location coordinates (latitude and longitude) from a Thing speak server and use them in an MIT App Inventor app

roger2798302 · February 12, 2023, 4:18pm

Spicy_Topics · February 12, 2023, 4:25pm

try kio4 extension (or default block or locationIQ website 5000 free limit per day)or try as said in the documentation

http://kio4.com/appinventori/5accelerator.htm

nishyanthkumar · February 12, 2023, 5:08pm

Side note: I would generally advise against using ChatGPT to program, especially with a lesser-known tool of a lesser-known platform like App Inventor.

roger2798302 · February 12, 2023, 5:09pm

Kindly provide a solution how I get the location

SteveJG · February 12, 2023, 5:14pm

First, you have to post a location to the server. Do you have a Thingsspeak account?

This discussion might help you Roger:

roger2798302 · February 12, 2023, 5:37pm

Yes I have an account. Here are the links of latitude and Longitude.
https://thingspeak.com/channels/1832660/charts/4?bgcolor=%23ffffff&color=%23d62020&dynamic=true&results=60&title=Latitude&type=line
https://thingspeak.com/channels/1832660/charts/5?bgcolor=%23ffffff&color=%23d62020&dynamic=true&results=60&title=Longitude&type=line

SteveJG · February 12, 2023, 6:29pm

Read the latitude and longitude data using a GotText Block I believe.
Here is an example that might help you >

Help needed with reading a Json array from ThingSpeak