After FINALY finding a working way to get TomTom nav 2 working on my XDA2
(with the Lead from the XDA.1)
I was Driveing arround and Thourt to myself...
Is there a way to Transmit my GPS Map refrence point Via GPRS
Back to my home PC where the Map refrence can be Linked
to an on screen map at home?
Much the same way the GPS plotting is linked to TomTom Maps
for navigateing.
been thinking about this more today.
shurely the data from the GPS isnt too big,
If there was a way to relay the data onto a IP address (home pc)
and have a Map program like TomToms understand that data
in the same way TomTom maps do, then you (or ya missus)
could track your position.
ok mebe not in real time, but im not a Tech so i have no idea how much
Data is involved in GPS plotting but a 5 second delay wouldnt be bad would it?
this is kinda the way GPS tracking works in tracking stolen cars i guess
but now we have GPS on our lovley XDA2's we to can transmit that data
Via GPRS couldnt we ?
I think you can have a look at this solution:
http://www.geocities.com/gps2sms/
It's using SMS, GPS to track your current coordinate. It's free. You could tailor it if you want.
Sorry I forgot to mention that currently it works with Nokia or Siemens phone with a laptop. The Nokia phones are there to act as the modem.
It doesn't work with XDA but I was just thinking about thse app's idea of using the phone to send the current coordinate. the O2 can replace the laptop and send using SMS or GPRS to a central location (your server) and updates it real time
I am doing a program for the XDA II that will send your GPS location back to a given number i will post a few screen shots if you like.
You will be able to select any com port that you like it works at the moment with All TOMTOM devices.
Paul J
DA Systems & their Nexus/NX product for the XDA1 & 2
I have done simillar using area codes and also with fixed GPRS/GPS units.
You need to send Lat/Long & ID to specific IP/port via GPRS, then add that to a database, which can be parsed by a mapping program such as MapPoint.
Cheaper than SMS
pjcltd said:
I am doing a program for the XDA II that will send your GPS location back to a given number i will post a few screen shots if you like.
You will be able to select any com port that you like it works at the moment with All TOMTOM devices.
Paul J
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Yes please post a few screen shots!
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This is the Com port Bit and the GPS bit
I will post more later
Wireless Delivered (www.talecom.net) has been doing this for over a year using the XDA I!
It even has an real-time map online where you can go and look at where your XDA is! 8)
Richard
Ah! But has it being working for over a year?
Sorry - couldn't resist
intresting stuff
but is there a simple app that i can hunt the net for ?
no thats why i am doing one
I work for a company that uses tracking (GPS) phones and we have looked for a system for the ipaq and the xda that we could use in our software.
I use http://www.mapamobile.co.uknot very accurate though
but can u still use your gps?
if I understand you correctly, if your code is running, my wife can
see where I am from home, but I can't run my moving map
what we really need is to "install" a new COM5 etc port,
so that TomTom reads COM5, our program reads COM4
where the real GPS is installed, and send it over SMS/GPRS.
Scheme
GPS -> COM4 -> sent to home
-> also copied to COM5 -> local GPS(tomtom) display
I'm not sure how to setup a "virtual COM" on PPC. It is pretty
easy to implement on UNIX (virtual tty).
Ideally, someone should write a "dblCOM" utility.
it takes COM4 and copies its output to COM5 and COM6 ...
it takes input from either COM5/6 and copies back to COM4 ...
(com# are configurable of course)
this way we can run TWO DIFFERENT GPS SOFTWARES at the same
time. this is far more useful than you might think... one could be
a visual display of your speed/acceleration/etc, the other moving map.
serial+gps+camera+voice record+gprs in one fast computer box
is a mighty powerful machine.
think of connecting it to the engine monitor in the car and having
a complete monitor, not to mention a blackbox, for every car
on the planet ... you can even pinpoint drunk driving in real time
using special intuitive software ... and the government will probably
make it mandatory in every car before 2020 ... yak.
Did you know that the first matrix was a perfect human world?
It was a disaster...
Get the TomTom SDK & you can do most/all of the above.
