[Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, a control method, and a program capable of improving accuracy of autonomous distance measurement by turning off absolute positioning in accordance with a moving distance.[Solution] The information processing apparatus includes: a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a moving distance of a user by using an absolute position of the user measured by an absolute positioning unit; and a control unit configured to perform control to turn off the absolute positioning unit in a case where the moving distance becomes a predetermined distance.