I've been searching the market and couldn't find this.
I need an app that allows to track where the phone is (instant location only) and sends this information to a website (no sms or email).
Something like GPS Tracker from InstaMapper LLC, but if possible using cell tower location and working only on request from the person viewing the location (no interaction from the phone), to save battery.
All I found was the gps tracker and real time gps tracker, but I found they are always sending the location and spend a lot of battery doing so.
Does anyone know of any better app for this?
I know this is not what you are asking for, but... You could set up something like this using Tasker. (There is a trial version available from the dev's website.) Unfortunately, you would have to set up your own website to accept the location data.
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Hi I have been looking for an answer to this and have got no where. I am creating an application that will use 2 sets of gps coordinates to work out a distance and time, I could just use the direct distance and add in some delay but preferably I would like to make use of some online service which could do some routing for me. The obvious option is google maps but does any one know how to obtain the information I want? all i really want is the distance via the roads but if they also have a time then even better.
just bumping once in case anyone has an answer? btw is there a way i could set up my own service where i would have a website that would accept a http request then use the data it receives to visit a web page i.e. google maps and then somehow extract the information from the screen and send it back to the application?
is this kind of thing possible? easy?
Forgive me if this isn't the correct forum, but I've read several of post regarding finding YOUR OWN phone if it's lost or stolen, but I'm looking for a download that would allow me to recieve a SMS from anyone and it would give me the latitude and longiture of THEIR phone, such as a child or spouse, which I could then input those coordinates into a mapping program like Google Earth and see their exact location. I understand this technology might somehow be tied to the target phones IMEI number. Does anything exist or work like I've described ?
Thanks, ridge57
ridge57 said:
Forgive me if this isn't the correct forum, but I've read several of post regarding finding YOUR OWN phone if it's lost or stolen, but I'm looking for a download that would allow me to recieve a SMS from anyone and it would give me the latitude and longiture of THEIR phone, such as a child or spouse, which I could then input those coordinates into a mapping program like Google Earth and see their exact location. I understand this technology might somehow be tied to the target phones IMEI number. Does anything exist or work like I've described ?
Thanks, ridge57
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Does the program have to be hidden? If not, you can use Google Maps with Latitude, or GPSed and pull up a last location any time (Google Maps will even give a best estimate via cell tower triangulation when no satellites are available). You can set either to autolaunch.
It doesn't have to be hidden, but it can't be anything that would require a data plan. Thanks.
seen they offering such parent spy-phones here
where the parent can send special sms's to get gps
locations and get send all their sms's send back as sms's
it was not based on wm though
great way to teach kids about responsibility and trust though
AT&T actually offers it as a service on family plans, but I don't know about other carriers.
hello xda-dev community!
first of all... this is the one of the most amazing communities i have ever seen! this site and its members helped solving a lot of my problems and improved my mobile experience. thx!
as a business administration student in german i am actually writing my thesis about community based innovations
i asked my prof if i can bring in a practical example on how innovations and product improvements were created by community members and i want to use the xda community as a "real life example" how to generate product innovations for needs of consumers which were not recognized by manufacturers in a "co-creative innovation process"... means that i really would like get your ideas on this subject!
Subject: Transmitting your GPS-coordinates via SMS - to contacts & added functions like displaying your location and creating routes on maps
there is no "commercial" software solution for this... please correct me if im wrong.
please let me know ur ideas and questions...
also there is no phone that (by default) can send your GPS coordinates as sms combined with more useful information like showing your location and the given location on the map and creating routes, showing the distance in km/miles... please add more functions YOU are missing. all im writing is just theory and i dont know if it all options are possible...
i can think of options like
- sending the coordinates in certain periods e.g every 5/20/40... minutes. interesting for hikers and let people know where you are...in case of accidents.
- this "product" can be interesting for parents.
- could this solution "imitate" navigation with static maps without standard navigation software. is there a way of synchronizing to "locations" so that each party is updated in intervals ?
- ... ?
these are the current GPS apps for reading / sending coordinates:
- LocationSMS presented @ xda by user AX3L ...works and is very simply... but just sending coordinates nothing else.
- GPS Tracking - CodeProject
...havent tested yet...sounds good!
- GPSbySMS - looks good but created an error during install. but the description says that it can display the location on maps
examples of use - add more if u like
a) you are new in town and want to meet up with a friend... but at least one of you doesnt know the place. both use a gps phone (a-gps/gps) but havent installed any navigation software like tomtom.
b) your friends already met and you are too late... they call you and try to describe their location by telling you street names / places that none of you know...
c) your wife/son/daughter is out and wants you to pick him/her up...
d) you go hiking and want to send your location as a precaution...
e) forwarding several locations to groups...
Do you think this would be interesting for YOU ?! Have you ever looked for such a function ?
EDIT: of course i need some basic facts about the community itself e.g. founders, vision, dates, members (admins, mods, senior members ?...), # threads, # of downloads .... who are the xda-dev "founders" ?
