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What does determining a location via iBeacons mean? If overland is using the iOS API to determine the location, shouldn’t it also use Bluetooth and the likes (which would include iBeacons in my understanding).


The ownTracks docs for beacons is at [1,2], whereas there an open issue on the Overland repo suggesting something similar [3].

Getting a location [4] and detecting the presence and proximity of beacons [5] use different parts of the Core Location API.

[1]: https://owntracks.org/booklet/guide/beacons/

[2]: https://owntracks.org/booklet/features/beacons/

[3]: https://github.com/aaronpk/Overland-iOS/issues/93

[4]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/getti...

[5]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/deter...


It's a bit more in the user's hand. You could put a beacon in your garage and one in your kitchen and send different events with OwnTracks depending on which one is close. It's a bit more granular and hyperlocal than iOS' location API.




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