GPS tracking

[tarik]

Evening all,

Is there any other system - apart from SPOT, that tracks your position 24/7 and is accessible by family and friends.

I seem to recall that there is a commercial device that retails at about £150 plus tracking
facility

many thanks for all replies,


David

 

[Mark-1]

Evening all,

Is there any other system - apart from SPOT, that tracks your position 24/7 and is accessible by family and friends.

I seem to recall that there is a commercial device that retails at about £150 plus tracking
facility

many thanks for all replies,


David

AIS transmitter and www.shipfinder.co.uk???

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

Evening all,

Is there any other system - apart from SPOT, that tracks your position 24/7 and is accessible by family and friends.

I seem to recall that there is a commercial device that retails at about £150 plus tracking
facility

many thanks for all replies,


David

Yes there is. It's the Garmin GTU 10.

I have ordered one for my Spaniel!

 

[northwind]

Click...

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=305115

 

[BlueChip]

Evening all,

Is there any other system - apart from SPOT, that tracks your position 24/7 and is accessible by family and friends.

I seem to recall that there is a commercial device that retails at about £150 plus tracking
facility

many thanks for all replies,


David

If you sail in a 3g coverage area and have got an iPhone your friends can use the findiphone app to display your current location on Google maps on any Apple device, there is a similar Android app.

 

[ACE]

Yes there is. It's the Garmin GTU 10.

I have ordered one for my Spaniel!

+1 Works fantastically .... I now have one on my vehicles and boat in Spain ....

 

[[70521]]

AIS transmitter and www.shipfinder.co.uk???

Sadly, that only works where you are near a receiver that then uploads to the Internet.

 

[Mark-1]

Evening all,

Is there any other system - apart from SPOT, that tracks your position 24/7 and is accessible by family and friends.

I seem to recall that there is a commercial device that retails at about £150 plus tracking
facility

many thanks for all replies,


David

As a result of this post I tried "Glimpse". Free & works a treat.

http://glympse.com/get_glympse

Downside is the 4 hour limit.

 

[Searush]

Google Latitude is also free (for Android) and has no limitations that I know of. It allows the sharing of locations between people who agree to sign up in a group. You invite & accept as required. Very usefull if trying to meet someone in a big city or to keep track of a gaggle of cruising boats that are coast hopping. It requires internet access for reporting &, obviously, a GPS enabled phone.