[APP] *TrackMe* GPS/WiFi/Cell Tracking recorder for hikers and travelers with offline/online mapping (now support 17 different maps!)

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WEB VIEWER IS WORKING AGAIN!

I have to thank user tonny3k for fixing this. He was kind enough to go through all the source code and find the problem. :good:

So hopefully no more problems from now on! I hope to go back to TrackMe's development soon. :cool:
 
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It seems after they upgraded the PHP on the server the calendar in the web viewer stopped working.
A user reported this problem and tonny3k just fixed it. Thanks, Tony! :)
 
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Wait.. Don't go!

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That's a nice way to promote that app. You even provided the link in TrackMe's thread. :good:
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I take it all back!!! Don't go to Google Tracks! I'm back to TrackMe now, for good!

Google's offering doesn't provide "waypoints" -which are very very useful!- it only gives you times for start and end.
 
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Since a lot of people are asking me by email and PMs, here is what you have to do to track a phone

How to track a phone using TrackMe

1. Install TrackMe

2. Run TrackMe and click OK on the Disclaimer and Information page. This will take you to the TrackMe's main screen.

3. Press the Menu button on your phone.

4. Click on Minimum Accuracy in the Storage section. By default is set to 300m (984 ft). You can change that to a higher value if you want to reduce the chances for the position to be discarded because of poor accuracy.
This is specially useful if the phone is indoors.

5. Check the WiFi and Cell Network checkbox in the Source section. This will let you to get the location of the phone even if it is indoors.

6. Click on SMS tracking settings in the SMS Tracking section.

7. Check the SMS tracking enabled checkbox on top.

8. Click on the Send Position option. This will show you the text message that this phone needs to receive in order to send the location to the phone that sent the message.
By default is !!send but you can change it to anything else. Note the two exclamation marks at front. Click ok to confirm your changes.

9. Click the back button on your phone twice to go back to TrackMe's main screen.

That's it!

- From now on you don't need to have TrackMe running on this phone to make this work. You just need to have it installed.
- You don't even need to have internet on this phone!
- From now on you can restart your phone and do other things and TrackMe will still be listening for text messages containing the text that you specified previously.

Now you can just send a text message from any other phone containing the word that you specified in step 8, and TrackMe will reply with another text message showing the location of the phone and a link to a map.

Note: When TrackMe sends the location of the phone using a link, it will try to generate a short link to make it more readable to the user.
I have been informed that some providers don't allow these services (like tinyurl.com) and it will discard those messages.
If you never receive a message from the tracked phone it could be due to this reason.
You can disable URL shortening by going to Sharing Settings in the Sharing section. Once you are there you can uncheck the option Shorten URLs
 
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LEM,

While you have a webdev on the line, you might ask if he knows how to convert TrackMe to Google Maps V3 api, as V2 is deprecated as of 5/2013 and the map, tracks, points etc will not draw after that date.
 
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tonny3k just fixed the "Private system" error when exporting a route to KML or GPX from the web viewer! It should be working now. I have also updated the server files for people using their own servers.
Thanks, Tony!

Enjoy!
 
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I made a tasker addon for trackme. There are three profiles in the attachment.

Logging profile: This one does the logging. I have it set for every 5 minutes to get a gps fix and generate the url to upload to the server and store it in an array. You can change the repeat time to whatever time you want. edit the array push at the end and put your username and password in there. Most of this profile consists of getting a gps fix and splitting the variables apart then generating a url that is compatible with the TrackMe server.

Metro Gps Logging: This is a sample profile that will start the logging and set the track name to whatever you want. I have a car that has a bluetooth radio so I have it set so when it is connected to the radio it turns on logging and sets the trackname to the car name. It could be set to start logging for whatever triggers you want to set, and whatever trackname you want to give it. I have 5 total profiles that start logging ranging from bluetooth connecting, car docks, wired headset plugged in during the morning means I am jogging. Anything you can think of really. Just set the trackname and logging=1 to start logging and set logging=0 to turn it off.

