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Live tracking: show own position
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It might be beneficial to show a point for yourself as well during live tracking.
When you're energy saving or have spotty network coverage, your position might not update that often. I am always curious as to where the last successful update took place.
That would also allow one to easily pinpoint the last place with network coverage, in case of an emergency. It might also indicate where your buddies (or some rescue party) will start looking for you when you're in trouble.
I like this idea 
have to quote with a small smile
"For now, we do not need feedback with requests of a new features. Own plans are already defined. "
from: http://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=4988.msg41127#msg41127
:)
have to quote with a small smile
"For now, we do not need feedback with requests of a new features. Own plans are already defined. "
from: http://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=4988.msg41127#msg41127
:)
If nothing had ever changed we'd have tails and climb in trees, rather than discuss Locus features :-)
If nothing had ever changed we'd have tails and climb in trees, rather than discuss Locus features :-)
Idea implemented. Will be available in next version for both types of Live tracking (custom, Locus).
Idea implemented. Will be available in next version for both types of Live tracking (custom, Locus).
@Menion
Will "my last position icon" be stay on screen or would it hidden after the refresh time and no connect to server?
because that will un/complete my old similar topic.
http://help.locusmap.eu/topic/guide_me_to_the_last_succesfully_transmitted_live_tracking_position
@Menion
Will "my last position icon" be stay on screen or would it hidden after the refresh time and no connect to server?
because that will un/complete my old similar topic.
http://help.locusmap.eu/topic/guide_me_to_the_last_succesfully_transmitted_live_tracking_position
Hi
I think that if you leave old positions on the map without a simple way to understand how old they are is not a real live tracking because the tracked user could be no more there.
http://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=4988.msg42482#msg42482
Hi
I think that if you leave old positions on the map without a simple way to understand how old they are is not a real live tracking because the tracked user could be no more there.
http://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=4988.msg42482#msg42482
Not so different as you think.
I tried to reach my wife out for a run some days ago. Both with live tracking enabled.
Last position acquired for my wife was at the center of a bridge. I headed to the bridge to try to reach her but I was 3km away. Every time I looked at the map the point was always still on the bridge so I thought she stopped there.
Luckily I was on the right track and when I arrived 300 meters from her, position has been updated and the I reached.
She told me she never stopped at the bridge, I was looking at a point too old on the map.
A point of live tracking on the map has a different value depending on the time it was acquired.
Not so different as you think.
I tried to reach my wife out for a run some days ago. Both with live tracking enabled.
Last position acquired for my wife was at the center of a bridge. I headed to the bridge to try to reach her but I was 3km away. Every time I looked at the map the point was always still on the bridge so I thought she stopped there.
Luckily I was on the right track and when I arrived 300 meters from her, position has been updated and the I reached.
She told me she never stopped at the bridge, I was looking at a point too old on the map.
A point of live tracking on the map has a different value depending on the time it was acquired.
Ok Menion probably I misunderstood the topic I read it as referred to all positions tracked and not only the own.
Ok Menion probably I misunderstood the topic I read it as referred to all positions tracked and not only the own.
"last valid place" is a weird name for the point really. Shouldn't you name it like the live tracking setting? then it will also make more sense when multiple live trackings are supported.
Also... can you tag it with date and time of update somewhere in the.comment field?
"last valid place" is a weird name for the point really. Shouldn't you name it like the live tracking setting? then it will also make more sense when multiple live trackings are supported.
Also... can you tag it with date and time of update somewhere in the.comment field?
Renamed to "last shared position" as is name in settings, thanks.
Date and time of point is in it's details - there is a "Time created" value.
Renamed to "last shared position" as is name in settings, thanks.
Date and time of point is in it's details - there is a "Time created" value.
ps, sorry if that sounded a bit rude... was a little disappointed. simple http requests and simple gpx/json responses would have been the way to go. then we could have done lots of funky things... like eg immediate display on googlemaps or in googleearth... or replaying our tracks on a friend's device... or emailing a simple kml URL to our parents to find us on whatever device and tool they prefer... or god knows what... plenty possibilities with STANDARDs.
Instead, it's Locus private vendor lock-in playground without any chance of interaction. For what reason? https has security and compression as well.
flexibility and simplicity lost forever on this subject because of another overcomplicated implementation choice :/
ps, sorry if that sounded a bit rude... was a little disappointed. simple http requests and simple gpx/json responses would have been the way to go. then we could have done lots of funky things... like eg immediate display on googlemaps or in googleearth... or replaying our tracks on a friend's device... or emailing a simple kml URL to our parents to find us on whatever device and tool they prefer... or god knows what... plenty possibilities with STANDARDs.
Instead, it's Locus private vendor lock-in playground without any chance of interaction. For what reason? https has security and compression as well.
flexibility and simplicity lost forever on this subject because of another overcomplicated implementation choice :/
Hi Locus Team !
Honestly, without the possibility to run Live Tracking showing the position of others on Locus linked to a private owned server (like Traccar for example) , Live Tracking Function will be unfortunately unusable and useless for us as it is simply and strictly impossible to share this datas on any type of third party server even if it offers some kind of private room.
So, personally, i really really hope that you will open the availability of using this function with our own private server,
Cheers,
Fifi.
Hi Locus Team !
Honestly, without the possibility to run Live Tracking showing the position of others on Locus linked to a private owned server (like Traccar for example) , Live Tracking Function will be unfortunately unusable and useless for us as it is simply and strictly impossible to share this datas on any type of third party server even if it offers some kind of private room.
So, personally, i really really hope that you will open the availability of using this function with our own private server,
Cheers,
Fifi.
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