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		Wintamute on Sept 30, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fog of World You don't need an internet connection to get a GPS fix, so this app would work fine anywhere I think. You then need internet connectivity to sync your accumulated lat/long data back to your account.

vhf on Sept 30, 2012 [–]

Not only you don't need an internet connection to get a GPS fix, but also iPhones geolocation data don't rely on GPS only.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS

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