...i guess it was too much...
where are the GPS experts?
first off, good luck with your study.
secondly, i am not really sure what kind of feed back you want. i like the idea, but google has the latitude function that does something similar to what you are doing.
finally, especially in the case of a hiker, power consumption can be an issue, where a hiker would prefer to keep power to make an emergency phone call rather than continuously running the gps and eating power that will be needed later if an accident happens.
i hope what i said was something you were looking for, once more good luck
thanks a lot!
mainly i want to get ur ideas on this function to see if is useful for the majority of mobile users who have GPS but use it just for "classic" navigation...
i havent checked google latitude? is it a WM application or just a google service?
hiking is just one example... the emergency call doesnt tell authorities your exact location... means they have to locate your mobile.
is there a gps forum @ xda where i can get more feedback about this? hoped that more people would be interested in this function =(
Where can i get background infos on the xda site itself? see the edit above (in red)
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thanks a lot!
mainly i want to get ur ideas on this function to see if is useful for the majority of mobile users who have GPS but use it just for "classic" navigation...
i havent checked google latitude? is it a WM application or just a google service?
hiking is just one example... the emergency call doesnt tell authorities your exact location... means they have to locate your mobile.
is there a gps forum @ xda where i can get more feedback about this? hoped that more people would be interested in this function =(
Where can i get background infos on the xda site itself? see the edit above (in red)
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google maps latitude is for windows mobile. another application that does location sharing is mologogo, i have used it, and it is very good.
in the hiking situation, i was just saying that continuously sharing your location might drain the battery, and if an emergency situation happens, you won't have a phone to call for help.
there is no dedicated GPS forum in xda, each device has its own forum, and there gps issues specific to the device are discussed. the development and hacking forum has many general gps programs.
here is some info on xda-devs, from wikipedia, i don't know about other sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xda-developers
the main page has some info as well:
http://www.xda-developers.com/
Great initiative.
I´ve been looking into this for quite some time. Two or three apps you would like to add to the list is:
- LocateMe http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/...-third-party-with-windows-mobile-gps-devices/
(is a trialware, 10 US bucks for a nag free license)
- RunGPS.net
More than just a send gps by sms but still usable.
- Trackme
Not as easy to use as locateme but with really nice options: http://luisespinosa.com/trackme_eng.html
It seems that the community is not so keen to develop such a tool.
I am looking for long time for a tool to send GPS-Position via SMS. I tried GPS Tracker by Phonekai and GPS Location and investigated some others. Unfortunatelly every tool is missing some essential features.
The first feature is the format of the position data. I would like to choose the position format. E.g. GPS Location uses strictly dd,dddd. I would like to use the well known geocaching format dd mm,mmm.
Further it is important to have a link to navigation software on the ppc. There should be a parser to search incoming SMS for geocoordinates and automatically convert to waypoints in OziExplorer (.wpt) or TomTom POI (.ov2) and to show these on the map.
Can someone recommend a GPS-exchange software via SMS with Ozi and/or TomTom interface ???
Regards,
Oli
@olih
nothing useful in all the apps we posted ? have u tried GLOPUS ?
Anyone know of any free software that allows you to enter a destination gps coordinates. The software will then give the direction to that point and distance and log the gps points along the route taken (like a cookie crumb trail). I don't need it to be overlaid on a map but better if it was. I was thinking something like a hiking app would be ideal but I need this to work anywhere in the world without a data connection (therefore no maps or maps stored on the phone).
Hoping to use it when I go on holiday abroad. I would configure all the points of interest from home before I leave and use the software to get to my destination whether I travel by taxi or by other means.
My searching in the market has been unsuccessful so far.
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LookPoint is an application which could benefit a user in many life circumstances that location matters. The LookPoint does not need any internet connection except in a case that it runs the "Maps" application to find a target location point on the live Google "Maps" and analyze possible routes and ways. Sometimes, the "Maps" application could be used offline as well for some countries, therefore in this condition, naturally the internet consumption of your device would be zero.
All communications between LookPoint users are made by encrypted SMSs and one cheap SMS or dependent on a operator’s subscription policy, a free SMS is used to perform an operation (Submission or Request)!
Moreover, even if the user closes the LookPoint or restarts the phone, it still can accomplish the tasks perfectly!
Also, if the GPS of the target device is OFF or inaccessible within one minute, the LookPoint will access his/her location from SIMCARD's network operator.
The LookPoint consumes the phone battery in an efficient manner. You can feel free to keep the location hardware of your device always ON, because the LookPoint does not activated it unnecessarily. (In the new android versions, You have to keep the location part always ON for a normal operation and it is controlled by the android operation system itself).
Note: The LookPoint application does not require any registration and never share your personal information such as location, name, number … anywhere without your desire.
Note: Use the latest version of the Google "Maps" application and keep it updated.
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To get more detailed information about how to use the LookPoint, don't forget to watch the "Video Manual" through the below link:
The LookPoint application could benefit the user in many scenarios such as:
1) You lost your phone but you have no idea where it might be or if it is stolen.
2) You got lost and you are unable to describe where exactly you are.
3) Your kid possibly got lost or annoyed by somebody and unfortunately does not respond to your calls. You do not know where you should look for him.
4) You want to reach somewhere but you don't know the destination point and the best route to get there.
5) You face or are a witness of an accident and you want to inform others or emergency about its exact location.
6) You are on a trip (car, bus, train, airplane ...) and you want to inform others about your location or your relatives want to know where you are at the moment.
7) You run a transportation company and are interested to get informed about the location of your trucks.
8) You own a catering company (Food, Pizza ....) and delivery staff have difficulties in locating customers.
9) You run a taxi service company and location monitoring of your fleet is interesting for you.
and ......
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