Upload Logs: Edit the server name and path to match your upload server. I left a vibrate function in there so you can check to see if it is working. It sometimes doesn't reliably trigger this profile. I will have to experiment with it at a later date to get it to reliably trigger once it gets an internet connection, but it will eventually get all the values uploaded from the array the way it is now. They just sometimes might take a few minutes to start uploading after you regain internet connection.

I hope I am not making any developers mad by uploading this but it seems like a useful addon for TrackMe. I have been using this program since the windows mobile days and haven't found anything else that is as good. I was just wanting a way to automatically log my activities without having to manually start it.
 

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I made a tasker addon for trackme. There are three profiles in the attachment.

Logging profile: This one does the logging. I have it set for every 5 minutes to get a gps fix and generate the url to upload to the server and store it in an array. You can change the repeat time to whatever time you want. edit the array push at the end and put your username and password in there. Most of this profile consists of getting a gps fix and splitting the variables apart then generating a url that is compatible with the TrackMe server.

Metro Gps Logging: This is a sample profile that will start the logging and set the track name to whatever you want. I have a car that has a bluetooth radio so I have it set so when it is connected to the radio it turns on logging and sets the trackname to the car name. It could be set to start logging for whatever triggers you want to set, and whatever trackname you want to give it. I have 5 total profiles that start logging ranging from bluetooth connecting, car docks, wired headset plugged in during the morning means I am jogging. Anything you can think of really. Just set the trackname and logging=1 to start logging and set logging=0 to turn it off.

Upload Logs: Edit the server name and path to match your upload server. I left a vibrate function in there so you can check to see if it is working. It sometimes doesn't reliably trigger this profile. I will have to experiment with it at a later date to get it to reliably trigger once it gets an internet connection, but it will eventually get all the values uploaded from the array the way it is now. They just sometimes might take a few minutes to start uploading after you regain internet connection.

I hope I am not making any developers mad by uploading this but it seems like a useful addon for TrackMe. I have been using this program since the windows mobile days and haven't found anything else that is as good. I was just wanting a way to automatically log my activities without having to manually start it.
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blah123456,

I appreciate your effort and that you share your work with the community. I'm sure many people will find it useful.
I will add an entry in the main post with a link to this post. Thanks!

Edit: I have put the link in the second post of the thread.
 
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hej _LEM_, as i got my hd2 back recently, i can use the best app there is out there (your app) again. - if you have to much time some time, i would still fancy an iphone version ;) ...
 
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kb1313 said:
hej _LEM_, as i got my hd2 back recently, i can use the best app there is out there (your app) again. - if you have to much time some time, i would still fancy an iphone version ;) ...
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Sorry for the delay, kb1313

Thanks for your comments! :) To be honest, I really don't know the status of the iPhone version that the company that acquired TrackMe was working on. I will let you know if I find out something.

Take care and I hope you keep enjoying TrackMe for a long time!
 
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Re: [APP]*TrackMe* GPS/WiFi/Cell Tracking tool for Google Earth/GM Now avail for Andr

Sorry buy I have say this iPhone is hot garbage :thumbdown:

AOKP B4 NOS V0.0.7
 
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Hi!

I tried posting this in web development thread, but I don't have 10 posts :(
When I earn some points I may repost it there, where it belongs

I wrote a web viewer for TrackMe data. It is a complete rewrite of the original viewer. The only thing that is left of old viewer is interface look and feel.
It uses Google Maps API v3 but I plan to implement also an OpenStreetMap alternative.
My viewer is based on ajax, so everything works dynamically without page reloading.
I use TrackMe on Android, so I implemented only the functions present in this version. There is no support for photos or comments. I will surely add those features when they become present on Android :)
On the other hand I added altitudes graph. I thought about adding other graphs (like speed) and statistics but gps data I get with the Android app often miss info like speed, angle etc. (why?)
The code is GPL, so everybody can contribute or reuse it. If you make changes to it please contribute your patches back :)

The code is available at github:
https://github.com/bfabiszewski/phpTrackme

You can see a simple demo at:
http://flaa.fabiszewski.net/phptrackme/
(auto registration of new users from client is blocked on this site)
 
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For people using their servers, I just uploaded a new version of the server files with a security issue that uszu found.
Only the file requests.php has been modified.

uszu, thanks again for your help.
 