The SDK has the ability to make GPS positional data available to another program as well as TomTom. You then just need to create a vehicle for sending the data back to a remote location.
The real question should be - "Do you really want your wife tracking where you are?" 8)
I have been doing this for some time now:
1. Use Oziexplorer for navigation on XDA1 / XDA 2
2. Use Net GPS to send GPS data to a web server through GPRS (Or GSM) (you can use it alone or with Oziexplorer on the XDA)
3. Use Oziexplorer for PC on remote PC, connected to the webserver through Internet
http://www.oziexplorer.com
http://www.gpsvehiclenavigation.com/GPS/netgps.php
Another quite similar project
I like to share this URL of not too dissimilar project by one person which I happened to stumble in the newsgroup:
http://www.brains-n-brawn.com/default.aspx?vDir=nosink
Some source code samples are given to give some idea.
*** Tracking your XDA using GPS ***
Hey you guys
I cant believe that your trying to reinvent the wheel
Have you not heard of Co Pilot Live 4
It does exactly what you want, despite being a better SatNav Program anyway IMHO having street names as well as road numbers read out verbally it also allows you to log on to their website and see EXACTLY where you are and even your direction of travel from your home PC. AND it even allows you to communicate by sending text messages to the PPC with custom design responses.
Imagine the wife can now ask you
What time will you be home from work? [6pm] [7pm] [8pm] [9pm]
Can you pick up little johnny from the School Play? [YES] [NO]
Oh what Joy!!!!
As some poster said "Do you really want your wife to be able to pinpoint the car 24/7
Check out their website
www.alk.eu.com
Hope this helps
Related
I use a Mio a701 for Geocaching with GPS Dash v2.58 software and it seems to do everything I need it to apart from one thing. I would like to be able to take photos and have the lat/long read from the GPS & stamped onto the photo. Is anyone aware of any 3rd partysoftware that can do this?
I have looked at things like "RoboGeo" which compare the recorded track with EXIF data on a PC, but really would like the ease of doing it direct on the device.
I know this is slightly off topic for your forum, but I have asked in the usual Mio support forums. I would have thought such software (if it exists) could also be used on an XDA with a BT receiver also, so here I am
TIA
Murf
murf62 - welcome to the board.
I'm a fellow Mio A701 man, as of last week. Can I ask what forums you're using? I haven't seen many good dedicated ones, at least nothing as good as here. I've started one on my website just for the hell of it.
I've written a couple of apps to improve the system, I'm not particularly happy with it out of the box.
But I digress. This could be possible, but what app are you using take the photos, normal camera app?
V
Yeah, I'm using the normal camera app, but can't see any reason why a 3rd party app couldn't exist that grabs a pic from the camera and then stamps the lat/long onto it.
I have hunted high & low for such a thing and I'm pretty sure it doesn't currently exist. :shock:
I've had the Mio since release on 10 Mar and it's been great, these are the forums I currently use, I'm assuming it's ok to post them here as you asked & are a moderator
http://www.fourpages.co.uk/mioA701/index.php
http://www.expansys.com/forum.asp?code=129999
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=106
http://www.modaco.com/MiTAC_Mio_A701-f175.html
The bottom 2 are dying off now as most people have moved to the fourpages one.
I would be interested in apps you have written, what sort of things are you talking about?
murf62: hey, four pages is great, I just Johnny Five'd the whole board into my limited Mental Storage Drive:
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Seems like you run much of the board, at least the FAQs!
I'm awaiting my authorisation email Can't post yet.
Basically, I hate that there's no dedicated Power button. The red button is useless, it always switches itself on in my pocket, and takes me 30 seconds to switch off using the ShutDownApp.exe or whatever it's called.
I reverse engineered it and squirted the functionality into my VJEschaton (unreleased version), and used a regedit to bring the Camera app into Settings, and now assign power off to the camera button.
Next step is to rewrite or patch the keyboard driver to allow power on from the camera key, although I'm thinking of a better solution, writing my own screen lock to sidestep the problems (backlight coming on) with the current Rom version.
