Configuring GPS to capture fast

[alexiga]

Hi,
Am inquiring whether there is a way I can set the GPS question to capture very fast and with a better accuracy, Is there a way I can predetermine the accuracy of all GPS’ captured i.e to be less than a 2m radius

[wroos]

You can specify accuracy as parameter in a bind column. See example of Kal_Lam below.
https://xlsform.org/en/#gps-with-accuracythreshold

In addition, you may also optimise your Android location configuration, e.g. like

[Kal_Lam]

@alexiga, apart from what @wroos has suggested you could also have a look at this post discussed previously (it should help you solve your issue):

GPS takes longer

Hi @l.pomana, GPS for a device generally takes longer time to load in the following conditions: If you are trying to collect data in a bad weather i.e. on a cloudy day. If you are trying to collect data from inside a house. If you are trying to collect data with a cheap smartphone. If you have just turned on your GPS. Solution 1: Try avoiding to collect data in a bad weather. Collecting GPS is easier in a good sunny day when compared to a cloudy day. Try not to collect GPS data from inside…

Note: I don’t think a commercial GPS device is able to capture the accuracy <3 m. Hence if you are using a smartphone the accuracy could be >=3 meters depending upon the budget.

[alexiga]

@wroos, how?

[Kal_Lam]

@alexiga, you could do it as shown in the image below:

Reference xlsform:

Accuracy.xls (31 KB)

Note: 5 is the 5 meter threshold I have used for this survey project.