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====== Live Tracking ====== | ====== Live Tracking ====== | ||
- | FIXME IN RECONSTRUCTION FIXME | + | |
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- | **Locus Live Tracking is sharing your actual position continuously in real time.** | + | **Locus Live Tracking is sharing your actual position continuously in real time.** |
<WRAP center round info> | <WRAP center round info> | ||
This feature requires your registration and log in to **[[manual: | This feature requires your registration and log in to **[[manual: | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | Locus Map offers | + | You can share your position in **three ways**: |
* **Share with all** - sharing with the whole world on **[[http:// | * **Share with all** - sharing with the whole world on **[[http:// | ||
* **Share with a group** - position is shared only in a **selected group of people** | * **Share with a group** - position is shared only in a **selected group of people** | ||
* **Custom** - position is shared via custom defined service or **third party services** | * **Custom** - position is shared via custom defined service or **third party services** | ||
- | First two live tracking options share your actual **position**, | + | First two live tracking options share your actual **position**, |
===== How to start ===== | ===== How to start ===== | ||
- | * go to **Menu > more functions > Live Tracking** and tap. Initial page of live tracking wizard appears: | + | * 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**: | + | * select **whom do you need to share your real time position with**: |
==== Share with all ==== | ==== Share with all ==== | ||
Your real time position is shared with **public** at **[[http:// | Your real time position is shared with **public** at **[[http:// | ||
- | Your **icon and name are prefilled** by default by values from your **My Locus profile**. I.e. if you logged in via Google, your Google avatar and name are used. **These data can be edited**: | + | Your **icon and name are prefilled** by default by values from your **My Locus profile**. I.e. if you logged in via Google, your Google avatar and name are used. **These data can be edited**: |
+ | * press blue **start button** and Live Tracking begins. | ||
+ | * **active Live Tracking is indicated in your device status bar**:\\ {{ : | ||
- | Then just press blue **start button** and Live Tracking begins.\\ <start button> | + | ==== 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 by you or someone else. | ||
- | **Active | + | |
+ | * **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 needs **[[http:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | To start a new group, select this option. Your **new group is added right away** to the configuration and you can start live tracking:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
+ | Group live tracking includes also **[[manual: | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
+ | ===== How to stop ===== | ||
+ | * roll down the **system topbar** | ||
+ | * unfold Locus live tracking bar | ||
+ | * **tap the stop button**\\ {{ : | ||
+ | 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:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | **To STOP live tracking in selected profile**, tap the red square button as was mentioned above. | ||
+ | ==== Auto-start ==== | ||
+ | It is possible to **start a live tracking in a selected profile automatically** when you launch Locus Map: | ||
+ | * open **Live Tracking settings** from topbar menu | ||
+ | * **select live tracking profile** and close the box:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * on the next Locus Map launch, the Live Tracking will be automatically started in the selected profile | ||
- | ===== Public | + | ==== Active profile |
+ | Profile that is being used for actual | ||
+ | - associated **groups** of users | ||
+ | - **number** of active group members | ||
+ | - live tracking **chat** button | ||
+ | - **group sharing** button | ||
+ | ==== Adding profiles | ||
- | This feature monitors position of **all other Locus users who have this feature on** and displays it on the main map screen. You are able to display also nickname, icon, message, azimuth, speed and other information about monitored users. | + | To add a new profile, tap {{: |
+ | ==== Editing profiles ==== | ||
+ | To edit a profile, tap the profile tab in the list:\\ {{ : | ||
- | When launched for the first time a **new profile is created automatically** and you are prompted | + | |
- | {{ : | + | * you can add a **message |
- | Then tap {{: | + | |
- | <WRAP center round important> | + | * **groups** - list of groups of users of which the profile is a member. When there is no particular group listed, |
- | Using Live tracking | + | * **positive feedback** - swich on if you need to know if the live tracking is active |
- | </ | + | |
+ | * **display last shared position** - your icon stays on map on your last fixed position for 10 more minutes even when you are offline | ||
- | **Status** of the Live tracking is displayed in your device' | + | ==== Deleting profiles ==== |
- | ===== Private Locus live tracking | + | To delete a live tracking |
- | 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 | + | ===== Group management ===== |
- | <WRAP center round important> | + | Groups for sharing your real-time position with particular people can be **created, edited and deleted** in a live tracking |
- | This feature is available | + | |
+ | ==== Adding a group to a profile ==== | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * group is added:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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 | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | {{ : | ||
- | ==== Adding a new room ==== | ||
- | | + | * tap {{: |
- | * go to **Rooms** and tap **Manage** (or Select) | + | * change **icon**, enter **name** and **description** of the new group, tap **Add**.\\ {{ : |
- | | + | * the new group appears under **Groups** in the profile |
- | * change **icon**, enter **name** and **description** of the new room, tap **Add**.\\ {{ : | + | * tap **Manage** again and then action menu {{: |
- | * the new room appears under **Rooms** in the profile | + | |
- | * tap **Manage** again and then action menu {{: | + | |
* select {{: | * select {{: | ||
- | * Locus generates a **key** that you can share with the members of the room via e-mail, SMS etc. - with this key they can **enter your live tracking | + | * 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 |
- | ==== Accessing | + | ==== Joining |
There are two options: | There are two options: | ||
- | **1)** when sharing the access key to a room Locus generates also a **direct link** to it which, if clicked in a device with Locus installed, calls Locus > live tracking > your room. | + | **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. |
- | **2)** similarly to adding your own room go to the **Room manager** > {{: | + | **2)** similarly to adding your own group go to the **Group manager** > {{: |
+ | ==== Live chat ==== | ||
+ | Users joined in a group live tracking can **communicate in real time** via live chat. It can be accessed from the **main map screen**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | === Send places === | ||
- | ===== Setting | + | 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:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | === Notifications === | ||
+ | You are **notified when a new chat message comes**. You can choose **a beep, your own sound or vibration**: | ||
+ | ===== Custom | ||
- | You can maintain several Live tracking profiles at once and use them on different occasions. | + | <WRAP center round info> |
+ | This feature is available in Locus Map Pro only. | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | * tap {{: | ||
- | * Add **name of the session** | ||
- | * the profile appears in the list of live tracking profiles. **Tap it to unfold**. | ||
- | * Insert your **nickname** | ||
- | * Set **frequency of updates** | ||
- | * Set **notification** | ||
- | * **Tap {{: | ||
- | {{ : | ||
- | All other Locus users who have this feature **ON** | + | Do you want to start **live tracking |
- | + | ==== Add new... ==== | |
- | | + | |
- | | + | |
- | * //altitude, speed, azimuth, accuracy of his GPS and date/time of his last live tracking | + | |
- | {{ : | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Live tracking | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== Web services ===== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | * <wrap info> | + | |
- | + | ||
- | 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:// | + | |
- | ==== GPSies.com ==== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | - before using this web service make sure to **register** | + | |
- | - go to //Discover > Live tracking// | + | |
- | - launch | + | |
- | - name your new GPSies session or leave just " | + | |
- | - 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 of GPSies.com Live Tracking service.** | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ==== C-ME ==== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | [[http:// | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== Custom live tracking ===== | + | |
- | * <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: |