Next, I used VJOkButt to replace the functionality of the Red button, and used AE ButtonPlus to replace Vol Up/Down keys.
I spent an age configuring my Today screen, creating a new today theme to match my old WM2003 one, updating the Wiki on here very slightly with my findings. I then configured claunch to use as my Today screen dialer.
I've also written a small GPS test app.
I spent yesterday trying to install my father's TomTom 3, which failed, so gave TT5 a go. Works ok.
I'm going to try to write a release version of the GPS app, eventually, because currently I think you have to Kickstart the GPS with another app, and VisualGPS seems too CPU intensive for the job.
More to come. I've only had it out of the box for around 48 hours
Hopefully I'll look into the GPS stamping issue, if I can figure out and find a nice image manipulation library. But I have some other priorities on this board first (VJToggleToday, to maximise Today screen space. Works well on the Mio though).
V
vijay555 said:
I'm going to try to write a release version of the GPS app, eventually, because currently I think you have to Kickstart the GPS with another app, and VisualGPS seems too CPU intensive for the job.
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You don't need to kickstart it this way if you use HW_COM & 57600 baud in tomtom instead of COM 4.
But will that still use Ephemeris?
V
No it doesn't, but it still locks on pretty quickly. Typically, I get tomtom loaded & a good lock in around 60 seconds. (25 seconds or so of that is tomtom booting up, then another 10 or so while it finds the COM port).
I am looking for software+maps (preferably UK OS maps) for cross-country walking. Viewranger would be ideal if it worked on WM. I see memory-map and ozi-explorer have been mentioned here. Any preferences or other recommendations?
My recommendation would be for Memory Map. I've tried it in the past, and was very impressed, and know keen walkers who rely on it. I liked being able to plan a route and 'preview' it, print maps and then program the GPS (I was using an external GPS with a different PDA then).
I don't know OziExplorer, but it looks as if it does similar things. There's an interesting comparison of the two if you do a search - basically it finds that Ozi has the better desktop version, but Memory Map is the better Pocket PC version.
Hope this helps.
I use Quo from Mapyx
I originally tried Memory Map & Anquet, these being the main rivals to each other. I found that the Anquet WM program has issues, so from the start that ruled them out, Memory Map was good, but the cost for the maps was a lot more than Quo, with Quo you can buy single map 'tiles' which I found suited my needs vs cost better.
When using the using the maps I found MM was complicated by having a massively complicated (IMO) licensing system, only thing that was a plus for MM was the WM program was smoother than Quo, in that Quo refreshes the map each time after you move it manually (fine when tracking via GPS), while MM is a live map (think the way Opera goes blocky when you move around a page and has to update.)
Thanks for the feedback both of you. For cheapness, I have installed Quo and bought the minimum number of map tiles. However, although they are loaded seamlessly on the PC, it seems that they have to be manually switched on the mobile. Also, I don't see how to directly copy the original map tiles from PC to mobile. Smaller versions seem to be created when 'export' is selected. I have contacted their support.
I use Ozi Explorer CE with topo map my country, long time (since 2006 on Mio701, now HTC Topaz) and for me is best, because OziExplorerCE have many,many navigation options. Map your country (UK) can found (googled) on the net... But spend your time i found what interest you:
GB Topo 1:50 000 calibrated and prepared for direct using in Ozi Explorer (Your signature say you have capacity memory card):
GB Topo 1:50 000
Regards
i use Everytrail
Mike Austin said:
Thanks for the feedback both of you. For cheapness, I have installed Quo and bought the minimum number of map tiles. However, although they are loaded seamlessly on the PC, it seems that they have to be manually switched on the mobile. Also, I don't see how to directly copy the original map tiles from PC to mobile. Smaller versions seem to be created when 'export' is selected. I have contacted their support.
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I agree that it isn't the clearest concept the way they get you to transfer the maps to the mobile. The way I work is to treat the map(s) of the country as a master map (I've got both 25k & 50k maps) then create an 'Area' of the part of the country I want to send to my mobile, in which res I want or both (25k & 50k).
