*TrackMe* GPS/CellID Tracking tool for Google Earth & Google Maps

[Riccojames]

Hi All

Just installed this and it works great on my HD2, awsome bit os software. :D


Ricco

[LaPank]

Thank you so much for this fantastic software!

[_LEM_]

hey guys,

I just wanted to drop a few lines to let you know that I haven't forgotten you! ;)
The company that acquired TrackMe is still working on other projects, so I haven't got any updates about when I will be supporting the software again.

Sorry about that, but you guys know how this things work...
I'm glad the thread is still active. I hope it recovers the regular activity once I get back to this project. Hopefully not in a long time...

Regards!

Luis

[MIKELOVESPB]

Hi guys i have this error Trackme.exe
missingMethodException
File or assembly name
System.Data.SqlServerCe,
Version=3.5.0.0,Culture=Neutral,
PublicKetToken=3BE234DF1C8D2AD3',
or one of its dependencies , was not found.
at e.a()
I install it on card first and the on phone, same thing, im doing something wrong .

[keifwoki]

awesome program mate!!!! working well on hd2... keep us updated!!!! :):):)

[marc-heinz]

Hi guys i have this error Trackme.exe
missingMethodException
File or assembly name
System.Data.SqlServerCe,
Version=3.5.0.0,Culture=Neutral,
PublicKetToken=3BE234DF1C8D2AD3',
or one of its dependencies , was not found.
at e.a()
I install it on card first and the on phone, same thing, im doing something wrong .

I have the same Problem. I use the latest Google Maps. Could this be the Problem?

[_LEM_]

Originally Posted by MIKELOVESPB View Post
Hi guys i have this error Trackme.exe
missingMethodException
File or assembly name
System.Data.SqlServerCe,
Version=3.5.0.0,Culture=Neutral,
PublicKetToken=3BE234DF1C8D2AD3',
or one of its dependencies , was not found.
at e.a()
I install it on card first and the on phone, same thing, im doing something wrong .


Did you guys install SQL Server 3.5?

[khaytsus]

Did you guys install SQL Server 3.5?

You're back in the thread? :)

[_LEM_]

You're back in the thread? :)

just passing by :)

[ranasrule]

Hi guys i have this error Trackme.exe
missingMethodException
File or assembly name
System.Data.SqlServerCe,
Version=3.5.0.0,Culture=Neutral,
PublicKetToken=3BE234DF1C8D2AD3',
or one of its dependencies , was not found.
at e.a()
I install it on card first and the on phone, same thing, im doing something wrong .

same here...never had this problem before....just started happening today:(

[ranasrule]

same here...never had this problem before....just started happening today:(
anyone have any idea what wrong ?

[MIKELOVESPB]

Did you guys install SQL Server 3.5?

MMMMMMM I think so ! im gone to install it again and see !!!

[williambs]

I just installed it on my HD2 and hope to give it a try soon and will let you know how it goes...Thanks Luis
Oh...and congradulations on the commercial deal!

[flame10]

I tried on HD2 and after few hiccups, I was able to make this work ... fabulous .. wonderful

[r6arrow]

Hi all, i'm having some troubles. In last days seems impossible to get my position usind cellID.
When i try to upload data, it says that cellid number is not found. I'm using all 4 possibilities (google, opencellid etc)

I'm trying in the same places i tried before, nothing new.
I just re-installed the cab.
Any ideas?
Thanks

[turtle2472]

Well, I never use Cell ID so I can't really help you out there. Sorry.

I did notice that it fails to check for updates now. I'm guessing there's some changes in the wind now. I'd love to see an iPhone version since I'm probably going to get myself one in November some time. I'll keep my Tilt2 (Touch Pro 2) but most of my needs will be answered by the iPhone if I can leave TrackMe running while doing other things and the screen off. :) You know, multitasking.

[Bonzo]

I'm having some problems with the recorded speed...

As far as I know, the speed is a part of the NMEA strings received from the GPS module.
This means that ALL software using the same GPS module should report the correct speed, right?

Well, TrackMe doesn't... It mostly reports a too high speed.
I'm not sure why, as I haven't been able to understand how TrackMe finds the speed data.

First, I thought it was a conversion issue, because many of the speeds "looked right" if I read the miles as kilometer.
But it's not a straight 1.6x difference either.
I've tried using many (all?) combinations of metric/imperial measurements in the device and webpage, but none seem to give a correct value...

Anyone else have this problem?

All other GPS software I've used on my HD2 seem to report the correct speed.
For example, if I start TrackMe and Endomondo at the same time, they report two different speeds and average speeds...
And Endomondo reports the accurate speed in the display.

[khaytsus]

Before even moving to Android I started looking for something similar to TrackMe and I found a tool which can do most of the same functions, although it's a much broader tool and useful for a bunch of stuff. It's called Tasker, and it's just gone up on the market after being in beta for a long time. And no, I have no stake in this, I'm just a user.

It's not exactly TrackMe, feature for feature compared to TrackMe, but it's much more than TrackMe in other ways. I have not changed my server at all for the items below, so you could continue to use the server you use today, which personally I like having 18+ months of data in the same place for easy reference. :)

Here's some of what it can do similar to TrackMe, and how I have set up myself.. If anyone is interested, I'll export and post profiles for other people to use. :)

Passive Tracking

Every 10 minutes between 8am and 12 midnight upload the current GPS location to the TrackMe database IF the location has changed. If the location has not changed, but it's been over an hour, upload it anyway.


I have this active on my phone 24/7, it just does it quietly in the background. Worried about battery? Nope, saw zero difference.

Active Tracking

On a loop which executes every 5s, get the current GPS location and upload it to TrackMe. This one requires the GPS to be actively running, running Google Maps for instance will do the trick.


This one is a task you'd explicitly run, how I have it set up is a homescreen widget which pops up a menu to start tracking or stop tracking.

Things that could feasible be done compared to TrackMe functions, but I haven't tried:
Send location to another person
Change tripname (I have mine set to like tasker-YYYY-MM-DD, but would be easy to change, perhaps even easy to make dynamic)


Current limitations (compared to TrackMe)

No heading or speed data (yet, it's in the todo list)
Active tracking requires external program using the GPS
No (easy) way to do rules like only log after X distance, Y heading change, etc (honestly it COULD be done however, once #1 is fixed)
No fencing


The stuff I'm listing is off the top of my head functions which TrackMe provided which I used..

BTW, Tasker can do much more than this, in fact, how I'm using it is quite an edge use case for the things it can do. I basically think of it as a high level (easy to use, GUI, etc) interface to the entire Android API. I suggest anyone interesting in automating about anything in Android check it out, and hope it's useful information for folks moving to Android and looking for options for TrackMe!

Tasker can be found in the market, and his webpage is here: http://tasker.dinglisch.net/

[turtle2472]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm not planning to move to Android though. I really want an iPhone version because I see me moving there from WM first. I'd love to have TrackMe being supported again for free...but as of now it's working for me the way it is. Some instabilities, but I think that's more to do with my Energy ROMs I'm using.

[khaytsus]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm not planning to move to Android though. I really want an iPhone version because I see me moving there from WM first. I'd love to have TrackMe being supported again for free...but as of now it's working for me the way it is. Some instabilities, but I think that's more to do with my Energy ROMs I'm using.

Moving from WM to iPhone seems really backwards to me, but I won't argue it beyond that. ;)

[turtle2472]

Moving from WM to iPhone seems really backwards to me, but I won't argue it beyond that. ;)

Yeah, I've been using a Touch for a while and the iPhone 4 with Multitasking is the biggest thing I needed. It is stepping backwards, but then again it would work too. Plus, my wife is an iPhone user so it'd be cool for her to be able to run TrackMe too. :)

[Dodo-tje]

just passing by :)

Good to see you here! I love your program mate! Use it to keep track of what I`m doing during sailing compatitions!

keep up the good work!

[LaPank]

:eek: Is anyone else getting an error message when trying to connect to

http://luisespinosa.com/trackme/ ?

[_LEM_]

:eek: Is anyone else getting an error message when trying to connect to

http://luisespinosa.com/trackme/ ?

Good I saw your message.
I just checked it and something is wrong with the database. Hopefully it's not serious. I will contact customer support from the web hosting and I will post any news here.

Thanks for letting us know.

[_LEM_]

ok, it's up again!

[turtle2472]

Where is the offline data stored until you get back online?

I was running an track and changed the name and now it won't upload it. This first act is holding up all the other offline data being held. What I'd like to do just remove the trip creation that is failing so all the other data can get uploaded. Failing that, just wipe out all offline data and go from here.

I tried to create the new trip about two weeks ago and have traveled out of cell range a few times since. So that's where all the other data has been coming from.

I run my own server and install TrackMe to my microSD card.

[jefmcg]

Here's some of what it can do similar to TrackMe, and how I have set up myself.. If anyone is interested, I'll export and post profiles for other people to use. :)


Yes, please! I bought my Touch Cruise after finding out about trackme (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=361455). Probably the first thing I installed and it's the thing I will miss most.

My Touch Cruise has died, and I have a wildfire. I'd love to get trackme functionality back.

Thanks

Oh, and thanks Lem. Can I buy you a coffee?

[turtle2472]

What's going on this development _LEM_? I'm more interested in an iPhone version at this point since I'd love my wife to be able to use it. She loves being able to see where I am and not have to worry about me being late for work etc.

[_LEM_]

What's going on this development _LEM_? I'm more interested in an iPhone version at this point since I'd love my wife to be able to use it. She loves being able to see where I am and not have to worry about me being late for work etc.

Hi turtle2472,

I'm glad to see you are still around! The company that acquired TrackMe contacted me like a month ago to keep supporting the product (only support, not development) however at this moment I'm working on a different project so I had to postpone it.

Regarding the iPhone version I just sent them an email asking for the status, so I will let you know as soon as I get some news from them. By the way, I'm not involved on that project so I have no idea how it's going to be!

Cheers

[turtle2472]

Hi turtle2472,

I'm glad to see you are still around! The company that acquired TrackMe contacted me like a month ago to keep supporting the product (only support, not development) however at this moment I'm working on a different project so I had to postpone it.

Regarding the iPhone version I just sent them an email asking for the status, so I will let you know as soon as I get some news from them. By the way, I'm not involved on that project so I have no idea how it's going to be!

Cheers

Oh yeah, I'm still around. I use TrackMe just about everyday too. :) I'm very grateful for the work you've put into. I'm still using the old web viewer though because I haven't seen a good write up for the new one. I'm ok with that though. :)

I'll be cool if they get (are we not able to know who bought the app) an iPhone app done since it supports multitasking now. Then my wife and I can track each other. I look forward to seeing what they say.

[_LEM_]

Oh yeah, I'm still around. I use TrackMe just about everyday too. :) I'm very grateful for the work you've put into. I'm still using the old web viewer though because I haven't seen a good write up for the new one. I'm ok with that though. :)

I'll be cool if they get (are we not able to know who bought the app) an iPhone app done since it supports multitasking now. Then my wife and I can track each other. I look forward to seeing what they say.

I just got an email from them. They say the iPhone's project has been delayed because they had to focus on other project that was more important at that moment. Sorry about that...

I'm glad you still use TrackMe! I really think TrackMe had a great potential and it could have become something really big. Unfortunately the company that acquired the product preferred to focus resources on the iPhone version and other projects instead of expanding what we already had. I don't blame them at all, and I understand they had other priorities. They told me that they had a new web viewer almost ready a long time ago, but haven't heard anything lately.

