The GPS / Geo-fencing component

The GPS & Geo-Fencing component allows you to track a user's GPS location in real time and trigger actions based on defined geographical areas. This component is ideal for creating location-based applications such as audio guides, interactive tours, or games based on the user's position.

This feature works entirely offline: your users do not need an Internet connection during their journey.

⚠️ Mobile Apps Only: This feature is only available for mobile applications (web and native).

Use Cases

Here are some use cases for the GPS & Geo-Fencing component:

Geolocated Audio Guides: Activate audio descriptions when the user enters a specific area.
Interactive Tours: Guide users with specific information based on their location on a map.
Location-Based Games: Create quests or challenges that unlock based on the user's position.
Indoor or Outdoor Signage Applications: Provide navigation instructions in physical spaces or events.

Setting Up the Component

Adding the Component

Insert the GPS component into your project. If you want it to be active throughout the application, make sure to insert it at the project level rather than within a single screen.

Adding the GPS component

Open the GPS component from the Objects list. A Google Maps interface will appear: this is only for placing your position markers and will not be visible in your app.

💡 The GPS component is non-visual. If you want to display a map in your app, use the Map component.

Configuring Geo-Fencing Zones

Using markers, add geographical zones by entering an address or clicking directly on the map. Name each zone to make them easier to identify in your actions. Click the + button on the left to create a marker.

Configuring markers

Here are the properties for each marker:

GPS Coordinates of the Center
Radius (in meters): Set the detection distance from the center of the zone.
Enter Zone Detection: Trigger an action when a user enters a defined zone.
Exit Zone Detection: Trigger an action when a user leaves a specific zone.

You must choose either entry or exit detection to activate your marker.

You can also link the creation of your geo-fencing zones to a dynamic source via data binding.

Component Features

Trigger Events

The GPS component can also act as a trigger for various actions. Available triggers include:

Zone Detection [marker]
Geolocation Error

Trigger events

Interactive Actions

There are no interactive actions associated with this component.

Best Practices and Tips

In certain environments (indoors, low-coverage areas), GPS accuracy may be limited. The Beacon component can be a good alternative.