For example I went to the Peak District earlier this year, so brought 25k & 50k maps of the area (25k for where I know I would go, with the 50k for the general location) then I marked out an 'Area', this 'Area' excluded some places that the maps I had brought covered, but that I knew I would not be visiting so reducing the file size of the maps to be transfered.
I actually find this way makes a lot of sense as you don't have to worry about transferring brought tiles, but can just transfer the area you need, even if that area crosses two brought tiles.
The only other thing, is when you've got two types of map (25k & 50k) they both need to be transfered individually, and then on the mobile loaded individually, also unlike the desktop application the mobile app won't zoom through the different maps, you need to load up either the 25k OR the 50k.
Overall I am still very happy with it, I think some of the issues with the mobile app are down to having to cater for the limited power of some mobile devices.
I'm happy to give any help I can.
Images:
The first image is with the country map on, showing my created 'Area',
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Steeve24 said:
The first image is with the country map on, showing my created 'Area', the second image is showing the same area but with the country map off, the pink areas are my brought tiles (3 large are 50k, 1 small is 25k), and the green line is my 'Area'
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Thanks for the tip. It seems that our areas cross. Maybe we will bump into each other while we are squinting at our screens instead of looking where we are going!
Hello Friends,
We have been using the Android platform for quite a time now and i am sure many of us have tried many GPS related apps from the market both Free and Paid ones.
Since , there are literally countless GPS apps on the market , I would limit my list to Top 20. This is due to the fact that it is nearly impossible to use more than 20 apps of one Genre at a time in a Single Phone.
And Since , the Galaxy Note has the best GPS lock on any mobile device in the world , apart from having GLONASS and A-GPS , I think these apps fulfill the real purpose of having a GPS on your device.
The following list is limited to Top 20 as I earlier said. You can always give suggestions and reasons for your GPS app , which may be included/appended in the list as well.
And One More request , that I will add 1 GPS App per day , both for the sake of time and brevity.
So starting Now :
1. My Tracks
This is the app I have been using since my days with Galaxy Spica I5700. Simply put , its a GPS Track recorder. Wherever you are going , just start the app , lock in the starting point and press Record track. Voila !! Wherever you will be destined to go it will record the exact path either on the road yu are driving or wherever you are walking cycling etc., just press stop recording after reaching the place. You can see the entire recorded track and stats on the App itself and also on the PC Google Earth.
This app also has the ability to generate KML files which can be exported to PC.It has features including , voice guidance , elevation changes , exact time to travel , exact path , marker positoning etc.The main benefit is that we can analyse our travelled distances and time taken and adjust new routes and plan our daily travel. The best part is that once you get the GPS lock , no need to mount it on the windshield of the car , just place it anywhere so that some part of phone is visible to the sky.
The links to the app are below. It’s a freeware Open Source project from Google. Screenshots are attested below the link.
Download link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/...NvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5tYXBzLm15dHJhY2tzIl0.
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three gps i use all the time
primospot
google maps
glympse
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The only GPS app I use is Google Navigation (Google maps). I have had no problems, works great.
1. my tracks
2. google maps
3. gps walk
mine
first one is waze
second is sygic
third is google maps
but we have some more recommended like telmap and osmand.
also mention which one requires data connection and which doesnt....
I use a mix of offline and online GPS apps.
Google Maps for basic mapping and latitude.
Ndrive 11 with Southern Africa Maps (offline).
Sygic With Southern Africa Maps (offline).
Maveric for custom maps or tracks. (online with caching & various mapping sources)
Sygic was on special and the maps are OK but have some serious errors. Also there was a non map download of 600 MB excessive when the country map is 11 MB.
I'm most happy with Ndrive but the map update process does not make sense. On my Note I don't get maps newer than April 2011 but on my Xperia Ray I have maps from January 2012.
Im using Navitel and OsmAnd+
Google Maps has always worked find for me. I've never needed to seek out any other GPS app.
Google maps navigation is the best one. its free and very well updated!
