Technologies

CORE LOCATION

Core Location is a software platform for iOS that allows you to determine the geolocation, altitude, and orientation of a device. This framework is needed to collect location information and interact with iBeacons.


Navigation, transportation, and delivery services, online and offline stores, e-commerce applications, and augmented reality games can all be created using this framework.


Together with Core Location and MapKit, which is responsible for displaying data to users, your developers will have everything they need to determine the user's geolocation and provide them with a quality service.


Important: Apple prides itself on its success in protecting private data, so iOS users are always asked whether to allow apps to determine their location. Therefore, it is important to add a message about the reasons why the app requests access to this data.

4 reasons to use Core Location for your project
Maximum sources and accuracy

Core Location uses the GPS module data in the device, network, and Wi-Fi to triangulate the exact location. The direction the user is looking or moving is shown by the built-in compass. The geocoder, which is part of the Core Location toolkit, will automatically receive information related to the location - the name of the city, street, house number, and sometimes even the floor, thanks to the barometer. An integrated approach makes it possible to significantly increase the accuracy of the determination. Provided that the user allows all the tools to be used, it will be possible to find out where they are within a few meters. If you do not need such an approximation, you can customize any desired one.

Navigation

Most of the applications that cannot do without Core Location are programs with maps, such as taxi and delivery services, travel guides, or something more original, such as a program that tracks public transport or the presence of potholes on the roads. Core Location compass headings allow you to track not only the coordinates but also the direction of movement of objects. Plus, they can also help the app notify you when you need to change the direction.

Improving the UX

The region monitoring function allows you to monitor a limited area and the users who are part of it. Such tracking provides huge benefits for marketing. It can be personalized recommendations of places and actions based on location or setting up the most relevant advertising. Even if your user is just placing an order from home or office, you can use the information obtained by the library's tools to improve their experience. For example, automatically offer options for autocomplete addresses or show the nearest courier service branches. In addition, Core Location has a class for encapsulating data about the places the user has visited. It memorizes not only the coordinates, but also when and how long the user was there. This information will help you to better understand user preferences and improve your service.

Radio beacons

Core Location includes tools for interacting with iBeacons. Apple's proprietary Bluetooth beacons are used not only for the Internet of Things. The beacons can be customized for many different reactions, and as soon as the user is near the tag, additional actions will become available to him. What kind of actions depends on the type of your application, for example, in exhibition centers it can be information about exhibits, and in retail stores - notifications with personalized discounts, and much more.

Conclusion

Core Location is one of the most necessary add-ons for any application. Its purpose is to collect data on the device's location, orientation to the cardinal points, and even altitude. It also allows you to monitor selected regions and trigger pre-configured actions as soon as the user crosses the zone boundaries. This framework will help you both improve the user experience and realize the most unusual ideas. Tracking location and direction, interacting with iBeacons, collecting personal data - all this is possible with Core Location.