I am also afraid that it's kind of late now (GPS applications are now everywhere and big companies are putting a lot of effort on those) so I don't know if TrackMe will keep growing and stay as popular as it was.

Anyway, thanks for being there. I will post here any updates.

Cheers

[turtle2472]

I just got an email from them. They say the iPhone's project has been delayed because they had to focus on other project that was more important at that moment. Sorry about that...

I'm glad you still use TrackMe! I really think TrackMe had a great potential and it could have become something really big. Unfortunately the company that acquired the product preferred to focus resources on the iPhone version and other projects instead of expanding what we already had. I don't blame them at all, and I understand they had other priorities. They told me that they had a new web viewer almost ready a long time ago, but haven't heard anything lately.
Well, as much as I hate to face it, WM 6.5 is dying. There's little software support for it and even less of a future. As you've even indicated, it's time to move on. However, until I can have an app like TrackMe that allows me to log my location on my server I'm not leaving the version I'm using. In fact, I'd be willing to install a stripped down ROM on another phone and connect it with data via a hotspot on my current phone.

I am also afraid that it's kind of late now (GPS applications are now everywhere and big companies are putting a lot of effort on those) so I don't know if TrackMe will keep growing and stay as popular as it was.
As long as it allows me to log my data on my personal server I'll be willing to switch. I don't want my life in detail on someone else's server. That's too much info for one person/company. My family is a totally different story though. :D

Anyway, thanks for being there. I will post here any updates.

Cheers
It's truly my pleasure being here. You made a great project and I hope you were paid well for your efforts. I look forward to your updates and would certainly provide feedback to you with ideas of what can make this an even better product. I know it's not totally in your hands anymore, but I'll help where I can. I really love this piece of software. :)

[_LEM_]

Thanks a lot man for your comments! Let me tell you that you helped a lot in the development of this project and I really appreciate that.

If I have any news I will post them here as soon as possible.

Regards

[gidsxda]

Hi Lem,
I'm still using TRACK ME although I have moved from my original TYTN2 to the Touch Pro 2 and have recently discovered a problem which I think has been there for a while but I have been ignoring.

I have the phone set to allow windows to manage GPS and with that I am able to successfully run my other three GPS programs at the same time, successfully getting a lock. Track Me on its own seems to take forever to get a lock (but does eventually) What I can't do is run Track Me (TM) and get a lock while I run the other programs, nor can they get a lock while Track Me is trying to use the GPS. The other programs are the HTC GPS tool (HTC) , Google Maps (GM) and Sporty Pal(SP).

In summary

TM...............lock eventually
HTC................quick lock
SP...............quick lock
GM...............quick lock
HTC+SP.........quick lock
HTC+SP+GM....quick lock
TM+ HTC........Waiting for GPS response (all programs)
TM +SP...........Waiting for GPS response(all programs)
TM +GM...........Waiting for GPS response(all programs)
TM+[any combo]....Waiting for GPS response(all programs)

I'm guessing that its a settings issue in TM, but can't figure out why/how to fix.
Any thoughts?

Cheers

Gideon

[jessiccarobertt]

The new GPS auto tracker technology allows just about anyone to track anyone else. That is great technology for everyone. i will also download this GPS/CellID Tracking tool.

[turtle2472]

Still holding out for an iPhone version, any news? What about WP7 maybe? Android?

I feel so locked into my WM 6.5 just so I can use TrackMe. Really. It's the one app that determines what mobile phone I use. I really do love this app!

[jmcourir]

Hi turtle2472,

When I use Trackme on my 6.5 it does say GPS Lost connection. Do you know any patch for that problem ? When GPS is not available inside, it comes to say that error and stay there until I close the apps and restart again.

[_LEM_]

Still holding out for an iPhone version, any news? What about WP7 maybe? Android?

I feel so locked into my WM 6.5 just so I can use TrackMe. Really. It's the one app that determines what mobile phone I use. I really do love this app!

Hi turtle2472,
Nice to hear from you! Thanks for your comments about TrackMe. I really appreciate that.

To be honest, I don't know anything about the iPhone version. Last thing that I heard was it was going to be released very soon but that was a long time ago.
I guess something must have happened. I will send you an PM with some contact information in case you want to send them an email.

On the other hand, I don't know anything new regarding updates for TrackMe on WM 6.5
At this moment they are still working on other projects :(
It would be nice to see a new version for Windows Phone 7 but I think I really need to be extra motivated to start working on the same project again :rolleyes:
But who knows...maybe one day...
Right now I'm working on a indie game for the Xbox and for Windows Phone 7. A lot of fun :) I plan to update my website soon with some extra information.

Cheers!

[_LEM_]

Hi turtle2472,

When I use Trackme on my 6.5 it does say GPS Lost connection. Do you know any patch for that problem ? When GPS is not available inside, it comes to say that error and stay there until I close the apps and restart again.

Are you using an internal GPS or bluetooth?
Try changing the way that you connect to the GPS from GPSID to a COM port.
Maybe that will resolve the issue.

[turtle2472]

_LEM_,
Thanks for the update and PM! I'll be using those emails for sure. :) I'll let you know if I find out something.

Hi turtle2472,

When I use Trackme on my 6.5 it does say GPS Lost connection. Do you know any patch for that problem ? When GPS is not available inside, it comes to say that error and stay there until I close the apps and restart again.

I've not had an issue with the GPS losing connection with TrackMe unless the screen goes to sleep. Be sure you aren't letting the phone sleep because the GPS sleeps too.

[jmcourir]

Hi

Thanks to reply,

But what if I want to log only every 30min. and does not put my TP2 at sleep mode, the battery will be dead.

Is there any other way to be able to log every 30m. with sleep mode ?

Thanks and have happy holidays!

[turtle2472]

Hi

Thanks to reply,

But what if I want to log only every 30min. and does not put my TP2 at sleep mode, the battery will be dead.

Is there any other way to be able to log every 30m. with sleep mode ?

Thanks and have happy holidays!

Cell ID is the mode you need to use then. It works pretty good with getting your location but it's not as accurate as GPS. It operates during sleep mode unlike GPS. I personally don't use this mode and can't help you configure it off the top of my head...I do know it's the one you want though.

[jmcourir]

Yeah!

Cell ID is not accurate enough for me either. Would like to use the GPS instead.

Also, on my TP2 Telus, CellID seems to not working.

Thanks again for your reply.

It would be great to see some new features on TrackMe!

:)

[James Hood]

Hi All,

I'm just new to the forum and I was wondering if I could have some technical advice please? I have a Telit GM 862 GSM/GPS module I am using for a project of mine. I would like to use appropriate software on a laptop (via a GSM reciever I have connected to the hyperterminal) to give the location of this module via GSM when the GPS signal fails. Can you recommend a suitable software package and how I would do this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,
Jim.

[James Hood]

Hi All,

I'm just new to the forum and I was wondering if I could have some technical advice please? I have a Telit GM 862 GSM/GPS module I am using for a project of mine. I would like to use appropriate software on a laptop (via a GSM reciever I have connected to the hyperterminal) to give the location of this module via GSM when the GPS signal fails. Can you recommend a suitable software package and how I would do this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,
Jim
Scotland, U.K.

[v8dave]

Hi Jim,

What have you got hardware wise with the GM862-GPS? I am trying to understand what you have in more detail. Are you saying you have this module that will be located somewhere else, possible in a car, and another GSM terminal connected to the PC and you want to talk to the GM862 with it?

To get any form of communications going you are going to need a micro connected to the GM862 with software that makes a GPRS connection or sends SMS. This is assuming you only have the GM862 module by itself.

The GM862 is easy to drive with a microcontroller if the software you use has TCP/IP and PPP built in, otherwise you have to use the AT command set to do the connection for you. Either way will work.

Let me know in more detail what it is you are trying to do and I can see if I can help you out?

Dave...
PS.. I am also from Scotland, but living and working in Indonesia.

[James Hood]

Hi,
Can I add this software to a PC to show the location of a GSM device on the PC screen? Any advice greatly appreciated.
Jim

[James Hood]

Hi Jim,

What have you got hardware wise with the GM862-GPS? I am trying to understand what you have in more detail. Are you saying you have this module that will be located somewhere else, possible in a car, and another GSM terminal connected to the PC and you want to talk to the GM862 with it?

To get any form of communications going you are going to need a micro connected to the GM862 with software that makes a GPRS connection or sends SMS. This is assuming you only have the GM862 module by itself.

The GM862 is easy to drive with a microcontroller if the software you use has TCP/IP and PPP built in, otherwise you have to use the AT command set to do the connection for you. Either way will work.

Let me know in more detail what it is you are trying to do and I can see if I can help you out?

Dave...
PS.. I am also from Scotland, but living and working in Indonesia.
Hi Dave,
Good to hear from you. Many thanks for your reply. What I am needing is for one of the modules I have to be remote from the laptop (mobile and in a car) and the other connected to the laptop hyperterminal. I intend for the cell location to be shown on the laptop screen via google earth or similar when the GPS signal is unavailable. To be honest, my background is not in electronics and this is a necessary part of my PhD project, which I need to finish very soon. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,
Jim.

[James Hood]

Hi Dave,
I hope you are ok. I'm hoping I have not set myself an impossible task here. Any guidance you can give me would be very much appreciated.

Kind regards,
Jim.

[khaytsus]

Hi Dave,
I hope you are ok. I'm hoping I have not set myself an impossible task here. Any guidance you can give me would be very much appreciated.

Kind regards,
Jim.

I can't really help you directly, but the great thing is that the TrackMe API is pretty decent and easy to work with... I've been using the TrackMe web service for around two years now, most of that time not using the Windows Mobile TrackMe client. I don't even use Windows Mobile any longer.


I have data being sent from Tasker in Android every 10m of my GPS coordinate, passive tracking.
If I want, I can enable active tracking using Tasker on my Android phone as well.
I have a track logging Bluetooth GPS which I run any time I'm out which collects data which is parsed and is also sent to TrackMe.


For me, the biggest value in TrackMe is the really nice web interface. :) I look at it directly, even a while back set up some extra KML exports so I can query it from Google Earth or other means.

I keep meaning to add some more axillary functionality, such as I'd like to see "The last 10 times I was at this location" kind of info. But it's not something I want to know very often, and it's pretty easily done in Google Earth using my exports. My export has no time bounds, so Google Earth asks for data of a certain area and it gets that data back. If it's a lot of data it'd be difficult to pick through, but generally I'm not doing it at the house or where I park at work or such. :)

[brekki_xda]

Hi,

this wonderful program is installed on my HTC Diamond and Orbit. It works properly.

But this email message and all other notification alerts like this do I not understand why it is blocked:
Current position located OUTSIDE area. (19138,79 Km)
PC map: ERROR: Blocked - **6.**7.*4.**9 in xbl.spamhaus.or*g (***p://***.spamhaus.or*g/query/bl?ip=**9.**4.**7.**6])

Mobile map: ERROR: Blocked - **6.**7.**4.**9 in xbl.spamhaus.or*g (***p://***.spamhaus.or*g/query/bl?ip=**9.**4.**7.**6)
geofence

Because I am a new user, I filled the URL with asterisk (***).

I asked my GSM provider (o2 Germany) and he told me, that's not a problem from O2 it's a problem from sender of this notification. Who is the sender? I think it is the server/provider luisepinosa.com ...?

Has anybody an idea for the reason or sulution?

Thanks in advatage
brekki_xda

[_LEM_]

Hi,

this wonderful program is installed on my HTC Diamond and Orbit. It works properly.

