Running location provider processes

A computing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more sensors;
• and
• data storage including instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• executing, for a first time period, a first location provider (LP) process and a second LP process,
• obtaining at least one first estimated location of the computing device from the executing of the first LP process,
• obtaining at least one second estimate location of the computing device from the executing of the second LP process,
• obtaining sensor data from the one or more sensors of the computing device, wherein the sensor data corresponds to the first time period,
• determining, using at least the sensor data, a respective accuracy of each of the first LP process and the second LP process, and
• based on at least the determined accuracies of the first LP process and the second LP process, selecting one of the first LP process and the second LP process to execute for a second time period.

A method comprising:

• executing, on a computing device, a first location provider (LP) process to obtain at least one estimated location of the computing device for a first time period;
• determining a motion model of the computing device that provides at least one expected location of the computing device for the first time period;
• making a comparison of the at least one estimated location with the at least one expected location provided by the motion model;
• and
• based on at least the comparison, enabling both the first LP process and a second LP process to execute on the computing device for a second time period to evaluate which of the first LP process and the second LP process is more accurate.