I tried Navigon and N-Drive but google maps definitly beats both those expensive apps.
I hope tomtom will arrive soon.
Best Gps apps
1.)Google Maps Navigation
Works flawless .. Awesome
2.) Sygic Map my india
Has a great 3d view of the POI's(Point of Intrest) and the buildings..
But couldnt recognize few destination spots which the google maps does..
SO
well its great that people commander Google Maps navigation but, it needs internet connection.
i have it when i am at home.
not when i am abroad.
and also it take alot of energy and battery and that's a problem.
i have tried 2 weeks ago to compare 3 navigators and Google navigation show me a long way compare to the others...
so what is better then?!?
also dont forget that its only beta n some countries and not working untill u use ownhere version that have been removed now because of google copyrights...
I believe everyone here had missed the fact that you can pre cache maps in Google maps and then they work great offline!
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I have Navigon installed, but in all honesty I use Google Maps for almost all my navigation needs.
My favorite is co-pilot, my friend send me torrent for cracked whole europe version, amaizing! I dont like g-maps because it eat my data...
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Navigon app with purchase addon: Traffic Life and Package special destination. It is the best and accurate navigator, google maps is ok, but there are situations with absence of connection. I drove the car to destinations of 1000 km and Navigon was always very precise with directions and speed controls. The only defect that is expensive.
TripAdvisor is the best app for the restaurants and hotels.
I included these app in my list of the best of my blog marchintosh.net app for Android.
online maps really have no use to me as a car navigation system.. the data overhead is huge, and if you end up somewhere nowhere (cellwise) you are toast. For me, the pre-caching argument just doesnt cut it on several grounds but ymmv.
I had reviewed a bunch or car nav apps with the iPad from free to cheap to subscription and had settled on CoPilot live for the ipad and will get it now also for the Note.. offline maps, integrates nicely, and far superior map content and user interface than sygic.. nice additional feature that you can use local seach (online) quick and simple to get your starbucks diversion on a long trip.
szymi22 said:
My favorite is co-pilot, my friend send me torrent for cracked whole europe version, amaizing! I dont like g-maps because it eat my data...
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1. Sygic
2. Google sky map
3. Sun surveyor
4. Google maps
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OK Now someone name some good NAVIGATION apps that work OUTSIDE of the USA. because as much as i love Google navigation it only works in the USA . so... for people like me that live in Asia what is the best GPS app??
Really? Google Navigation works just fine for me here in Australia...
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1) It could actually be hardware.
On my i9000 the rubber connector between the case and the board had failed. Trying to solder a spring onto it appeared to burn out the chip completely.
Try another device in the same place. Looking at my Nexus I see a spring connection to the back case for some kind of ariel. Not sure if it's for the GPS. Q: Can we connect an external GPS antenna to help test this variable? Most people have tested this by breaking the connection between the mainboard and the antenna. It's a slow process unfortunately.
i9000 hardware GPS problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697217
Nexus S 4G CDMA (i9020a) link to same problem
Page 5 has links to internal diagrams and mention of NFC antenna getting magnetised affecting compass.
2) No GPS in the sky (or not enough of them). Go as far North as Northern Norway or Alaska and you can have troubles.
Try another device in the same area. Cloud cover will degrade the signal, so will trees. Q: Better way to test without standing out in the rain?
3) AGPS cache has crap in it.
Do a AGPS reset.
4) AGPS server connectivity. Could be a GPRS problem. Could be WiFi problem. Could be at the server. Check what server you're using to see if you can contact it from the phone. Q: Is ping a good way to check?
5) EPO server fails. Perhaps md5sum is broken:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975500
YGPS and the engineering menu on mtk65** phones is very useful. EPO downloads a map of where satelites are expected to be so the GPS then know exactly what to expect. The list is updated once per day. Q: I'm only aware of this on Mediatek phones?
6) GPS works better when moving.
If you have
### ROOTED SAMSUNG GT-I9100/GT-I9100T/GT-I9100G/SGH-I777 or GALAXY NEXUS DEVICE REQUIRED ###
Try: GPS Control SiRF
^ We need a better version of this app to work with more phones.