But this email message and all other notification alerts like this do I not understand why it is blocked:
Current position located OUTSIDE area. (19138,79 Km)
PC map: ERROR: Blocked - **6.**7.*4.**9 in xbl.spamhaus.or*g (***p://***.spamhaus.or*g/query/bl?ip=**9.**4.**7.**6])

Mobile map: ERROR: Blocked - **6.**7.**4.**9 in xbl.spamhaus.or*g (***p://***.spamhaus.or*g/query/bl?ip=**9.**4.**7.**6)
geofence

Because I am a new user, I filled the URL with asterisk (***).

I asked my GSM provider (o2 Germany) and he told me, that's not a problem from O2 it's a problem from sender of this notification. Who is the sender? I think it is the server/provider luisepinosa.com ...?

Has anybody an idea for the reason or sulution?

Thanks in advatage
brekki_xda


wow...that's very strange.
However I think I know what is happening. When I create the format of the email to be sent, I submit the link to a website that creates shorter links to make it clearer for the user. It seems for some reason when that request is done by your phone it gets rejected. Your IP looks blacklisted.

I haven't used TrackMe for a while now so I don't remember if I ended up adding an option for not creating shorter links. Take a look at the configuration just in case.

Sorry I cannot help you more!

[偶像的演唱会]

That`s amazing,i like it ,plz go on!

[dellboy84]

Newbie in need of help.

Ok, i have a samsung i900 galaxy s only a couple of days old which i use as a mobile access point for my laptop, however i want to use it as a GPS device also on my laptop via google earth.

Please any help will be greatly appriciated.

[CyberJinx]

Hi,

Great program. I stumbled across it by chance and it works great on my iPaq hx2490b.

My main interest is live tracking in Google Earth and I wondered if it was possible to change the angle and height of the flyto refresh.

Regards,

Martin

[zzzp]

I just wonder - if I want to Trackme to be on for days/weeks - will it split the trip (and name when set to none) on midnight? or will it keep as one data set?

or how to set it to split the data automaticaly without doing anything on the phone (stop and start again)

[zzzp]

as I understandm Luis is not able to keep updating this great app - well what to say, it could have a great future...

I still keep using it with my old phone, but looking for something similar for adroid (I want to keep the data on my server), does anyone knows similar app? or is there such a bright guy that maight be working on something similar?

[kb1313]

Hi,

Great program. I stumbled across it by chance and it works great on my iPaq hx2490b.

My main interest is live tracking in Google Earth and I wondered if it was possible to change the angle and height of the flyto refresh.

Regards,

Martin

if you are using your own server, than yes, you can change the values easily in the php code. if you are interested, i'll look it up, where i changed them...

[zzzp]

I have installed my own server for trackme - all works fine, but in the setting I set to require password, but when opening the page, it does not require anything and open directly the map. where can I change or check the settings - is it in soem of the files - or somewhere in the database?

[kb1313]

I have installed my own server for trackme - all works fine, but in the setting I set to require password, but when opening the page, it does not require anything and open directly the map. where can I change or check the settings - is it in soem of the files - or somewhere in the database?

maybe you already logged in once and have not locked out on your pc? the browser remembers this and pushes you through to the map, without asking again... try to log out and and reload the page... (maybe delete cookies, too)

[gorgarath]

This is the only thing I miss about my Windows Mobile phone. I loved this program. I have not found anything quite the same or as awesome on Android.

[RobsTV]

This is the only thing I miss about my Windows Mobile phone. I loved this program. I have not found anything quite the same or as awesome on Android.

Trackme was also the main reason I finally upgraded from my TouchPro last month......to a.... TouchPro 2 (at only $125 BestBuy online clearance). Plus all the other free WM apps out there can't be beat.

[brekki_xda]

wow...that's very strange.
Sorry I cannot help you more!

Thanks _LEM_ for your answer. I understand that I cannot use this program more? I'm sad. Is it possible to change myself it for own server?

greetings
brekki_xda

[theratdude64]

This thread came up when I searched xda for "over the road truck driver"

I am about to go out for 5 straight weeks, and want my wife to be able to see where I am as accurately as I can... this work better than latitude? I set it to real time updating and doesn't seem to do much. Updates hourly or so, and I can get pretty far in an hour lol. My phone will just about always be on a charger so I don't mind updating gps constantly.

Also, I will be using "my tracks". When I shared the email link with friends, you can barely see the red line, this better for that purpose as well? From what I saw in market it looks good, but on my phone I can't sift through 500 pages on xda lol

Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

[mastersm13]

Is it possible to get some more details about how to complete the 3 steps below? I downloaded the Microsoft 3.5 download, but don't know how to then get onto my HTC Titan. Appreciate your help to get sorted.

problem solved:

the sql server 3.5 requires netcf 2.0...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=349357


but it doesn't install correctly if you don't have it!


so:

1. deinstall sql server
2. install netcf 2.0
3. reinstall sql server 3.5


...and trackme works!

So, the problem is somehow specific to all roms without netcf 2.0...and without the server 3.5 already pre-installed...

[ravensteijn]

I can't really help you directly, but the great thing is that the TrackMe API is pretty decent and easy to work with... I've been using the TrackMe web service for around two years now, most of that time not using the Windows Mobile TrackMe client. I don't even use Windows Mobile any longer.


I have data being sent from Tasker in Android every 10m of my GPS coordinate, passive tracking.
If I want, I can enable active tracking using Tasker on my Android phone as well.
I have a track logging Bluetooth GPS which I run any time I'm out which collects data which is parsed and is also sent to TrackMe.


For me, the biggest value in TrackMe is the really nice web interface. :) I look at it directly, even a while back set up some extra KML exports so I can query it from Google Earth or other means.

I keep meaning to add some more axillary functionality, such as I'd like to see "The last 10 times I was at this location" kind of info. But it's not something I want to know very often, and it's pretty easily done in Google Earth using my exports. My export has no time bounds, so Google Earth asks for data of a certain area and it gets that data back. If it's a lot of data it'd be difficult to pick through, but generally I'm not doing it at the house or where I park at work or such. :)

Hi all,

I was just looking for something like this. I use my android all the time and before i had this phone i used a wm6 with trackme. And this profile and task is exactly what i'm looking for to use trackme with tasker.

can you share your profile and tasks? Or what format does the xml looks like when u send it to trackme web interface. Thanks in advance! Maybe it is possible to put this profile and tasks at the wiki of tasker so everybody can use this with trackme.

Thanks in advance!

[khaytsus]

Hi all,

I was just looking for something like this. I use my android all the time and before i had this phone i used a wm6 with trackme. And this profile and task is exactly what i'm looking for to use trackme with tasker.

can you share your profile and tasks? Or what format does the xml looks like when u send it to trackme web interface. Thanks in advance! Maybe it is possible to put this profile and tasks at the wiki of tasker so everybody can use this with trackme.

Thanks in advance!

Agreed, that's where I should put this, I just need to get to doing it. I've had several requests and I still haven't updated. I created a zip file about 5 months ago for someone but it's quite out of date. It's on my todo list. :)

[ravensteijn]

Agreed, that's where I should put this, I just need to get to doing it. I've had several requests and I still haven't updated. I created a zip file about 5 months ago for someone but it's quite out of date. It's on my todo list. :)

Ok super! Until that time comes ;) can you or someone else tell me :

where i can find the format for the file (xml?, kml?, something else) i need to send to trackme online server or my own server?

I know the trackme program uses a mysql database to store its data on the wm6 phones but it needs a export format to send it to the server( am i correct?). I can then build something inside tasker myself.

UPDATED
I found a response of you (khaytsus) on this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11166287&postcount=10
Is this correct and how does this line needs te be send (in XML format) or something else. Do you have an example file for me?
thanks!

[khaytsus]

Ok super! Until that time comes ;) can you or someone else tell me :

where i can find the format for the file (xml?, kml?, something else) i need to send to trackme online server or my own server?

I know the trackme program uses a mysql database to store its data on the wm6 phones but it needs a export format to send it to the server( am i correct?). I can then build something inside tasker myself.

UPDATED
I found a response of you (khaytsus) on this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11166287&postcount=10
Is this correct and how does this line needs te be send (in XML format) or something else. Do you have an example file for me?
thanks!

Nah, it's a web API via post variables, no posting data or anything. So yes, my post is exactly what is used. At one point I'd considered modifying some stuff to upload N datapoints at once, but right now if you upload 10 points, it does the call below 10 times. So clearly some optimization could be done, particularly if you're in offline mode. In that case I'd probably have done an XML post but I didn't ;)

/trackme/requests.php?a=upload&u=user&p=password&lat=dd.ddd dddd&long=dd.ddddddd&do=2011-02-06%2009:10:00&tn=Tripname_Date&sp=0.0&alt=279.0&an g=0&db=8&comments=Optional%20Comments&bs=98

a = action, you can look in requests.php for other actions
u = user (iirc, automatically created if it doesn't exist)
p = password
lat = latitude in decimal degrees
lon = longitude in decimal degrees
do = date/time of event (when the coordinate was captured)
tn = Trip Name (combines data of same tn in web server)
sp = speed in (I'd have to look... m/s I think)
alt = altitude in meters
ang = heading
db = database schema version (use 8, unless it's changed in requests.php)
comments = optional comments which show up on individual datapoints
bs = battery status

I'm hoping to put to that info on the Tasker wiki this weekend. :)

[cyberde]

Is there going to be an android port or has someone gotten this to run on Android? Since I'm thinking about installing Android on my HD2 but I use this app alot :)

[ravensteijn]

hum. a bunch of single post parameter rows is hard to create in tasker when i want to use offline mode and send it all when i'm at home or somewhere with an wifi point or when i want to send it through 3g.

when i look on the trackme sites documentation at the live tracking part it says that the trackme tool sends kml files to its server. is that correct? I have an tasker profile (form the tasker wikipage tracker or something) that creates kml files for every trip i make with the correct data. Is it possible to use that to send to my trackme server? how does that kml file look like from the trackme program (can someone explain it to me) and how does trackme sends it to his server (and more important, can tasker send it "automagiclly").

[_LEM_]

Is there going to be an android port or has someone gotten this to run on Android? Since I'm thinking about installing Android on my HD2 but I use this app alot :)


Sorry but I don't plan to make new ports of TrackMe (unless the company that acquired TrackMe asked me to)

However maybe if one day I feel very motivated I may do something similar for WP7. :)

[cyberde]

Sorry but I don't plan to make new ports of TrackMe (unless the company that acquired TrackMe asked me to)

However maybe if one day I feel very motivated I may do something similar for WP7. :)
Oh too bad, cuz I like the fact that I can host that tracking website myself. Hence I really like your program! Is there any way to run it on Android using Mono? Or compile it with MonoDroid?

[_LEM_]

Oh too bad, cuz I like the fact that I can host that tracking website myself. Hence I really like your program! Is there any way to run it on Android using Mono? Or compile it with MonoDroid?

Thanks for your comments! To be honest I have no idea if that's possible. I have never heard about running Windows Mobile programs on a different OS.

[cyberde]

I've heard about C# programs running on android, apparently with mono somehow...

