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- | ====== Live tracking | + | ====== Live Tracking |
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- | | + | **Locus Live Tracking is sharing your actual position continuously in real time.** |
+ | <WRAP center round info> | ||
+ | This feature requires your registration and log in to **[[manual: | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
- | Live tracking | + | You can share your position in **three ways**: |
+ | * **Share with all** - sharing with the whole world on **[[http:// | ||
+ | * **Share with a group** - position | ||
+ | * **Custom** - position is shared via custom defined service | ||
- | ===== Public Locus live tracking | + | First two live tracking options share your actual **position**, |
+ | ===== How to start ===== | ||
- | This feature monitors position | + | * go to **Menu > more functions > Live Tracking** and tap. Initial page of live tracking wizard appears:\\ {{ : |
+ | * select **whom do you need to share your real time position with**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ==== Share with all ==== | ||
+ | Your real time position is shared with **public** at **[[http:// | ||
- | When launched for the first time a **new profile | + | Your **icon and name are prefilled** by default by values from your **My Locus profile**. I.e. if you logged in via Google, |
- | <WRAP center round important> | + | * press blue **start button** and Live Tracking begins. |
- | Using Live tracking | + | * **active Live Tracking |
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+ | ==== Share with a group ==== | ||
+ | Select a **pre-defined group of people** and share your real-time position wih them. **Nobody else will see your shared position.** These groups were created | ||
+ | |||
+ | * tap to unfold a **list of your groups**: | ||
+ | * **tap a selected group** and your group live tracking session is set:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * if you need to **join a new group**, enter its **access key** here:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ==== Share with a new group ==== | ||
+ | <WRAP center round info> | ||
+ | This feature | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | To start a new group, select this option. Your **new group is added right away** | ||
+ | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
+ | Group live tracking includes also **[[manual: | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | **Status of the Live tracking | + | ===== How to stop ===== |
+ | | ||
+ | * unfold Locus live tracking bar | ||
+ | | ||
- | ===== Private Locus live tracking | + | OR |
+ | * go to Locus menu > more functions > Live Tracking | ||
+ | * tap the **stop button at the active profile**\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ===== Profiles | ||
+ | Configurations of your live tracking sessions are stored in **Profiles**. You can maintain several profiles at once and use them on different occasions. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **To start live tracking in selected profile**, tap the green arrow button:\\ {{ : | ||
- | If you want to monitor and be monitored by a **particular group of users** (family, friends, colleagues, team mates...), you must define your **own live tracking | + | **To stop live tracking in selected profile**, tap the red square button as was mentioned above. |
+ | ==== Active profile ==== | ||
+ | Profile that is being used for actual live tracking is highlighted red, other profiles are greyed out:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | - associated | ||
+ | - **number** of active group members | ||
+ | - live tracking **chat** button | ||
+ | - **group sharing** button | ||
+ | ==== Adding profiles ==== | ||
- | * tap " | + | To add a new profile, |
- | * tap " | + | ==== Editing profiles ==== |
+ | To edit a profile, tap the profile tab in the list:\\ {{ : | ||
- | ===== Setting a new Locus live tracking | + | * **nickname** - how others will see you. If you logged in My Locus with Google or Facebook, this is pre-filled with your Google/FB avatar and user name. **You can change it**. |
+ | * you can add a **message to other live trackers**. It will appear under your name on the label on your position. | ||
+ | * **frequency of updating** | ||
+ | * **groups** - list of groups of users of which the profile | ||
+ | * **positive feedback** - swich on if you need to know if the live tracking is active | ||
+ | * **negative feedback** - swich on if you need to know if the live tracking stops working (loss of GSM or GPS signal) | ||
+ | * **display last shared position** - your icon stays on map on your last fixed position for 10 more minutes even when you are offline | ||
- | You can maintain several Live tracking | + | ==== Deleting |
- | * tap {{: | + | To delete a live tracking porfile, |
- | * Add **name of the session** | + | |
- | * the profile appears in the list of live tracking profiles. **Tap it to unfold**. \\ {{ : | + | |
- | * Insert your **nickname** | + | |
- | * Set **refresh interval** | + | |
- | * Set **notification** | + | |
- | * **Tap {{: | + | |
- | {{ : | + | |
- | All other Locus users who have this feature | + | ===== Group management ===== |
+ | Groups for sharing your real-time position with particular people can be **created, edited and deleted** in a live tracking group manager. You can access it from an open configuration of any live tracking profile:\\ {{ : | ||
- | | + | ==== Adding a group to a profile ==== |
- | * // | + | |
- | * //altitude, speed, azimuth, accuracy of his GPS and date/time of his last live tracking request// | + | * tap a selected group |
- | {{ : | + | * group is added: |
- | Live tracking can be **stopped** | + | In this case, your realtime position is now shared with two independent groups of users. |
+ | ==== Creating a new group ==== | ||
+ | <WRAP center round info> | ||
+ | This feature is available after subscribing to **[[http:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ===== Web services ===== | + | * tap {{: |
+ | * change **icon**, enter **name** and **description** of the new group, tap **Add**.\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * the new group appears under **Groups** in the profile configuration | ||
+ | * tap **Manage** again and then action menu {{: | ||
+ | * select {{: | ||
+ | * Locus generates a **key** that you can share with the members of the group via e-mail, SMS etc. - with this key they can **enter your live tracking group**.\\ {{ : | ||
- | * <wrap info> | + | ==== Joining a group ==== |
+ | There are two options: | ||
- | This feature enables real time monitoring of Locus Map user's position in selected web-based services. We have pre-set two for you - **[[http:// | + | **1)** when sharing the access key to a group Locus generates also a **direct link** to it which, if clicked in a device with Locus installed, calls Locus > live tracking > your group. |
- | ==== GPSies.com ==== | + | |
- | - before using this web service make sure to **register** to it **log in** it and go to its live tracking part \\ {{ : | + | **2)** similarly |
- | - go to // | + | ==== Live chat ==== |
- | - launch Live tracking in Locus, tap {{: | + | Users joined in a group live tracking can **communicate |
- | - name your new GPSies session or leave just " | + | === Send places === |
- | - tap the session in the list and a new dialog appears | + | |
- | - insert your **GPSies username** | + | |
- | - optionally you can set the notification section | + | |
- | - tap the green **START** | + | |
- | **Your position begins to display in the map window | + | When live chatting, you can send not only messages but also **places - coordinates, |
+ | === Toggle among groups === | ||
+ | When you are live tracking in more groups at once, you can toggle among more live chats:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ===== Custom live tracking ===== | ||
- | ==== C-ME ==== | + | <WRAP center round info> |
+ | This feature is available in Locus Map Pro only. | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | [[http:// | ||
- | ===== Custom live tracking ===== | + | Do you want to start **live tracking via a live tracking service independent on Locus**? Select last option in Live tracking start menu:\\ {{ : |
+ | ==== Add new... | ||
- | * <wrap info> | + | Here you can configure all parameters of live tracking on your own. |
- | All parameters of live tracking feature can be configurable here. The setup is therefore dependent | + | * **name** your new livetracking configuration |
+ | * it displays as a **new profile** in the list | ||
+ | * tap it and go on setting up:\\ {{ : | ||
**The main parameters** | **The main parameters** | ||
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* update parameters of time and distance | * update parameters of time and distance | ||
* required accuracy | * required accuracy | ||
- | * base URL | + | |
Live tracking data handling: | Live tracking data handling: |