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This app is awesome. Working well on my HTC One and the S4

Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
 
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    HISTORY

    TrackMe is the conversion of the popular tool written originally for Windows Mobile 5 and 6. This version for Android has widely extended the WM version and includes tons of new features. You can find the original thread for TrackMe for WM here

    WHAT IS TRACKME?

    TrackMe is a GPS/WiFi/Cell ID tracker. It records your path, speed, altitude, distance, temperature and other parameters. It can also be started remotely using text messages from any other phone.
    You can view your data (live or recorded) from your phone or also from any browser if you sync it with a TrackMe server.

    Features

    * Works with no internet connection. All your data is stored on your phone unless that you decide to sync it with a TrackMe server.
    * Stealth mode: Start/stop recording or send your position by sms by sending text messages from other phones without having TrackMe installed.
    * Add markers with pictures, comments, file attachments or voice notes to your routes.
    * Automatic image matching. You can match existing photos stored on your phone with any of your routes. TrackMe will try to find the closest match by using the tags stored inside the photos.
    * Detailed route summary.
    * Load any GPX files on the map and follow them!
    * Show nearby markers. Check on the map for nearby markers that you have added previously in other routes. Very useful if you are trying to go back to a place that you have visited before.
    * Cloud sharing. Share public or privately your position on the map. You can use this to meet with a person, if you both got lost from each other, if you want to see where the person is if it went on a trip...
    This feature can be also started and stopped from any other phone using text messages.
    * Export and import routes using KML or GPX files.
    * Share your position on WhatsApp, sms, email, twitter...
    * Highly customizable.
    * Use our own server free of charge or your own!
    * And much more!

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    HOW TO USE YOUR OWN SERVER
    Click here for instructions (Google Maps API not needed)

    CUSTOM WEB VIEWER DEVELOPMENT AND USER PLUGINS
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    SYNCING YOUR DATA WITH A TRACKME SERVER (you only need the app on your phone)

    Let's suppose your wife wants to track your location in real-time.

    On your phone: Enable "Sync my positions" in Settings->TrackMe Server Settings->Sync my positions. You also need to enter a username and password.
    Now your wife can go to http://luisespinosa.com/trackme from a browser, enter that username and password and enable "Live Tracking On/Off" to see your current position. You need to start recording on the TrackMe app for all this to work.

    Keep in mind that Cloud Sharing is less accurate. Syncing with a TrackMe server will allow you as much accuracy as you need, by adjusting the GPS, WiFi, QuickFix, Minimum Accuracy/Distance/Time values in the settings.
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    hey guys,

    I'm back to development! I just uploaded a new version where I have added the initial logic to let users remove ads.
    It's not available yet, it will in the next version.

    Once I have that done, I will add the option to upload images which has been on my to-do list for a long time.

    I also want to create a very light version of TrackMe for tracking phones. I get several emails every week about that asking
    how to do it.

    Glad to be finally back. I'm a little rusty developing on Android, but hopefully it'll be just a matter of time! :angel:
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    new web viewer

    Hi!

    I tried posting this in web development thread, but I don't have 10 posts :(
    When I earn some points I may repost it there, where it belongs

    I wrote a web viewer for TrackMe data. It is a complete rewrite of the original viewer. The only thing that is left of old viewer is interface look and feel.
    It uses Google Maps API v3 but I plan to implement also an OpenStreetMap alternative.
    My viewer is based on ajax, so everything works dynamically without page reloading.
    I use TrackMe on Android, so I implemented only the functions present in this version. There is no support for photos or comments. I will surely add those features when they become present on Android :)
    On the other hand I added altitudes graph. I thought about adding other graphs (like speed) and statistics but gps data I get with the Android app often miss info like speed, angle etc. (why?)
    The code is GPL, so everybody can contribute or reuse it. If you make changes to it please contribute your patches back :)

    The code is available at github:
    https://github.com/bfabiszewski/phpTrackme

    You can see a simple demo at:
    http://flaa.fabiszewski.net/phptrackme/
    (auto registration of new users from client is blocked on this site)
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