Method and system for accessing historical sensor data without location services

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a motion sensor of a mobile device, movement of the mobile device in excess of a predefined threshold;
• receiving, by the mobile device, a notification of a first event indicating the movement of the mobile device in excess of the predefined threshold;
• thereafter, in response to receiving the notification, executing a data collection application;
• collecting, by the data collection application, a first set of sensor measurements from at least one sensor of the mobile device;
• detecting, by the mobile device, a second event based on a subsequent movement of the mobile device;
• determining, based on the first event and the second event, that the mobile device is in a vehicle during a driving event;
• detecting, by the mobile device, an end of the driving event;
• requesting, from an operating system of the mobile device, a second set of sensor measurements that were collected prior to receiving the notification;
• receiving, from the operating system of the mobile device, the second set of sensor measurements;
• identifying, using the first set of sensor measurements and the second set of sensor measurements collected between the first event and the end of the driving event, one or more events that occurred during the driving event;
• and
• terminating the data collection application in response to detecting the end of the driving event.