ushahidi/Ushahidi_Android — Issue #19: Disable auto geolocation in report form
Author: eyedol
Created: 2011-12-13 15:30:54+00:00
State: open

Currently, when the user selects a new location in the map, or if the location in the map is updated for any other reason (see bug# 2400), the text in the "location" field is replaced with the geocoded address, this presents two issues:

1) Outside of some countries, the geocoding is very inaccurate
2) The user may choose to use this field to specify details about the location that cannot be detected by the geocoder, or even the GPS (ie. "5th floor")

Suggestion:
Only use geocoding once (ie. when first entering the new report screen), or allow the user to disable it altogether in settings.

Thank you,

Pablo