7) Some radios are better than others. This is where it gets difficult. Is there a single phone out there with open source GPS drivers? (not geeksphone afaik). The GPS code AFAIK is in the modem image, totally closed. Perhaps there's a way to generate a GPS signal to test with?
- If the worse comes to the worst you can always buy a Bluetooth GPS module to lug around and use that. I didn't have success with Cyanogenmod's built in external GPS in the settings so I used "Bluetooth GPS" on one phone and "Blue GPS" on another.
- I've heard GPS doctor (aids?) is a good app but expensive so not much use for diagnosing different phones all day. This XTRA download thing I don't fully understand.
- finally, do you know of a recent small screen phone with a good & reliable GPS?
update:
I will update this post as I find info along the way.
Basically what appears to be a big source of difficulty diagnosing errors is that there is no way to isolate the ariel as a problem. The Android API doesn't include access that low level.
from:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4250434/how-can-i-get-the-gps-raw-data-satellites-pseudo-range
Code:
Satellites pseudo-ranges are not available in the official API, neither through the GpsStatus.Listener nor the GpsStatus.NMEAListener interfaces.
The only available info available in the GpsSatellite class are:
PRN
azimuth
elevation
C/N0
a "usedInFix" boolean.
The Android source code asks just those fields from the native code, so no hope to get it from any other Java API.
The best way for you to get this data anyway (which is not suitable for a Market-able application) would be to explore Android source code, and either find a native hook to get the data at low level and access through JNI, or recompile the full OS modifying the API to your needs (you also need to find the relevant native code for that).
Finally, if you can get the chipset to send you GRS NMEA sentences (you would get them through the standard NMEAListener interface, the difficulty is configuring the chipset to send them) you can then compute the pseudo-ranges (those sentences contain satellites' residuals)
Good luck and let me know if you try any of these ideas!
update 2:
The connector on phona mainboards (assuming you have one) is "UFL". The connector on some GPS external ariels is MMCX. The bigger connectors are SMA. If you want to connect a external GPS antenna for testing without soldering you probably need a UFL to MMCX pigtail.
Plugging in UFL connected external ariels may help with diag for the various radios.
I have only 2 satelites seen on mine. I've bent the print connector up to touch the ariel a little harder but still it's a bad connection (presumably). I am thinking of ordering:
http://www.hwkitchen.com/products/mini-gps-antenna-embedded-ufl/
just to test it and confirm.
I'm guessing a magnetized NFC ariel wouldn't cause this. Removing the back (which has the NFC Ariel is) hasn't helped anyway even though the magnetometer does respond to taking the back off.
"file create fail" is what I get in trying to run the antenna test with LBSTestMode.
This hardware fix doesn't seem to be intended for the 4G but I tried it anyway:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...llly-fix-nexus-s-gps-hardware-mod-needed.html
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Is there a better way to test? I'd like to see the raw data that the GPS is getting from satellites too see how it is caluculating the position but I don't think that's possible.
To help you with testing Droid VNC Server can be useful - you can then connect to your phone when it's outside over wifi while you sit in the warm. But be careful because if your wifi connection breaks I notice it then starts listening on your 3G/4G connection, open to the world.
Likewise adb screen monitor over wifi is a security risk too.
Generally the first thing to try is to clear the agps cache using gps status and then redownload it and leave it with a view of the clear sky for 20mins.
Some more links (testing url shortening service too)
http://bit.cur.lv/droidvncserver
http://bit.cur.lv/adbScreenMonitor
http://bit.cur.lv/adbScreenMonitoring
http://bit.cur.lv/sirfTweakExample
Important: the application can work without Internet connection!
LocationDetector is full suite for travelers, fishermen and mushroom pickers! It is direct GPS Navigator to saved places.
Use navigation arrow to find the saved location you have forgot.
Use compass to get directions of North, West etc.
Send locations via sms, see all locations on map etc....
Now you can do all of these things with the only one application - LocationDetector !!!
