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+ | ====== Live Tracking ====== | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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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: | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | You can share your position in **three ways**: | ||
+ | * **Share with all** - sharing with the whole world on **[[http:// | ||
+ | * **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** | ||
+ | |||
+ | First two live tracking options share your actual **position**, | ||
+ | ===== How to start ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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:// | ||
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+ | 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**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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 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: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== 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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Active profile ==== | ||
+ | Profile that is being used for actual live tracking is highlighted red, other profiles are greyed out:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | - associated **groups** of users | ||
+ | - **number** of active group members | ||
+ | - live tracking **chat** button | ||
+ | - **group sharing** button | ||
+ | ==== Adding profiles ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | To add a new profile, tap {{: | ||
+ | ==== Editing profiles ==== | ||
+ | To edit a profile, tap the profile tab in the list:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | * **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 is a member. When there is no particular group listed, the profile is **public**. By tapping a cross you can remove the profile from a group. Tap **manage** do create, edit and delete available groups. | ||
+ | * **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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Deleting profiles ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | To delete a live tracking porfile, tap {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== 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 ==== | ||
+ | * open group manager | ||
+ | * tap a selected group | ||
+ | * 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 after subscribing to **[[http:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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**.\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Joining a group ==== | ||
+ | There are two options: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **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 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 === | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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 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... ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Here you can configure all parameters of live tracking on your own. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * **name** your new livetracking configuration | ||
+ | * it displays as a **new profile** in the list | ||
+ | * tap it and go on setting up:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | **The main parameters** | ||
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+ | * update parameters of time and distance | ||
+ | * required accuracy | ||
+ | * **base URL** | ||
+ | |||
+ | Live tracking data handling: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Data methods - POST or GET | ||
+ | * Latitude | ||
+ | * Longitude | ||
+ | * Altitude | ||
+ | * Speed | ||
+ | * Accuracy | ||
+ | * Bearing | ||
+ | * Time | ||
+ | * Text field | ||
+ | * Battery level | ||
+ | * GSM signal | ||