[akpidis]

Is there going to be an android port or has someone gotten this to run on Android? Since I'm thinking about installing Android on my HD2 but I use this app alot :)

I have used Google My Tracks (http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-google-android-maps-mytracks-iwn.aspx) on my desire. I use TrackMe almost daily but a few times I didn't have my Touch Pro with me and had to use the Desire it got the job done :)

[khaytsus]

hum. a bunch of single post parameter rows is hard to create in tasker when i want to use offline mode and send it all when i'm at home or somewhere with an wifi point or when i want to send it through 3g.

when i look on the trackme sites documentation at the live tracking part it says that the trackme tool sends kml files to its server. is that correct? I have an tasker profile (form the tasker wikipage tracker or something) that creates kml files for every trip i make with the correct data. Is it possible to use that to send to my trackme server? how does that kml file look like from the trackme program (can someone explain it to me) and how does trackme sends it to his server (and more important, can tasker send it "automagiclly").

AFAIK no, the TrackMe client never sends anything except post vars. And offline mode in theory is easy, just create a CSV and then read it again later. I have some pseudo Tasker code written down, just haven't done it yet.

Oh too bad, cuz I like the fact that I can host that tracking website myself. Hence I really like your program! Is there any way to run it on Android using Mono? Or compile it with MonoDroid?

Not reading the recent posts are you? ;)

[cyberde]

Not reading the recent posts are you? ;)
No I havn't, the 500 pages kinda hold me back :P

[ravensteijn]

hum ok. i can't really get tasker to send requests to luisespinosa.com

what do i need to put in the http post inside tasker?

Server:port ->
Path -
Data -

i tried several combinations.

khaytsus you're posting about put it to csv and send it later on. you mean post the gps positions in csv adding rows?

i'm also looking at google fusion for this. i can make KML files where al the gps points will be stored inside. maybe it is possible to send the data to that but i need to understand the api and http post.

[_LEM_]

UPDATE 2011-03-25
Still no news about updates. Not sure if the company that acquired TrackMe still plans to expand this application, move to WP7 or just leave it as it is now.
I don't have news about the iPhone version either.

Anyway, I will keep visiting the forums from time to time in case you guys have any questions.

Thank you guys for staying around and keeping this thread alive!

PS: If you guys have an Xbox maybe you wanna try my version of the game Distant Galaxies (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Distant-Galaxies/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550773) that I made for WM 6.5 (only 80 MSP!!) I'm currently working on a version for WP7. (sorry for the spam ;) )

Luis

[khaytsus]

hum ok. i can't really get tasker to send requests to luisespinosa.com

what do i need to put in the http post inside tasker?

Server:port ->
Path -
Data -

i tried several combinations.

khaytsus you're posting about put it to csv and send it later on. you mean post the gps positions in csv adding rows?

i'm also looking at google fusion for this. i can make KML files where al the gps points will be stored inside. maybe it is possible to send the data to that but i need to understand the api and http post.

My suggestion was that when I DO implement offline mode, it will be creating a CSV file as the storage for the data. When I go to upload, it'll load that file and upload each individual datapoint as individual requests to the Tasker server, just like it does normally. It'll of course upload with the time and such that the event occurred, not current time in this case.

I still haven't done offline mode, but I have started some clean up. I've simplified things a bit, and removed a few Tasks I really didn't need. Updated my documentation. Now I just need to go through it one more time and make sure it's cleaned up enough and still working right ;)

[joks82]

Hi,

I am still new with this. Was looking for a symbian version of TrackMe but to no avail, so i tried to fill in the database with some sample data but how do i change the png image? do i change it in FK_icons_ID? If you have sample data or a trip that would be great. Btw, i am using my own server to host this. Thanks for the help!

[1edgaras]

Does offline mode works?
How I could get the information about where the phone was?
Could I just open the app and see where the phone was?

[_LEM_]

hey guys... I have some news. Just wanted to let you know that I have written a new version of TrackMe for Windows Phone 7. Sorry for keeping this so secretly! :)

It still doesn't have all the features than the one for Windows Mobile 6.x but if people gets interested I will keep adding them.

Here are some pics

http://luisespinosa.com/images/trackmewp7/screenshots4in1small.png

It is compatible with the viewer located at http://luisespinosa.com/trackme

You can download it from here (http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=8ebd20c9-1d80-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8)

So... I don't know if this will be the last version...everything depends on how much interest it gets.

NOTE:
I have created a thread specific for the WP7. Please post your comments there.
You can find it here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117525)

Enjoy!

[gorgarath]

I'm still interested in an Android version... :D

--
Tapatalked from my X.

[jmcourir]

Hi! Thank you for the new release of W7 App TrackMe. I'm still with my old TP2 phone and use WM 6.5 I think to switch with Android soon, do you plan to make an Android version ?

Have a good day!

JmCourir

[_LEM_]

Hi! Thank you for the new release of W7 App TrackMe. I'm still with my old TP2 phone and use WM 6.5 I think to switch with Android soon, do you plan to make an Android version ?

Have a good day!

JmCourir

hmmm... recently I have been thinking about that because I am getting more interest on Android phones. However since I just moved to WP7 and learned a new technology I don't think it will be soon. Thanks for asking.

[turtle2472]

I love that I'm seeing development again! Really this is cool. Now it makes my turmoil even worse though. I'm thinking I want to move to iPhone just to make my life easier. I love seeing WP7 though because I'm open to it too. Now the hard choice is even harder.

Any work on iPhone on your end? I've communicated with the owner a few times just wondering if you had any new news.

[gorgarath]

hmmm... recently I have been thinking about that because I am getting more interest on Android phones. However since I just moved to WP7 and learned a new technology I don't think it will be soon. Thanks for asking.

This is pretty much the only thing I miss from my WM phones. I look forward to the possibility that you might port this to it.

--
Tapatalked from my X.

[_LEM_]

I love that I'm seeing development again! Really this is cool. Now it makes my turmoil even worse though. I'm thinking I want to move to iPhone just to make my life easier. I love seeing WP7 though because I'm open to it too. Now the hard choice is even harder.

Any work on iPhone on your end? I've communicated with the owner a few times just wondering if you had any new news.

Thanks for your comments. I'm going to ask them right now about the iPhone version. As you know, I'm not involved on it.

[_LEM_]

I love that I'm seeing development again! Really this is cool. Now it makes my turmoil even worse though. I'm thinking I want to move to iPhone just to make my life easier. I love seeing WP7 though because I'm open to it too. Now the hard choice is even harder.

Any work on iPhone on your end? I've communicated with the owner a few times just wondering if you had any new news.

This is the answer I just got:

Hi Luis,
I just asked the developer to put the Beta version of iPhone on iTunes. Once it’s approved I will let you know.

[y0himba]

How about an Android version?

[_LEM_]

How about an Android version?

They don't plan for now. Maybe in a few months.

[Dtrieb]

Would like an Android Version, too!

[_LEM_]

Need some help here...

If you guys like TrackMe, do you think you can help me by promoting the app by writing some reviews in the WP7 marketplace? You don't have to give me 5 stars, just what you consider to be fair.

There is a guy who just uploaded an app called Track_Me that has nothing to do with me and he posted a negative comment for mine. It just says 'so bad'.
Very stupid doing that, because it's so easy to trace it and find out he is a developer.

Thanks

[y0himba]

I used Track Me for a LONG time on my Windows Phone. I now have an Android phone, but I can still vote right?

;)

On my way over there now...

EDIT: Scratch that, need a link, can't seem to find it.

[_LEM_]

I used Track Me for a LONG time on my Windows Phone. I now have an Android phone, but I can still vote right?

;)

On my way over there now...

As far as I know you need to have a Windows Phone. Thanks though.

[turtle2472]

This is the answer I just got:

I just saw this, thanks for posting it!

I don't know if I can vote on the WP7 version, but I'll see what I can do. :D

[_LEM_]

I just saw this, thanks for posting it!

I don't know if I can vote on the WP7 version, but I'll see what I can do. :D

Thanks a lot.
Unfortunately it seems nobody is interested on TrackMe for WP7 (even if it is free with no ads), so it has been kind of disappointing for me after working for weeks on this.
I don't think I will update this again unless there is something in particular I need when using it.
So...because of this I don't think I will work on an Android version. Too much work for nothing.

[gorgarath]

So...because of this I don't think I will work on an Android version. Too much work for nothing.

This just makes me sad. Android is a whole different market than Win7, so not sure you should base what the Android response would be on what it was for Win7.

But I do understand your reasoning though. It just makes me sad as this is the only thing from my WM phone, for which I have not found a suitable replacement.

--
Tapatalked from my X.

[webvan]

Yes, unfortunately with WP7 MS made yet another mistake in their mobile strategy, losing WM fans in the process and offering nothing of interest to new customers compared to iOS or Android. I'm pretty certain you would get the same level of interest with an Android version as you got with the VM version...and then some.

[_LEM_]

Aren't there already other programs for Android that do what TrackMe does? I'm surprised they haven't done anything yet.

Maybe I should have gone with Android before WP7. It's kind of disappointing have spent so much time in learning a new technology and then developing this for nothing.

[bikooo3878]

Wow ... works perfectly!!! I just did a test walk around my office and it mapped it perfectly!!! Good work Staryon. I'm really eager to see how you did it.

[ToneDEF_au]

Aren't there already other programs for Android that do what TrackMe does? I'm surprised they haven't done anything yet.

Maybe I should have gone with Android before WP7. It's kind of disappointing have spent so much time in learning a new technology and then developing this for nothing.

Hang in there _LEM_, it's still early days for WP7; I'm sure you'll get users. Regrettably WM is on it's way out, that alone makes it worth learning its replacement...

[_LEM_]

Thanks for your support guys...hopefully people will get more interested in the future.

[peterpandesal06]

can someone tell me where is the download link for the andoid? i could not bother anymore to scan each page. thanks a lot mate! :)

[gorgarath]

Aren't there already other programs for Android that do what TrackMe does? I'm surprised they haven't done anything yet.

I have found some similar programs that do not provide nearly the same functionality that I remember from TrackMe.

Granted, I do not know if this is due to some limitations of the Android system or lack of vision or skills of the developers, or just a different focus on what the developers wanted to make.

--
Tapatalked from my X.

[_LEM_]

can someone tell me where is the download link for the andoid? i could not bother anymore to scan each page. thanks a lot mate! :)

There is not a version of TrackMe for Android phones. That is what we are discussing here, if I should write it or not :)

[_LEM_]

I have found some similar programs that do not provide nearly the same functionality that I remember from TrackMe.

Granted, I do not know if this is due to some limitations of the Android system or lack of vision or skills of the developers, or just a different focus on what the developers wanted to make.

--
Tapatalked from my X.

ok, I'm going to think about it again. Let's see if I can get an Android phone so I can play a little bit with it.

[cyberde]

I have found some similar programs that do not provide nearly the same functionality that I remember from TrackMe.

Granted, I do not know if this is due to some limitations of the Android system or lack of vision or skills of the developers, or just a different focus on what the developers wanted to make.

--
Tapatalked from my X.

I've also been searching for a long time but haven't found a replacement for trackme. I really like the fact that I can host it on my own webserver! No other piece of software does this :-(. Hopefully you will create a version for Android. It's a bigger market anyway, hehe.

[gorgarath]

I've also been searching for a long time but haven't found a replacement for trackme. I really like the fact that I can host it on my own webserver! No other piece of software does this :-(. Hopefully you will create a version for Android. It's a bigger market anyway, hehe.

Self-hosting is one of the nicer things about TrackMe. And while I don't know about everyone, I would definitely even pay for TrackMe on Android, though I obviously would prefer it to stay free. :D

--
Tapatalked from my X.

