
> >satellites without that data with reasonable snr, and red for any
> >other reported satellite.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >   Thomas
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> Sounds like a good idea, but:
> I *never* have seen a satellite which had almanac data, ephimeris
> data, or was used in fix.
> Even when "Here" is working fine and the Sensor app is showing
> accurate time and lat long coordinates.
> 
> Can a few people try and run:
> ubuntu-location-serviced-cli --bus system --get --property
> visible_space_vehicles from the commandline?

I've tried that with my bq and I can confirm that observation. Even 20 minutes
after having working localization in HERE maps, OSM and the sensor app (didn't
check plausibility of the last one), als the properties below were 0. But in
may case even azimuth and elevation were 0...?!?

Regards
Johannes

> ( after "Here" and/or the SensorStatus app are showing reasonable results )
> 
> And post the result if they do/don't have one or more of the following set:
> has_almanac_data:
> has_ephimeris_data:
> used_in_fix:
> 
> I can't help but wondering if there is a difference between what the
> apps are using and what ubuntu-location-serviced-cli is showing.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Ed
> 
> 
> 
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