documentation: remove location service reference from mobile manual

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@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ aimed at Android and iOS smartphone and tablet devices.
While the desktop version of _Subsurface_ shows much more detailed information
for each dive, the mobile version allows a more accessible dive log on the go. For example,
you can prove dive experience on a dive trip to dive shops or review
previous dives while on a dive boat. _Subsurface-mobile_ also allows
the gathering of GPS locations where dives are performed.
previous dives while on a dive boat.
Assuming you have a dive computer that is supported by the mobile OS of
your choice, _Subsurface-mobile_ supports the downloading of dives from your dive computer.
@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ _Subsurface-mobile_ allows:
- Download dive data directly from some dive computers.
- Editing most of the dive log data, e.g. dive-master, buddy,
equipment or notes relating to a dive.
- Recording, storing and applying GPS positions to dive information.
- Viewing the localities of recorded GPS positions and of dives
on a map.
@ -717,90 +715,6 @@ specific XML files (both for dives and dive sites) as well as _UDDF_.
Tapping on _Next_ opens an additional page for login information for the destination website (or a file selection dialog).
== Obtaining dive site locations using the GPS
The fact that almost all smartphones have GPS facilities allows
_Subsurface-mobile_ to record
the locations of dives.
****
[icon="images/icons/important.png"]
[IMPORTANT]
*Accuracy of GPS coordinates*
GPS-derived coordinates on a smartphone
are not always accurate and can have an error greater than 1 km. GPS accuracy
is determined by the hardware and software of the
smartphone as well as by the GPS settings selected within Android/iOS.
As of Android V6 (Marshmallow) select Android _Settings -> Communication -> Location -> High accuracy_*.
If the smartphone is taken on the boat
during a dive, locations can be automatically recorded at regular intervals.
These locations can then be applied to dives in the dive list as described below
****
To collect dive site coordinates four step are required:
[[S_ConfigureGPS]]
=== Configuring the GPS service
For most users, the defaults for tracking GPS locations are
appropriate. If you would like to change them, go to
the _Main Menu_, select the xref:S_Settings[_Settings_] screen, and open
the _Advanced_ area on that page where there is a section for
configuring the GPS service (see image below). GPS location data
are collected at regular intervals, e.g. every 5 minutes, or at regular
distances, e.g. after the boat has moved more than 200m, or a combination of
both of these approaches. Provide the appropriate information and
tap the _Back_ button. The program is now ready to collect GPS positions.
image::mobile-images/GPSConfig.jpg["FIGURE: GPS configure",align="center"]
=== Collecting GPS positions
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a|image::mobile-images/LocationMenu.jpg["FIGURE: GPS start",align="center"] |
In the _Location_ menu select _Run location service_.
_Subsurface-mobile_ starts to collect GPS locations automatically,
following the preferences specified as described above. While the GPS
location service is running, all menus have a GPS symbol at the bottom,
indicating that the service is active. After returning from
the dive, deactivate the collection of GPS data by tapping
the option _Location -> Disable location service_. The GPS symbol at the bottom
of menus disappears.
|=======
Collecting GPS fixes like this is relatively battery intensive and unfortunately
both Android and especially iOS have become increasingly aggressive in killing
applications that are running while the screen is turned off. It may make sense
to check between dives that the location service is still running. On the other hand
the battery consumption of a smartphone with GPS enabled is often significantly less than
the battery consumption of a dedicated GPS that is logging a track.
=== Viewing GPS data collected during a dive
From the _Location_ submenu select _Show GPS fixes_. This brings
up a list of GPS positions obtained by the location service (image
below). Two actions are possible for each of the locations, enabled by
dragging the right part of a location to the left. This exposes two
options. Tapping the dustbin deletes this particular GPS location. Tapping the
teardrop-shaped icon (actually a Google Maps pin) opens up Google Maps with a pin
indicating the exact map position of the GPS record being viewed. The two above
options can be hidden by drawing the GPS record to the right.
image::mobile-images/gpsmanagement.jpg["FIGURE: GPS management",align="center"]
=== Applying GPS data to dives in the dive log
After running the location service during a dive trip, first either download
the dives from your dive computer or manually enter the dives into the dive list.
Now you can apply the GPS positions to these dives.
From the _Dive management_ menu, tap _Apply GPS fixes_. The dive list contains the start
and end times of each dive. Now, _Subsurface-mobile_ applies the first
GPS position that falls within the dive period of each dive. This results
in a GPS position for each dive that is saved as part of the dive log.
== Viewing the locations of all dives in the dive list
image::mobile-images/DivesMap.jpg["FIGURE: Map of all dive sites",align="center"]
@ -872,11 +786,6 @@ your location.
As the name indicates, most users do not need to make changes here.
==== GPS location service thresholds
As indicated above in the _Location_ section of this manual, here you can set the distance and time
thresholds for the _location service_
==== Bluetooth
Since most mobile devices tend to find a _LOT_ of BT/BLE devices that aren't dive computers, by