[kb1313]

I've also been searching for a long time but haven't found a replacement for trackme. I really like the fact that I can host it on my own webserver! No other piece of software does this :-(. Hopefully you will create a version for Android. It's a bigger market anyway, hehe.

Self-hosting is one of the nicer things about TrackMe. And while I don't know about everyone, I would definitely even pay for TrackMe on Android, though I obviously would prefer it to stay free. :D

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Tapatalked from my X.

me too... to both statements... i would pay for it, too! track me (and tomtom navigation) is, what keeps me on winmo for now...

[_LEM_]

Since I'm pretty new to Android...

Is it possible to develop an application with ads that doesn't go through the marketplace?

I would like to keep the program free but if I can get some revenue it would be even better :p

[kb1313]

Since I'm pretty new to Android...

Is it possible to develop an application with ads that doesn't go through the marketplace?

I would like to keep the program free but if I can get some revenue it would be even better :p

i'm new to android, too. but i would think, that the android market is THE way to get your program to the people... you could have two versions... one with adds and one without adds but maybe one extra feature and for a small payment... 1-3€ maybe. there a lot programs on the market like this... ... and btw. the android market and ms marketplace are not comparable. i've never downloaded one program over ms marketplace in years, but maybe 50 or 60 programs from the android market in the first month of usage... and i still have my hd2... i'm running andoid on sd atm... so i'm pretty sure your program will find it's way to the user a lot faster this way...

[Tigggger]

The only thing i miss since replacing my WM phone is your program, if you could do a version for android that would be awesome.

Like others have said whilst there are other apps nothing matches yours in terms of features.

kb1313 is spot on, I never downloaded a single app from the windows marketplace but since getting an android phone I've downloaded loads. He's also right in that it's very common to have 2 versions of software a free one with ads and maybe a limited feature set and a full version for sale. I'd buy the latter :)

[PuppeJuputti]

+1 for Android version. I'm currently still using WM 6.5 because of Trackme. Then I could move to Android platform :)

[gorgarath]

There are actually a lot of programs on the market that have the full version free with ads and then a donate version that is exactly the same but gets rid of ads. There are also ones that are free if you go to the developer's web page but cost money on the marketplace. There are some that have a free version and donate version that are exactly the same.

In all of these cases, I have bought some apps. Some because the ad space was in the way, some because it is really worth it, and some because you should. Of course, I don't actually see any of the ads.

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Tapatalked from my X.

[_LEM_]

Thanks for the information guys. I installed the SDK and I'm playing with it a little bit. I will let you know if I decide to go ahead and work on a new version of TrackMe for Android.

[cyberde]

Thanks for the information guys. I installed the SDK and I'm playing with it a little bit. I will let you know if I decide to go ahead and work on a new version of TrackMe for Android.
Awesome, I would even donate if you do.
I really miss TrackMe on my Android phone. And somehow MyTracks doesn't quite do what I want it to do (plus it uploads to google...).

[christophocles]

+1 for Android.. You will find a much more technical audience there that will actually appreciate the capabilities of this app. I jumped ship to Android (apparently along with most of the community here) and I'm never looking back. WP7 is not for me and neither is iOS. That said, if TrackMe was in the Android Market I would buy it. My server is still up and waiting for me to connect to it :D

[turtle2472]

_LEM_,
You know me from this thread for some time. I promise you that if you get a full blown version that give me the same functionality as the 6.x version does I'm in. I have to admit that and ad driven version wouldn't be my way. If it's my only option then I'd take it. However, I'd rather see a Lite version and a paid version.

The iPhone version is much akin to the best of vaporware. The developers tell me it's coming and they will have it up....

I'd move to Android tomorrow if you put out an Android version. I like the idea of iPhone for me because my house is loaded with iOS devices because of the rest of my family. I'm still holding out with my TP2 in hopes of this one single app being available on a platform I want.

I think it's awesome you put out a WP7 version, but it just doesn't appeal to me personally at all. In the least. Your app is awesome, WP7...

So if you cobble up an Android version and allow even the same functionality of the current version and me using my own server then I'm going to replace my phone in the moments following your beginning distribution. :)

[_LEM_]

_LEM_,
You know me from this thread for some time. I promise you that if you get a full blown version that give me the same functionality as the 6.x version does I'm in. I have to admit that and ad driven version wouldn't be my way. If it's my only option then I'd take it. However, I'd rather see a Lite version and a paid version.

The iPhone version is much akin to the best of vaporware. The developers tell me it's coming and they will have it up....

I'd move to Android tomorrow if you put out an Android version. I like the idea of iPhone for me because my house is loaded with iOS devices because of the rest of my family. I'm still holding out with my TP2 in hopes of this one single app being available on a platform I want.

I think it's awesome you put out a WP7 version, but it just doesn't appeal to me personally at all. In the least. Your app is awesome, WP7...

So if you cobble up an Android version and allow even the same functionality of the current version and me using my own server then I'm going to replace my phone in the moments following your beginning distribution. :)

Thanks for your comments. I'm really considering start working on the Android version after reading so many comments. Thank you guys. I will let you know if this happens!

[lemassykoi]

Thanks for your comments. I'm really considering start working on the Android version after reading so many comments. Thank you guys. I will let you know if this happens!

I agree, Android Version would be amazing. I'm currently using Google Maps with History instead of TrackMe, because of Android. My TrackMe Server is sleeping since 8 months. Help me to wake it up!! :)

[peterpandesal06]

What app is this for? Sorry im a noob. Will this also work for my SGS4G? Thanks

Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

[cyberde]

What app is this for? Sorry im a noob. Will this also work for my SGS4G? Thanks

Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App
You could read the first post, theres a heading called description... Just a little hint ;)

[police22]

What is the latest on the Iphone Version?

[_LEM_]

What is the latest on the Iphone Version?

I haven't heard anything... very strange. At some point they said it was about to be released, but that was like a year ago. Not sure what happened. If you want to contact them the website is http://www.mobiletrackme.com/

[jmcourir]

+1 for a Android version of TrackMe ! I miss that software from WM 6.5. I'm a Google Android Fan and it would be nice to see TrackMe on the market. Even if it cost to have the software.

Thanks

Jmcourir

[websurf]

Hello gentlemen
I really this software but for some reason the "Start minimize/ Stealth mode" is not working on my Verizon Imagio WM 6.5 phone. I'm thinking to create/edit a shortcut to the startup folder with command line parameters or switch to minimize the Trackme if it can not minimize itself. for example in the shortcut properties it should have "\program files\Trackme\Trackme.exe -StartMinimze" but I do not know the syntax to replace the word "-StartMinimize" so that it can minimize trackme when start. anyone knows how to do this or a work around please help.

[_LEM_]

Hello gentlemen
I really this software but for some reason the "Start minimize/ Stealth mode" is not working on my Verizon Imagio WM 6.5 phone. I'm thinking to create/edit a shortcut to the startup folder with command line parameters or switch to minimize the Trackme if it can not minimize itself. for example in the shortcut properties it should have "\program files\Trackme\Trackme.exe -StartMinimze" but I do not know the syntax to replace the word "-StartMinimize" so that it can minimize trackme when start. anyone knows how to do this or a work around please help.

Yeah...the start minimized/stealth mode doesn't work on some models. I never found a solution for this. I hope somebody can give you some information about the parameters for that workaround that you propose.

[topo]

+1 For an Android version.

Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA App

[_LEM_]

+1 For an Android version.

Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA App

Well..then I have good news for you! :)

The company that acquired TrackMe for WM has asked me to write a version for Android so I will start working on this in the next few weeks! :cool:

By the way, the interest for the WP7 is growing so I plan to release a new update soon too.

[turtle2472]

That is very good news! I really do want the iPhone version...but will get Android if I must. I'm so ready to dump my Tilt2.

[websurf]

Anyone know what is the Trackme Command ID for Start Tracking. just like when you touch the Start when trackme is loaded? The reason I asked because I want to use Mortscripts to start Trackme. I know Trackme has the option to Start tracking when program start. Does anyone know that command id?

[_LEM_]

UPDATE!

I just submitted an update for the WP7 version. This new release will let you to force an update (you can choose an icon and a comment). It also fixes some problems with phones where regional settings use a comma instead of a dot.
It should be available in the next few days.
Enjoy!

[PuppeJuputti]

Any news about Android version? This is only program that I miss at windows mobile.

Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk

[_LEM_]

Any news about Android version? This is only program that I miss at windows mobile.

Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk

I'm probably getting the phone this week. Hopefully I will start working on it the next one.

[luke.kemp]

That would be amazing if an android version was produced!

I've been using the windows mobile version on my old phone for a charity bike ride we do across Europe every year, and it really does work a treat! It would be great if I only had to take one phone..

Thanks for your help, and if you need any assistance testing it....

[_LEM_]

That would be amazing if an android version was produced!

I've been using the windows mobile version on my old phone for a charity bike ride we do across Europe every year, and it really does work a treat! It would be great if I only had to take one phone..

Thanks for your help, and if you need any assistance testing it....

Android version is looking good so far. I have been able to read from the GPS and upload the data to the server.
Now I need to work in the offline mode, user settings and interface.
Hopefully I will have something soon!

[flipfone]

Android version is looking good so far. I have been able to read from the GPS and upload the data to the server.
Now I need to work in the offline mode, user settings and interface.
Hopefully I will have something soon!

Android users are waiting! i used this app a few years ago on my Treo and loved it. Cant wait to have it again thanks man!

[Karol-pl]

can't wait too, till it will come for green robot ;)

[turtle2472]

Well, I finally gave in a moved to the iPhone 4S. I'm really hoping this comes to the iPhone as the guys said it would... Until then, I'll just tether my Tilt2 to it for the times I really want my track data and go from there.

Thanks for all your hard work LEM, I appreciated it and still do. :)

[_LEM_]

Well, I finally gave in a moved to the iPhone 4S. I'm really hoping this comes to the iPhone as the guys said it would... Until then, I'll just tether my Tilt2 to it for the times I really want my track data and go from there.

Thanks for all your hard work LEM, I appreciated it and still do. :)

So you moved to the dark side..uh? ;)
Regarding the iPhone version I don't know anything yet. As you know I am not involved on it.

I would like to release the Android version in a couple of weeks. It will not have all the features yet though.

I hope we can see you around one day in the future! Thanks for all your help when developing TrackMe for WM.

[xda-kungfu]

I would like to release the Android version in a couple of weeks. It will not have all the features yet though.


This is excellent news. I have moved to Android simply for the morse code keyboard but still carry WM for TrackMe (uploading to my own server)
If a version was eventually available for Android with the same features then :cool:

[mousi]

Can't wait for the android version :) Trackme is one of the only two apps that I miss since I moved to android. The other one is iGO 8.3

[turtle2472]

So you moved to the dark side..uh? ;)
Regarding the iPhone version I don't know anything yet. As you know I am not involved on it.

I would like to release the Android version in a couple of weeks. It will not have all the features yet though.

I hope we can see you around one day in the future! Thanks for all your help when developing TrackMe for WM.

The Dark Side, yeah I did. For me the hacking of phones got bland and lost value. WP7 didn't do it for me and Android would have been too much work. I guess you could say I got lazy and don't want to "play" with my phone as much.

I still would likely get your Android version though. Still thinking of getting an Android phone as a beater. Maybe even put it back on my Tilt2...

It was truly my pleasure to help out as much as I could. I still will help as much as I can if ever the guys working on the iPhone version work with me. :p

[_LEM_]

Hopefully we'll see you again in the future if you get an Android.
Here are a couple of screenshots. I will try to start testing it next week.

