Eagerbeaver Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My friends and family are interested in following my progress on the route and I've found a free piece of software that runs on an iPad or iPhone that will allow them to GPS track my car live. This will keep them updated but will also help to locate us should things not go to plan. I was wondering if anyone else is using any form of GPS tracking or data logging or would be interested in doing so?The software I've found is called ViewRanger and comes with pretty good downloadable maps and best of all, as I mentioned, it's free. You can turn your tracking on or off so you can be as public or as private as you want to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedmonkey Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 what is a ifone? ipad? (sounds like something Ferny wears under his spiderman suit) GPS? data?.........RegardsB.Hopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Wilson Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 think I've found it for android so will download that onto the new tablet tonight when i'm home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagerbeaver Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 ajp wrote:what is a ifone? ipad? (sounds like something Ferny wears under his spiderman suit) GPS? data?.........RegardsB.HopperHi AJPThis is someone very happy with their new eye pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Quite a few CT types use this already.Jason C will discuss this at the DM.By the way, ain't it nice to see someone happy with their eyepad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 There are quite a few "apps" available for this sort of thing. The easiest is Google's Latitude and you'll find a few CT types already using it - it's free, which of course attracts the CT types! The only down side with all these things that run on mobile phones is the data costs, just be aware that nothing's really "free". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagerbeaver Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 I keep wanting to use Latitude but I find it's just so unreliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagerbeaver Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 I had another go with Latitude and can confirm that the data usage does appear to be much higher than ViewRanger but it's the choice of maps that really makes ViewRanger so much better. The biggest benefit of Latitude is that it works cross platform but there can't be that many who own a smart phone but don't have a device that can run ViewRanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Can't you track them using satellite photos, identifying each car by its characteristic & unique oil leak trails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Ive used latitude for a few years on a blackberry, once over the signing in fiasco that is google, it's OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philg Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'm setting this up right now for Team 26. A couple of iPhone apps that may be of interest.GPSed (free right now) allows you to setup either private or public on-line tracking - it also has a pretty good interface on the phone itself, including track management, waypoint/picture uploads and all that - it looks easy to use.Instamapper GPS Tracker is much more basic but the instamapper site has various ways of getting at the data its what Im using but that because I was able to grab the data and process it myself for tracking like this (under development/test still) track.highrez.co.uk.One thing to note, that these apps all only work when "active" on the iPhone unless its jailbroken in which case you can use backgrounder to run anything any time without it getting interrupted :)I've also done this along with a the twitter feed for updates and pictures for the last 2 RBRR's using older tech (pre-iphone) and its been really good to involve the people back home - they have appreciated it.Regards,Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Latitude is great- it also works in the background so you don't have to have it constantly open.Mine is on all the time— which was nice for the IAE as I hadn't even thought about it but could check up on distances and where we had been when I got back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Has anyone found an app that works on a blackberry and will ping the location to a blogger account? I was thinking that progress could be viewed online or maybe even on a map, by anyone interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagerbeaver Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Latitude works on a Blackberry but as a piece of software is pretty limited. I've been uploading the route onto Viewranger and have given a web link to everyone who has sponsored me so they can follow us around the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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