Check location on launch

[inghamn]

On startup, it might be nice to have the app check the location and somehow choose a server from the AvailableServers.

Or at least check the location and tell the user if they're outside the jurisdiction boundaries of their current server.

[inghamn]

I'm not sure if we can do this yet, though. There are issues with the Open311 spec that need to get addressed before we have enough information to this.

[rbdietz]

This doesn't have to do with the spec. It's a UI feature in GeoReport. there is a list of servers in the app either through pList or geoDNS (future). Upon app lauch, the app should check the current location. If there current location is closer to another location and outside of the current one it should ask the user if he/she want's to switch to the closer server. This should be independent of the spec and independent of how servers are imported into the app.

[inghamn]

Right now, none of the Open311 server definitions include any lat/long. Using only the spec-provided data, we have no real idea what the jurisdiction boundaries are for the servers listed. The server definitions don't include geolocation information yet.

So, the phone knows where the user is, but doesn't know where on the map the servers represent.

[rbdietz]

We can add that to the plist as a temp measure. geographic center
would be useful initially.

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Cliff Ingham
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wrote:

Right now, none of the Open311 server definitions include any lat/long.  Using only the spec-provided data, we have no real idea what the jurisdiction boundaries are for the servers listed.  The server definitions don't include geolocation information yet.

So, the phone knows where the user is, but doesn't know where on the map the servers represent.

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