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/2162/capture1ps.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/812/capture1ps.jpg/)


http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8712/capture2yb.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/6/capture2yb.jpg/)

[peeping_Tom]

Hi. I am new in trackme.
I am interested to use my own server. What kind of license is trackme server? Can I modify it for hobby non commercial project?

[_LEM_]

Hi. I am new in trackme.
I am interested to use my own server. What kind of license is trackme server? Can I modify it for hobby non commercial project?

Hi. Yes, you can make any modifications as long as you don't use it for commercial purposes.

By the way, if you plan to make improvements, fixing problems or adding new features you can always share it with the community!

[turtle2472]

Hi. I am new in trackme.
I am interested to use my own server. What kind of license is trackme server? Can I modify it for hobby non commercial project?

Yeah, on top of what _LEM_ said you can also look to this thread for help with the server side development: TrackMe's web development and user plugins. Developers welcome!! (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477394)

[_LEM_]

The new version for Android will be released next week. I am in the testing process now. As you can imagine it doesn't have all the features from the original TrackMe for WM yet, but if you guys keep interested I will plan to add them all.

I will create a new post in the Android development forum once it gets released.

You can also follow TrackMe on twitter (http://twitter.com/trackmemobile)

[akpidis]

Great news! :D

[websurf]

The new version for Android will be released next week. I am in the testing process now. As you can imagine it doesn't have all the features from the original TrackMe for WM yet, but if you guys keep interested I will plan to add them all.

I will create a new post in the Android development forum once it gets released.

You can also follow TrackMe on twitter (http://twitter.com/trackmemobile)

LEM
regarding to Trackme for WM. Can you add the logging feature to it? The program is already running in the back ground and monitoring the location by the mean of GPS. Can you also make it to monitor call and SMS as well by logging all incoming and outgoing of call and SMS to a text file or something in that nature?
Thank you very much a fantastic software.

[_LEM_]

LEM
regarding to Trackme for WM. Can you add the logging feature to it? The program is already running in the back ground and monitoring the location by the mean of GPS. Can you also make it to monitor call and SMS as well by logging all incoming and outgoing of call and SMS to a text file or something in that nature?
Thank you very much a fantastic software.

Hi websurf,

I'm afraid that the Windows Mobile 6.5 version won't be updated for a while... I'm focused on the Windows Phone and Android version and that's really taking all my time now! Thanks for your suggestion though.

[_LEM_]

ANDROID VERSION NOW AVAILABLE!!

I just published it in the marketplace. Not sure when it will show up.
I also created a post in the Android forums. Please use that thread from now on.
Here is the link (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340211)

I hope people like it...

[mira.minkova]

Awesome work, LEM! Thanks for all the effort! :)

---------- Post added at 02:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:33 PM ----------

I read some of the pages on this thread which discuss this issue but still I cannot find out -

why can I not filter by date, maybe I am doing something wrong.

I change the dates and then what do I press? whichever of the buttons I click, they revert back to the old dates and I see the whole trip....

[_LEM_]

Awesome work, LEM! Thanks for all the effort! :)

---------- Post added at 02:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:33 PM ----------

I read some of the pages on this thread which discuss this issue but still I cannot find out -

why can I not filter by date, maybe I am doing something wrong.

I change the dates and then what do I press? whichever of the buttons I click, they revert back to the old dates and I see the whole trip....

Hi Mira

I just tried and it seems to work ok. Does the calendar show up? Does the date/time change in the text boxes?
Basically when you have the time you want, you click on the X to close the pop up calendar and then click on Show to display the track.

[mr.bryce]

i recently came back to using this app on my windows mobile 6.5 phone

i forgot my username and password from 2008-2009, all my tracking was stored on luis's server. i wish there had been a regular email password recovery procedure.

would it be possible to extract the data to a KML file saved locally ? why does it have to be uploaded to a website ?

it would be way more convenient for me to just backup kml files, rather than setup a website and the associated port forwarding on my computer.

[_LEM_]

i recently came back to using this app on my windows mobile 6.5 phone

i forgot my username and password from 2008-2009, all my tracking was stored on luis's server. i wish there had been a regular email password recovery procedure.

would it be possible to extract the data to a KML file saved locally ? why does it have to be uploaded to a website ?

it would be way more convenient for me to just backup kml files, rather than setup a website and the associated port forwarding on my computer.


If you give me your username I can try to generate a new password for you. You can send me your info to the email that appears here:
http://luisespinosa.com/contact_eng.html

On the WM version there is an option to export the KML locally.
Here it is:
http://luisespinosa.com/images/trackme/02-2_tm_tools_exportgpspositions.png

Hope that works for you.

[mr.bryce]

LEM you re a life savior tkvm!

i had tried that local export but it said error creating remote kml file: an error message is available etc...

i had checked the faq and installed the .net messages and tried again.

that time the error was "error creating kml file: retry in 167sec"

--;

i searched on the sdcard, documents, and program files\trackme folders, no kml file to be found. i just assumed it didnt work that way.

what am i doing wrong ?

[_LEM_]

LEM you re a life savior tkvm!

i had tried that local export but it said error creating remote kml file: an error message is available etc...

i had checked the faq and installed the .net messages and tried again.

that time the error was "error creating kml file: retry in 167sec"

--;

i searched on the sdcard, documents, and program files\trackme folders, no kml file to be found. i just assumed it didnt work that way.

what am i doing wrong ?

Doesn't it give you more details about the error message? Does it work when you create the file remotely?

I think it is stored in the folder where you have TrackMe running. I don't have a WM phone with me so I cannot really check it right now. Maybe another user who still uses the program can give you more details.

[ahhl]

i tried to check whether the line can exist on google but i can only see one dot not the track. is there any reason why i cannot see the track. i just test using your track
http://www.luisespinosa.com/trackme/routes/johndoe.kml

[vivek.krishnan]

Excellent work, mate! This might be reason enough to bring my old i780 out of hibernation.

[mira.minkova]

Hi Mira

I just tried and it seems to work ok. Does the calendar show up? Does the date/time change in the text boxes?
Basically when you have the time you want, you click on the X to close the pop up calendar and then click on Show to display the track.

Thanks very much for replying, Lem. The calendar shows correctly, I can select date. But as soon as I press the Show button the dates revert back to their previous state.

the site is here: krikri.bg/gpstracks

is it possible that it is the browser or something hm... IE 9?

[mr.bryce]

Doesn't it give you more details about the error message?

nope thats all i have as an error message :(


Does it work when you create the file remotely?

i understand now its downloading from the server... thats not going to work for me :'( i had hoped for a direct sql extraction as i m about to cancel my 3g data plan.

Yes i was able to export a kml file from the website.


I think it is stored in the folder where you have TrackMe running.

yep, in my case it goes to program files\trackme.

the problem i had was with the new account (mrbryce)
i changed the credentials to the old account and now it downloads just fine.

changing subject,
there is a glitch in kml export you might be interested in. (you can test this on my old account)

when i go on the website and select trip <any> then click show,
then choose kml export, it exports an empty KML file (with headers only, no coordinates, 3Kb)
if i select a specific trip, then it exports just fine. (<100Kb per trip, total 200Kb, most coordinates are not part of any trip)

i tried today to export trip <any> from the winmo6.5 client, and the kml file contains all the coordinates ^^ (2Mb)

[_LEM_]

i tried to check whether the line can exist on google but i can only see one dot not the track. is there any reason why i cannot see the track. i just test using your track
http://www.luisespinosa.com/trackme/routes/johndoe.kml

It seems that track has only one position. You should upload more data to see the line.

[_LEM_]

Excellent work, mate! This might be reason enough to bring my old i780 out of hibernation.

Thanks! If you have an Android or WP7 there are versions of TrackMe for them.
WM version is kind of discontinued...

[_LEM_]

Thanks very much for replying, Lem. The calendar shows correctly, I can select date. But as soon as I press the Show button the dates revert back to their previous state.

the site is here: krikri.bg/gpstracks

is it possible that it is the browser or something hm... IE 9?

You're right. I just tried your site and had that problem. I tried with Firefox.
It's strange why works on my site and not on yours. I didn't write the web viewer so it's hard for me telling you where is the problem. I know that the person who wrote it used javascript for the calendars. Maybe you have an outdated version? I don't really know... I hope somebody can give some ideas. Good luck!

[_LEM_]

nope thats all i have as an error message :(



i understand now its downloading from the server... thats not going to work for me :'( i had hoped for a direct sql extraction as i m about to cancel my 3g data plan.

Yes i was able to export a kml file from the website.



yep, in my case it goes to program files\trackme.

the problem i had was with the new account (mrbryce)
i changed the credentials to the old account and now it downloads just fine.

changing subject,
there is a glitch in kml export you might be interested in. (you can test this on my old account)

when i go on the website and select trip <any> then click show,
then choose kml export, it exports an empty KML file (with headers only, no coordinates, 3Kb)
if i select a specific trip, then it exports just fine. (<100Kb per trip, total 200Kb, most coordinates are not part of any trip)

i tried today to export trip <any> from the winmo6.5 client, and the kml file contains all the coordinates ^^ (2Mb)


Yeah...everything is generated on the server, so it needs to be downloaded first.

Regarding the problem with the web viewer...it's hard to tell. As I just mentioned in a previous post I didn't write it and the persons who worked on them haven't heard from them in a long time.
If the new Android version gets more and more popular I plan to rewrite it myself (unless people from the community wants to modify the existing one)

The <Any> option is kind of dangerous using it... Actually I don't think it should be there. It can be huge and kill completely the browser!

[mira.minkova]

You're right. I just tried your site and had that problem. I tried with Firefox.
It's strange why works on my site and not on yours. I didn't write the web viewer so it's hard for me telling you where is the problem. I know that the person who wrote it used javascript for the calendars. Maybe you have an outdated version? I don't really know... I hope somebody can give some ideas. Good luck!

anyways...I will post back here when I find the issue. Thanks, Lem

[ahhl]

i have old recorded track in kml. is it possible to upload it the server or uploadit using trackme?

[_LEM_]

i have old recorded track in kml. is it possible to upload it the server or uploadit using trackme?

Sorry but I'm afraid that's not possible.
However I think it would be a nice option to have in the future.

[khaytsus]

Thanks very much for replying, Lem. The calendar shows correctly, I can select date. But as soon as I press the Show button the dates revert back to their previous state.

the site is here: krikri.bg/gpstracks

is it possible that it is the browser or something hm... IE 9?

I believe that's due to the PHP problems in the code.. I posted about it long, long ago, but there are tons of global variables and it's really insecure (in general, I know of no security issues with TrackMe specifically) so most installations of PHP do not allow it. If you can, look in the web server logs and watch all of the failures when you try to do that.

The way to fix it is convert all of the variables from globals.

Here's a few posts I made on it in the past.. I thought I posted about some examples to fix, but maybe someone else did that.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3665891&highlight=global#post3665891
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4058311&highlight=global#post4058311

Basically what happens is previously if a form submitted a form entry named password, you could just reference $password. Now you must explicitely set the variable name. This page has good info on how to fix such problems..

http://wiki.lunarpages.com/PHP_and_Register_Global_Variables

And here's basically how I did it myself.. Found all of the global registers in use and made explicit variables for them. This is in index.php but there are globals in others as well..


