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documentation: remove location service reference from mobile manual
Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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While the desktop version of _Subsurface_ shows much more detailed information
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for each dive, the mobile version allows a more accessible dive log on the go. For example,
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you can prove dive experience on a dive trip to dive shops or review
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previous dives while on a dive boat. _Subsurface-mobile_ also allows
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the gathering of GPS locations where dives are performed.
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previous dives while on a dive boat.
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Assuming you have a dive computer that is supported by the mobile OS of
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your choice, _Subsurface-mobile_ supports the downloading of dives from your dive computer.
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@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ _Subsurface-mobile_ allows:
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- Download dive data directly from some dive computers.
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- Editing most of the dive log data, e.g. dive-master, buddy,
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equipment or notes relating to a dive.
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- Recording, storing and applying GPS positions to dive information.
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- Viewing the localities of recorded GPS positions and of dives
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on a map.
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@ -717,90 +715,6 @@ specific XML files (both for dives and dive sites) as well as _UDDF_.
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Tapping on _Next_ opens an additional page for login information for the destination website (or a file selection dialog).
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== Obtaining dive site locations using the GPS
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The fact that almost all smartphones have GPS facilities allows
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_Subsurface-mobile_ to record
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the locations of dives.
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****
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[icon="images/icons/important.png"]
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[IMPORTANT]
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*Accuracy of GPS coordinates*
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GPS-derived coordinates on a smartphone
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are not always accurate and can have an error greater than 1 km. GPS accuracy
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is determined by the hardware and software of the
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smartphone as well as by the GPS settings selected within Android/iOS.
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As of Android V6 (Marshmallow) select Android _Settings -> Communication -> Location -> High accuracy_*.
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If the smartphone is taken on the boat
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during a dive, locations can be automatically recorded at regular intervals.
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These locations can then be applied to dives in the dive list as described below
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****
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To collect dive site coordinates four step are required:
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[[S_ConfigureGPS]]
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=== Configuring the GPS service
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For most users, the defaults for tracking GPS locations are
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appropriate. If you would like to change them, go to
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the _Main Menu_, select the xref:S_Settings[_Settings_] screen, and open
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the _Advanced_ area on that page where there is a section for
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configuring the GPS service (see image below). GPS location data
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are collected at regular intervals, e.g. every 5 minutes, or at regular
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distances, e.g. after the boat has moved more than 200m, or a combination of
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both of these approaches. Provide the appropriate information and
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tap the _Back_ button. The program is now ready to collect GPS positions.
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image::mobile-images/GPSConfig.jpg["FIGURE: GPS configure",align="center"]
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=== Collecting GPS positions
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[width="100%", frame="None", cols="2,3"]
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a|image::mobile-images/LocationMenu.jpg["FIGURE: GPS start",align="center"] |
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In the _Location_ menu select _Run location service_.
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_Subsurface-mobile_ starts to collect GPS locations automatically,
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following the preferences specified as described above. While the GPS
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location service is running, all menus have a GPS symbol at the bottom,
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indicating that the service is active. After returning from
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the dive, deactivate the collection of GPS data by tapping
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the option _Location -> Disable location service_. The GPS symbol at the bottom
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of menus disappears.
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Collecting GPS fixes like this is relatively battery intensive and unfortunately
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both Android and especially iOS have become increasingly aggressive in killing
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applications that are running while the screen is turned off. It may make sense
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to check between dives that the location service is still running. On the other hand
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the battery consumption of a smartphone with GPS enabled is often significantly less than
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the battery consumption of a dedicated GPS that is logging a track.
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=== Viewing GPS data collected during a dive
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From the _Location_ submenu select _Show GPS fixes_. This brings
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up a list of GPS positions obtained by the location service (image
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below). Two actions are possible for each of the locations, enabled by
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dragging the right part of a location to the left. This exposes two
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options. Tapping the dustbin deletes this particular GPS location. Tapping the
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teardrop-shaped icon (actually a Google Maps pin) opens up Google Maps with a pin
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indicating the exact map position of the GPS record being viewed. The two above
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options can be hidden by drawing the GPS record to the right.
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image::mobile-images/gpsmanagement.jpg["FIGURE: GPS management",align="center"]
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=== Applying GPS data to dives in the dive log
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After running the location service during a dive trip, first either download
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the dives from your dive computer or manually enter the dives into the dive list.
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Now you can apply the GPS positions to these dives.
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From the _Dive management_ menu, tap _Apply GPS fixes_. The dive list contains the start
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and end times of each dive. Now, _Subsurface-mobile_ applies the first
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GPS position that falls within the dive period of each dive. This results
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in a GPS position for each dive that is saved as part of the dive log.
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== Viewing the locations of all dives in the dive list
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image::mobile-images/DivesMap.jpg["FIGURE: Map of all dive sites",align="center"]
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As the name indicates, most users do not need to make changes here.
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==== GPS location service thresholds
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As indicated above in the _Location_ section of this manual, here you can set the distance and time
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thresholds for the _location service_
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==== Bluetooth
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Since most mobile devices tend to find a _LOT_ of BT/BLE devices that aren't dive computers, by
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