SendLocation app good for
Super app. The app works perfectly :D :D :D
Tip for improvement: a time duration control in the app(5sec-1day) between the sending of the information to the server would be great. More time duration = less energy, less Internet cost. Otherwise, less time duration = more accuracy is the data
For those of us who know how to write server side programs, and have ideas about thing they could do with a constant stream of location data, this app fills in an essential piece of the puzzle.
It would be nice if the app provided some form of feedback or developer contact information, a bit more data in the GET, such as a timestamp, and possibly the ability to store location data when offline to update when next connected (this is where a timestamp would prove exceptionally useful). Currently my server-side script has to add a timestamp to the data to really make it useful.
I am having great fun experimenting with various possibilities and I look forward to this app becoming even more useful in the future.
This is just what Ive been waiting for on the app store! Ive downloaded (and purchased) several different GPS apps that allow you to manually email a link of your current location, but none that will keep sending on a regular basis, especially in the background. This is perfect when hiking or traveling to use as a locator beacon, or for friends & family to be able to track me on a website I created with a simple PHP script and Google Maps integration. Admittedly, youll need to know some basic PHP to be able to use this - its not for the lay person. But it fills a perfect niche, and the possibilities are endless for creating your own script (for example, you could have a text message or email alert sent if the phone enters or leaves a certain GPS area, which could be useful for keeping tabs on kids or something like that. Or use it if your phone ever gets lots or stolen (without having to pay for a MobileMe subscription).
Great utililty, does exactly what its suppose to. I can use this to simply send Latitude and Longitude coordinates to my server, and I will take it from there!
Thanks!
Thanks! This app is very simple and effective. I was up and running with a quick ASP script on my server to store the location in a database. I then made a simple web page using the Google Maps static map API to show my location. Couldnt have been easier.
One suggestion is to provide some configuration options...for example, if the background location service indicates a potential movement, can the app then turn on the GPS get a more precise fix? How about if, when plugged in and running in the background, it uses the full GPS capability and not just the rough background location service? Some options like this would let us trade off between battery and accuracy.
Great app!
Just installed, wrote script on APS.NET, and everything works like it should (had not chance to try it in background yet). The only what I can wish in future versions is ability to identify iPhone. I would like to track 3 iPhones, so additional (optional) field would be nice, or just do not automatically "&" instead of "?" if one "?" is already there. In this case, users will be able to add as many additional fields as they wish.