// This is all one line, the forum splits it..
$selectRequestVariables = array("trip","ID","username","password","filter","startday","endday","custom_view","storeshowbearings","storecrosshair","storeclickcenter","storeoverview","storelanguage","storeunits","storestartdate","storeenddate");

foreach($selectRequestVariables as $selectRequestVar) {
// split across lines for readability
eval('$GLOBALS["'.$selectRequestVar.'"] = $'.
$selectRequestVar.' = isset($_REQUEST["'.
$selectRequestVar.'"]) ? $_REQUEST["'.
$selectRequestVar.'"] : "";');
}

[_LEM_]

I believe that's due to the PHP problems in the code.. I posted about it long, long ago, but there are tons of global variables and it's really insecure (in general, I know of no security issues with TrackMe specifically) so most installations of PHP do not allow it. If you can, look in the web server logs and watch all of the failures when you try to do that.

The way to fix it is convert all of the variables from globals.

Here's a few posts I made on it in the past.. I thought I posted about some examples to fix, but maybe someone else did that.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3665891&highlight=global#post3665891
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4058311&highlight=global#post4058311

Basically what happens is previously if a form submitted a form entry named password, you could just reference $password. Now you must explicitely set the variable name. This page has good info on how to fix such problems..

http://wiki.lunarpages.com/PHP_and_Register_Global_Variables

And here's basically how I did it myself.. Found all of the global registers in use and made explicit variables for them. This is in index.php but there are globals in others as well..

Thanks for all that research. Hopefully I will be able to work on the viewer one day to fix all those issues :o

[20100v]

Hello,
I used between 2 years the WM6 version. I've build my own server, and made some stats with my everyday home work commuter (50km/d) on my bike.
Since 1 year I use an Android phone (Desire), and I just discover two days ago there is an android version of Android.
Tried on 2 days, and there are some limitiations.
I put min dist to the min 50m, min time to min 10s and set accuracy to 100m.
On a trip of 26km for one hour, I've only 42 points.
With wm6, I've 425 points.

Any idea ?

I'll try to night with a accuracy of 1000m to see if this is the problem.

Vincent

[_LEM_]

Hello,
I used between 2 years the WM6 version. I've build my own server, and made some stats with my everyday home work commuter (50km/d) on my bike.
Since 1 year I use an Android phone (Desire), and I just discover two days ago there is an android version of Android.
Tried on 2 days, and there are some limitiations.
I put min dist to the min 50m, min time to min 10s and set accuracy to 100m.
On a trip of 26km for one hour, I've only 42 points.
With wm6, I've 425 points.

Any idea ?

I'll try to night with a accuracy of 1000m to see if this is the problem.

Vincent

In Android the location services don't recommend a number less that 60 seconds. However I think you should get more positions. I will test it today on my way to work with those settings and I will let you know.

[nayaknish]

Nice App.. :cool: :cool:

Working Superbly on my old HTC Gene!! :D :D

Loved it..

thanks!! :)

[20100v]

In Android the location services don't recommend a number less that 60 seconds. However I think you should get more positions. I will test it today on my way to work with those settings and I will let you know.

Thanks,
On wm6, 3600/425=8s A point every 8s.
On android the My tracks application tracks with more 1 point in 60s. I don't remember exactly the number.
I'm biking not walking.
For the back home ride, I'll remove the upload during the course to be sure there is no upload problem.
Anyway, thanks for this software compliant with the wm6 trackme version .

[_LEM_]

In my case I got 228 positions on a 66 Km trip (42 minutes) with the same settings that you were using.

Keep in mind that the time and distance on Android are approximate. The only way to get exactly one position every 10 seconds would be to leave the GPS on all the time without checking for distances.
Also it could also be that some positions were skipped because of the accuracy as you mentioned.
For the next version I will add in the log file what you see on the screen, that way you can send it to me and I can see exactly how often you were getting the positions.

[_LEM_]

Nice App.. :cool: :cool:

Working Superbly on my old HTC Gene!! :D :D

Loved it..

thanks!! :)

Thanks. Since you also have an Android you can try on it too!

[Roar]

I just discover two days ago there is an android version of Android.

Cool. Maybe we can get a windows version of Windows soon?
:D

[_LEM_]

Cool. Maybe we can get a windows version of Windows soon?
:D

oh no...no more versions please!! :p

[20100v]

Cool. Maybe we can get a windows version of Windows soon?
:D
mistake, sorry.

[20100v]

In my case I got 228 positions on a 66 Km trip (42 minutes) with the same settings that you were using.

Keep in mind that the time and distance on Android are approximate. The only way to get exactly one position every 10 seconds would be to leave the GPS on all the time without checking for distances.
Also it could also be that some positions were skipped because of the accuracy as you mentioned.
For the next version I will add in the log file what you see on the screen, that way you can send it to me and I can see exactly how often you were getting the positions.

26km 1h04, 140 positions with offline upload.
There are some mistake on the trip name. I've seen the log file (attached) on my sd card, and have strange trip name ???

[_LEM_]

26km 1h04, 140 positions with offline upload.
There are some mistake on the trip name. I've seen the log file (attached) on my sd card, and have strange trip name ???

Thanks for sharing that.
It looks ok to me. You get most of your positions every 10-15-20 seconds.
It could also be possible that sometimes you don't reach the minimum distance so it takes a little bit longer.

Regarding the trip name there must be something wrong. Does it look ok when you see your trip with the web viewer?

[20100v]

Thanks for sharing that.
It looks ok to me. You get most of your positions every 10-15-20 seconds.
It could also be possible that sometimes you don't reach the minimum distance so it takes a little bit longer.

Regarding the trip name there must be something wrong. Does it look ok when you see your trip with the web viewer?
I was biking and was a little tired friday evening :) . Is it possible to remove the minimum length ?
On the server, the trip is only 12 km but I connected to my sql server, and set the same FK_Trips_ID for all positions of my trip. Now it's almost ok about the distance (24,5 versus 26,5). But the altitude was totaly mad.

An other idea, could you set the trip name with the "metric" hour. I'm explaining. Instead of Auto-2011-11-25-08-23-31, put Auto-2011-11-25-20-23-21.
When trip are sorted, they're be in the good order.

[20100v]

There is a real problem with the trip name on offline mode.
This morning I try again on a small trip. Offline name is correct (Auto_2011_11.26_10.15.53) but trip name upload is 800 for one position, 300, 400, 000.
Also altitude was totaly crazy 500, 250, 000, 581 ... Speed seem's to be good.
Strange !

[_LEM_]

There is a real problem with the trip name on offline mode.
This morning I try again on a small trip. Offline name is correct (Auto_2011_11.26_10.15.53) but trip name upload is 800 for one position, 300, 400, 000.
Also altitude was totaly crazy 500, 250, 000, 581 ... Speed seem's to be good.
Strange !


I found the problem. It's because of the regional settings. If you check your log your speed and altitude shows up like 6,500 instead of 6.500
This confuses the import process.
Sorry about that. I will fix it and release a new version later today.

PS: I'm going to do some testing with no minimum distance to see how it works. I'll let you know.

[_LEM_]

20100v,

I just fixed the problem. The new version should be ready in the next few minutes.
Please let me know if you get this problem again. By the way, you will have to delete any existing offline data that you have on your phone. That data is already corrupted.

By the way, do you mind to use from now on the thread for the Android version?
It's located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340211

That way we can leave this thread only for WM users.

[20100v]

Yeah ! Thanks for tour reaction!
I'll try the new version.
Sorry to have posted on this thread. The help button of the android release send me here.
Thanks again!

Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

[_LEM_]

The help button of the android release send me here.


You are right! I have to update that :o

[bwb8771]

Just found TrackMe today - love love love love it!

The app will definitely work with my phone's screen locked, but if I multi-task to (say) email, the updates stop.

Are there any plans to tweak the app to take advantage of Mango's (supposed) enhancement to allow for apps to run "in the background"?

Thanks!
BWB

[_LEM_]

Just found TrackMe today - love love love love it!

The app will definitely work with my phone's screen locked, but if I multi-task to (say) email, the updates stop.

Are there any plans to tweak the app to take advantage of Mango's (supposed) enhancement to allow for apps to run "in the background"?

Thanks!
BWB

Unfortunately as far as I know that's not possible. Background apps on WP7 pauses and do not become active until brought to the foreground. You can have some code running in the background but is very restricted about what you can do.

WP7's SDK is very closed compared to Android. Hopefully they will change that one day.

[markd89]

I'm using 6.2.8.158 and it's working great on my Touch Pro2.

There are two issues/questions:

1. The battery gets depleted pretty quickly. I tried setting the update interval to less often and this doesn't seem to make a difference. I suspect this is because the GPS radio is powered up all the time. Any suggestions on saving battery?

2. It would be cool if I got an email or SMS with a certain message that TrackMe could be turned on, upload a location, then turn off. Any suggestions?

Thanks again!
Mark

[_LEM_]

Hi markd89


1. The battery gets depleted pretty quickly. I tried setting the update interval to less often and this doesn't seem to make a difference. I suspect this is because the GPS radio is powered up all the time. Any suggestions on saving battery?


The update interval should help. Do you keep the screen on for a long time? That's what really should make the biggest difference.
I don't turn off the GPS completely (it stays in standby) between updates because it would take a while to get a new fix every time that is turned on again. However maybe it would be a nice option to add in a future release.


2. It would be cool if I got an email or SMS with a certain message that TrackMe could be turned on, upload a location, then turn off. Any suggestions?


I recently added that in the Android version. Unfortunately the WP7 version is not being too popular so I'm spending most of my time on the Android for now.

Regards

[markd89]

Hi markd89



The update interval should help. Do you keep the screen on for a long time? That's what really should make the biggest difference.
I don't turn off the GPS completely (it stays in standby) between updates because it would take a while to get a new fix every time that is turned on again. However maybe it would be a nice option to add in a future release.



I recently added that in the Android version. Unfortunately the WP7 version is not being too popular so I'm spending most of my time on the Android for now.

Regards

Hi Luis,

Thanks for writing back.

On the battery -- I do have the screen off most of the time. I also have an extended battery. If I have TrackMe off, I can have 70% left at the end of the day. If I have TrackMe on, it might be 30%. So right now I turn it on and off manually.

On Andriod -- I have a really inexpensive plan with Sprint with my Touch Pro2. If I upgrade phones, my plan is going to be $20+ more per month so I have to stay where I am. If you get inclined, please think about adding the turn-on/off feature to the Windows version. If it's not too much time, maybe it'd be worth it. I could contribute $50 to help compensate your time... Maybe others might see it worth contributing too.

Thanks again,
Mark

[_LEM_]

Hi Luis,

Thanks for writing back.

On the battery -- I do have the screen off most of the time. I also have an extended battery. If I have TrackMe off, I can have 70% left at the end of the day. If I have TrackMe on, it might be 30%. So right now I turn it on and off manually.

On Andriod -- I have a really inexpensive plan with Sprint with my Touch Pro2. If I upgrade phones, my plan is going to be $20+ more per month so I have to stay where I am. If you get inclined, please think about adding the turn-on/off feature to the Windows version. If it's not too much time, maybe it'd be worth it. I could contribute $50 to help compensate your time... Maybe others might see it worth contributing too.

Thanks again,
Mark

Thanks a lot, you are very kind. The problem is my Developer membership expired, so I have to pay another $99 for one year and that's not too worth it right now because I almost get no money with the ads. However I really want to go back to WP7 and Xbox eventually so I will definitely will keep updating TrackMe.