In advanced version you have additional features like adding locations from google map or enter it numeric values, weather conditions etc.!
Also there is no advertisement in Advanced Location Detector!
Thanks for using it!
Google Play: LocationDetector
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Hey guys, you are welcome to put your comments here, we will appreciate it much!
If anyone has suggestions, it would be great, or at least if you say that this app is great
I'll test it out when I go on a hike next. I'll comment my thoughts after I do!
Edit: Okay after installing it and playing for a few minutes I have to say I do like the app. Just a few things I noticed, nothing bad. Just what I feel would make it well polished. No disrespect.
1; You could use a pin to signify my location instead of the android. Pin on a map. Classic.
2; Swiping between tabs would be amazing.
3; When you have a GPS fix and go to the Map tab, it would be nice if it automatically pans to your location. I know you can do this by clicking a location in Saved Locations tab and clicking show on map, but it would be nice for the app to do it automatically just so when you go to the map it shows the area around you if you're exploring new areas around you. Mine always starts over Africa and I have to move it back to NY, USA to get to my location.
Everything else is nice though. I like it. Indeed works offline with no connection. Good app.
RoyJ, Thanks a lot for your review!!!
1) Could be, but just for fun, and better distinguish I use this droid. Because, once you add a lot of locations you will lose your current location in case it will be the same pin (just colored in another way )
2) Yeah, thinking of it, probably will add it
3) You shouldn't choose location in list, you can just tap map tab.
There is option in menu on map tab(bind to me) - this option allow you be always in the center of map.
If fix is available - you will see green line at the top(it is red if GPS is not available). At this moment - just go to the map and bind map to you, it will move with you
Enjoy!
I'm always open to discuss and help if you need it.
RoyJ said:
I'll test it out when I go on a hike next. I'll comment my thoughts after I do!
Edit: Okay after installing it and playing for a few minutes I have to say I do like the app. Just a few things I noticed, nothing bad. Just what I feel would make it well polished. No disrespect.
1; You could use a pin to signify my location instead of the android. Pin on a map. Classic.
2; Swiping between tabs would be amazing.
3; When you have a GPS fix and go to the Map tab, it would be nice if it automatically pans to your location. I know you can do this by clicking a location in Saved Locations tab and clicking show on map, but it would be nice for the app to do it automatically just so when you go to the map it shows the area around you if you're exploring new areas around you. Mine always starts over Africa and I have to move it back to NY, USA to get to my location.
Everything else is nice though. I like it. Indeed works offline with no connection. Good app.
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Hey RoyJ, any news?
May be soem other guys want express their ideas?
Hey ppl, version 4.1.0 is released. Added support for different coordinate formats + export coordinates.
Guys, something wrong with new posts creation, so I'm writing here:
NEW VERSION IS RELEASED! 4.2.0. Now you can shoose your map. There are Google and Yandex maps.
We removed unnecessary permissions to avoid any suspicious of our users. Please check the 4.2.1
BaseManAndroid said:
Important: the application can work without Internet connection!
LocationDetector is full suite for travelers, fishermen and mushroom pickers! It is direct GPS Navigator to saved places.
Use navigation arrow to find the saved location you have forgot.
Use compass to get directions of North, West etc.
Send locations via sms, see all locations on map etc....
Now you can do all of these things with the only one application - LocationDetector !!!
In advanced version you have additional features like adding locations from google map or enter it numeric values, weather conditions etc.!
Also there is no advertisement in Advanced Location Detector!
Thanks for using it!
Google Play: LocationDetector
QR :
SCREENS:
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Wow its great.... I Havent used it till now but i will definately use it.... One question does it possible to track lost phone......?
Good Job!
Hey guys, thanks for your feedbacks.
hiteshonline said:
Wow its great.... I Havent used it till now but i will definately use it.... One question does it possible to track lost phone......?
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Unfortunately no, you can't find your phone using Location Detector. I though about implementing such application, but it will be another story.
Location detector is being used for getting back to places you saved, or if you are want to reach some totally unknown places. So you just add it on the map, save to your list, and navigate to the necessary place.