Fused Location Provider
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Fused Location Provider is an Android location API that intelligently combines data from GPS, Wi‑Fi, cellular networks, and sensors to deliver accurate, power-efficient location updates to apps.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fused Location Provider canonical | 1 |
| FusedLocationProviderClient | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3499358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fused Location Provider Context triple: [Google Play Services, provides, Fused Location Provider]
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A.
Core Location
Core Location is an Apple framework that provides location and heading services to apps, enabling them to determine a device’s geographic position and related location data.
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B.
Geolocation API
Geolocation API is a Google Maps web service that determines a device’s approximate location using nearby cell towers, Wi-Fi nodes, and other network-based signals instead of GPS.
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C.
Maps SDK for Android
Maps SDK for Android is a Google-provided software development kit that enables Android apps to display and interact with Google Maps using customizable map views, markers, and other mapping features.
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D.
Find My
Find My is Apple's device and item tracking service that lets users locate lost or stolen Apple products and compatible accessories across their devices.
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E.
Maps Platform Mobile SDKs
Maps Platform Mobile SDKs are Google’s software development kits that enable developers to integrate interactive maps, location services, and related geospatial features into mobile applications on platforms like Android and iOS.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fused Location Provider Target entity description: Fused Location Provider is an Android location API that intelligently combines data from GPS, Wi‑Fi, cellular networks, and sensors to deliver accurate, power-efficient location updates to apps.
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A.
Core Location
Core Location is an Apple framework that provides location and heading services to apps, enabling them to determine a device’s geographic position and related location data.
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B.
Geolocation API
Geolocation API is a Google Maps web service that determines a device’s approximate location using nearby cell towers, Wi-Fi nodes, and other network-based signals instead of GPS.
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C.
Maps SDK for Android
Maps SDK for Android is a Google-provided software development kit that enables Android apps to display and interact with Google Maps using customizable map views, markers, and other mapping features.
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D.
Find My
Find My is Apple's device and item tracking service that lets users locate lost or stolen Apple products and compatible accessories across their devices.
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E.
Maps Platform Mobile SDKs
Maps Platform Mobile SDKs are Google’s software development kits that enable developers to integrate interactive maps, location services, and related geospatial features into mobile applications on platforms like Android and iOS.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Android location API
ⓘ
Google Play services API ⓘ software component ⓘ |
| abstracts | direct GPS and network provider management from app developers ⓘ |
| apiStyle |
Task-based API
ⓘ
asynchronous callbacks ⓘ |
| availableThrough | com.google.android.gms:play-services-location library ⓘ |
| developedBy | Google ⓘ |
| documentationAt | https://developers.google.com/location-context/fused-location-provider ⓘ |
| exposedVia |
FusedLocationProviderClient
ⓘ
linked to:
Fused Location Provider
|
| feature |
activity recognition integration
ⓘ
fuses multiple location sources ⓘ geofencing support ⓘ high accuracy location ⓘ location update batching ⓘ power-efficient location tracking ⓘ |
| handles | provider selection internally ⓘ |
| input | LocationRequest parameters ⓘ |
| introducedAs | replacement for legacy LocationClient API ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Android ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
battery life
ⓘ
location accuracy ⓘ |
| output | Location objects ⓘ |
| partOf |
Google Play services Location APIs
ⓘ
linked to:
Google Play Services
|
| purpose | provide location updates to apps ⓘ |
| replaced | android.location.LocationManager for most use cases ⓘ |
| requires |
Google Play services on device
ⓘ
location permissions ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
background location updates
ⓘ
continuous location updates ⓘ location availability callbacks ⓘ single current location retrieval ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
PRIORITY_BALANCED_POWER_ACCURACY
ⓘ
PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY ⓘ PRIORITY_LOW_POWER ⓘ PRIORITY_NO_POWER ⓘ |
| usedIn |
fitness and tracking apps
ⓘ
location-aware Android applications ⓘ navigation apps ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom |
GPS
ⓘ
Wi‑Fi ⓘ cellular networks ⓘ device sensors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Fused Location Provider Description of subject: Fused Location Provider is an Android location API that intelligently combines data from GPS, Wi‑Fi, cellular networks, and sensors to deliver accurate, power-efficient location updates to apps.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fused Location Provider