[markd89]

Cool, I'll stay tuned. The $50 still stands, so PM me when you're ready to renew that and I'll cover half :-)

Your app rocks BTW -- very solid :-)

[_LEM_]

Cool, I'll stay tuned. The $50 still stands, so PM me when you're ready to renew that and I'll cover half :-)

Your app rocks BTW -- very solid :-)

Thanks again! I will definitely keep that in mind :)

[websurf]

WebServer Problem?
Hi LEM
Is there something wrong with the server lately? and also the web interface?
Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/content/l/u/i/luisespinosa/html/trackme/index.php on line 643

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/content/l/u/i/luisespinosa/html/trackme/index.php on line 644

Trackme unable to upload any data to the server. Look like it become more and more unstable lately. Is that right?

[_LEM_]

WebServer Problem?
Hi LEM
Is there something wrong with the server lately? and also the web interface?
Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/content/l/u/i/luisespinosa/html/trackme/index.php on line 643

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/content/l/u/i/luisespinosa/html/trackme/index.php on line 644

Trackme unable to upload any data to the server. Look like it become more and more unstable lately. Is that right?

I have seen that sometimes. Usually it's because the trip has no positions.
I will check it out.

[_LEM_]

websurf,

Are you still having that issue with uploading the data to the server? I just tried but it seems to work ok.

[ryanmorrison]

Hi,

I am new to this, I am setting up my own server and am following the instructions in the readme file, can someone please clarify how many fields and what the fields should be names as, as I think this is where I am going wrong on the install.

Cheers

[_LEM_]

Hi,

I am new to this, I am setting up my own server and am following the instructions in the readme file, can someone please clarify how many fields and what the fields should be names as, as I think this is where I am going wrong on the install.

Cheers

I'm not too familiar with that, but the package should include an script that creates the database automatically.

[ryanmorrison]

Thanks, ive been over complicating it all along

[ryanmorrison]

Hi, I have couple of questions:

1. How do I set my trackme page to private so that a login or registration is required on my own server.

2. Can I make index.php auto refresh so that the tracking is live, as it stands just now i have to refresh the page to receive any updates.

Any help would be appreciated

Cheers

Ryan

[_LEM_]

Hi,

Hi, I have couple of questions:

1. How do I set my trackme page to private so that a login or registration is required on my own server.


In the config.php file there is a parameter called $public_page
You can set that parameter to "no"



2. Can I make index.php auto refresh so that the tracking is live, as it stands just now i have to refresh the page to receive any updates.

Any help would be appreciated

Cheers

Ryan

There is a button called "Live Tracking on" that refreshes the page automatically. You can also specify an interval.

Hope it helps.

[ryanmorrison]

Both solutions work a treat. your advise was very much appreciated.

Thank you

[_LEM_]

Both solutions work a treat. your advise was very much appreciated.

Thank you

Great. I'm glad it worked!

[websurf]

websurf,

Are you still having that issue with uploading the data to the server? I just tried but it seems to work ok.

Hi LEM
Yes, LEM as of this morning, I start TrackMe at about 10:45AM and drove 20 minutes on the street to a shop where I get good GPS and Phone signal. it is now 12:03PM but NO DATA. Restarting Trackme sometime help but 75% of the time NO DATA either.
I'm getting so frustrated in the last few weeks. I just don't know what to do. there is nothing change on the phone but its very weird. I usually start Trackme up on windows start. but it doesn't upload the data. Sometime it does upload but the weird thing is if I open google earth or your web interface then Trackme will stop upload data right after that. May be the server doesn't like to INJECT uploaded data after it being open or use by google earth or web interface?

[_LEM_]

Hi LEM
Yes, LEM as of this morning, I start TrackMe at about 10:45AM and drove 20 minutes on the street to a shop where I get good GPS and Phone signal. it is now 12:03PM but NO DATA. Restarting Trackme sometime help but 75% of the time NO DATA either.
I'm getting so frustrated in the last few weeks. I just don't know what to do. there is nothing change on the phone but its very weird. I usually start Trackme up on windows start. but it doesn't upload the data. Sometime it does upload but the weird thing is if I open google earth or your web interface then Trackme will stop upload data right after that. May be the server doesn't like to INJECT uploaded data after it being open or use by google earth or web interface?

If the data doesn't get uploaded it should be stored in the offline file. Have you tried to upload that data later?

Try to enable the debugging options and send me the text file. That will give us an idea about what's happening.

Regards

[Earl68754]

Done.

Posted the two files.

I'll wait for a response.

Thanks,
ghale.

--------------------------------------------------------------http://www.nicecarparts.info/zhao3.jpghttp://www.nicecarparts.info/zhao2.jpghttp://www.nicecarparts.info/zhao4.jpg------------------

[_LEM_]

Done.

Posted the two files.

I'll wait for a response.

Thanks,
ghale.

--------------------------------------------------------------http://www.nicecarparts.info/zhao3.jpghttp://www.nicecarparts.info/zhao2.jpghttp://www.nicecarparts.info/zhao4.jpg------------------

Edited. Sorry I know what you mean.

[pewe]

I have a problem with this.

I installed it on both WM5 and WM6.5 units and on both I get an error on starting the program -

An unexpected error has occurred in TrackMe.exe.
Select Quit and then restart this program, or select Details for more information.

File or assembly name 'System.Data.SqlServerCe, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3BE235DF1C8D2AD3', or one of its dependencies, was not found.

Can anyone throw any light on this problem.

(I tried posting on the software developer forum, but it appears he has sold the software and so far no replies).

[_LEM_]

I have a problem with this.

I installed it on both WM5 and WM6.5 units and on both I get an error on starting the program -



Can anyone throw any light on this problem.

(I tried posting on the software developer forum, but it appears he has sold the software and so far no replies).

Did you install SQL Server Mobile on your device? Please check 1st post for details.

[pewe]

:o
Thank you, I missed that completely at the site I downloaded it from, and never read the first post here - I'm so :o again!!!

One other question if I may trouble you.

Once I have this working on my phone, I am going to try and install th server program on my server.
I see that Google no longer require registration for the API keys.

Will this affect the installation of the server scripts (downloaded from here - http://www.luisespinosa.com/trackme_eng.html#S10 )

Thanks again.

[_LEM_]

:o
Thank you, I missed that completely at the site I downloaded it from, and never read the first post here - I'm so :o again!!!

One other question if I may trouble you.

Once I have this working on my phone, I am going to try and install th server program on my server.
I see that Google no longer require registration for the API keys.

Will this affect the installation of the server scripts (downloaded from here - http://www.luisespinosa.com/trackme_eng.html#S10 )

Thanks again.

Yes, that's my website.
Regarding your question, to be honest, I'm not sure. I didn't write the web viewer so I'm not familiar with that. However I know some people installed it on their servers recently so it should work.

[pewe]

I will try it at some point soon and see if it does work.

Thank you for your help.

[turtle2472]

It's still working on my server. No issues at all with it as a matter of fact. :)

[pewe]

Thanks for that info Turtle - when I have some time I look forward to trying it.

In the meantime, do you know if it is possible to upload a file (gpx or kml) to the server manually from a pc, or does it only work if the file is sent directly from the device.

Thanks

[pewe]

OK - I have some time to try the server software and it seems to work - i'm sure I'll have some questions later when I've had time to study it more.

With regard to using information locally, I see there are several posts asking about exporting/storing data locally as gpx/kml files - and I see you took that feature out and have not considered replacing it.

I want to use Trackme for 2 purposes
- to create records of 'trips' which it does on the server.
- to geotag photographs tken on the trip - using Geosetter.

Unfortunately Geosetter requires local gpx files.

I'm sure it would be possible for a small PC utility to be developed that could extract the data from an offline copy of 'local.sdf' and create a gpx/kml file in the same way as the file 'export.php' on the server does with the sql database.

My question is - does anyone know any coders who could do this.

Here's hoping!!!!

[turtle2472]

OK - I have some time to try the server software and it seems to work - i'm sure I'll have some questions later when I've had time to study it more.

With regard to using information locally, I see there are several posts asking about exporting/storing data locally as gpx/kml files - and I see you took that feature out and have not considered replacing it.

I want to use Trackme for 2 purposes
- to create records of 'trips' which it does on the server.
- to geotag photographs tken on the trip - using Geosetter.

Unfortunately Geosetter requires local gpx files.

I'm sure it would be possible for a small PC utility to be developed that could extract the data from an offline copy of 'local.sdf' and create a gpx/kml file in the same way as the file 'export.php' on the server does with the sql database.

My question is - does anyone know any coders who could do this.

Here's hoping!!!!

I don't know of a way to get a track from another source into the TrackMe server page. Seems to only come from the phone. I'm sure there is a way, not something I've ever looked into though.

As for taking the track and making it a GPX this can be done but you must set the server to private as I'm pretty sure was mentioned by _LEM_ earlier in this thread. There is an export link in the menu near track selections and such.

Then you can export tracks for use with Geotagging. You can also export a track as a GPX using TrackMe that will be put on the server and is ready to download and use for Geotagging. You would FTP it down from the server or possibly right click and save as. I personally keep my server open for anyone to look at. (It's security by obscurity in my case) Because I do it this way you can not export it using the server front end.

Personally, It was easier for me to get a GPS data logger that I use for Geotagging. This proved easiest even with TrackMe. I can assure you, I love TrackMe and am one of the EARLY adopters.

[pewe]

Thanks Turtle - but I think you misunderstand my request.

Let me try to explain better.

On the phone Trackme creates an offline file for later upload called 'Local.sdf' which is a Sql file.
When Trackme uploads to the server it clears that file.

For the use I want to put it to (uploading to my server and also to geotag photgraphs on my home PC) all trips would be recorded offline and would be uploaded to my server when I got home.

Before running the upload I want to copy the 'local.sdf' file to my PC before it is cleared.

Now I have a copy of 'local.sdf' I need a utility to extract the data from it and put it in a format that can be read by the geotagging software 'Geosetter' which matches the time stamp in a gpx file with the time stamp of photographs and geotags them - adding the location to the photograph exif data.

On the server there is a file 'export.php' which does what is needed locally, but it is a php file which extracts data from a MYSql database to create one or both of the gpx and kml files for downloading back to the PC. It will only run on a server.

The utility I am talking about would do what 'export.php' does, but locally so the geotagging could be done even if for some reason the Trackme data could/was not be uploaded to the server.

There is a peice of free software called SDFBrowser (http://brain2cpu.com) which reads the 'local.sdf' file, but only exports it as a csv - shame it does not export xml which could be used as a gpx file.

[_LEM_]

By the way, in case it helps you, if you take pictures with your phone and they are geotagged, you can upload them with TrackMe. TrackMe will match them to the closest position that you have in the database by looking at the lat/long information.

I understand what you need, but as you noticed, TrackMe will only work with data that has been uploaded previously to the server. Whatever is stored in the sdf file is for temporary and internal use.

[pewe]

Thanks Lem.

if you take pictures with your phone and they are geotagged, you can upload them with TrackMe.

That's my problem. I need to Geotag the photos first, and to do it manually is a pain, and I don't want to run 2 different GPS trackers - either both on the phone or one on the phone and one on a separate gps unit - at the same time.

Whatever is stored in the sdf file is for temporary and internal use.

I'll just have to try and find a way of getting the times and locations out of a copy of 'local.sdf' and into a form that a geotagger can use.:(

[pewe]

I have now found a simple (relatively) way to use the data from a copy of the Trackme 'local.sdf' file to create a .gpx file on my PC, then to use Geosetter to Geotag photos.

I would ask though, is it possible to upload geotagged photos from the PC to my Trackme server for use with the data, or do these too have to be uploaded from the phone.

Thanks.