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====== Live Tracking ====== | ====== Live Tracking ====== | ||
- | FIXME IN RECONSTRUCTION FIXME | + | |
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- | **Locus Live Tracking is sharing | + | **With Locus Live tracking you share your actual |
<WRAP center round info> | <WRAP center round info> | ||
- | This feature requires | + | This feature requires registration and logging |
</ | </ | ||
- | Locus Map offers | + | You can share your location in **three modes**: |
- | * **Share with all** - sharing with the whole world on **[[http:// | + | * **Share with all** - sharing |
- | * **Share with a group** - position | + | * **Share with a group** - location |
- | * **Custom** - position | + | * **Custom** - location |
+ | |||
+ | First two modes share your actual **location**, | ||
+ | <WRAP center round info> | ||
+ | **The track history is displayed in the app only, not on the [[https:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | 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 | + | * select **who do you need to share your real-time location |
==== Share with all ==== | ==== Share with all ==== | ||
- | Your real time position | + | Your real-time location |
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. | + | * press the **start button** and Live Tracking begins. |
- | * **active Live Tracking is indicated in your device status bar**:\\ {{ : | + | * **active Live Tracking is indicated in your device status bar**:\\ {{ : |
==== Share with a group ==== | ==== Share with a group ==== | ||
- | Select a **pre-defined group of people** and share your real-time | + | Select a **pre-defined group of people** and share your real-time |
* tap to unfold a **list of your groups**:\\ {{ : | * tap to unfold a **list of your groups**:\\ {{ : | ||
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* if you need to **join a new group**, enter its **access key** here:\\ {{ : | * if you need to **join a new group**, enter its **access key** here:\\ {{ : | ||
==== Share with a new group ==== | ==== Share with a new group ==== | ||
- | <WRAP center round info> | + | <wrap info>Available only with **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]**</ |
- | This feature works with **[[http://link.locusmap.eu/? | + | |
+ | 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: | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | To start a new group, select this option. Your **new group is added right away** to the configuration and you can start live tracking:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ===== How to stop ===== | ||
+ | * roll down the **system topbar** | ||
+ | * unfold Locus live tracking bar | ||
+ | * **tap the stop button**\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | OR | ||
+ | * go to Locus menu > all features > Share > Live Tracking | ||
+ | * tap the **stop button at the active profile**\\ {{ : | ||
===== Profiles ===== | ===== Profiles ===== | ||
- | Configurations of your live tracking sessions are stored in **Profiles**. | + | Configurations of your live tracking sessions are stored in **Profiles**. |
+ | |||
+ | **To START live tracking in selected profile**, tap the green arrow button:\\ {{ : | ||
- | To **activate a live tracking profile**, tap the green arrow button:\\ {{ : | + | **To STOP live tracking |
+ | ==== 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 | ||
+ | Your live tracking activity is also indicated in your **system tray**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | It displays your Live Tracking **nick**, numbers of successful and unsuccessful **connection attempts**, and a **STOP** button for the quick ending of the session. | ||
+ | ==== 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 to 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 location. | ||
+ | * **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** to create, edit and delete available groups. | ||
+ | * **positive feedback** - switch on if you need to know if the live tracking is active | ||
+ | * **negative feedback** - switch on if you need to know if the live tracking stops working (loss of GSM or GPS signal) | ||
+ | * **display last shared location** - your icon stays on the map on your last fixed location 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 location 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 ==== |
- | OBSOLETE: | + | * open group manager |
+ | * tap a selected group | ||
+ | * group is added:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | In this case, your real-time location is now shared with two independent groups of users. | ||
+ | ==== Creating a new group ==== | ||
+ | <wrap info> | ||
- | ===== Public live tracking ===== | + | * tap {{: |
+ | * change **icon**, enter **name** and **description** of the new group, tap **Add**.\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * the new group appears under **Groups** in the profile configuration | ||
- | 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. | + | ==== Sharing a group with others ==== |
- | When launched for the first time a **new profile is created automatically** and you are prompted to insert your **nickname**. That is the name others will identify you by. | + | |
- | {{ : | + | |
- | Then tap {{: | + | |
- | <WRAP center round important> | + | |
- | Using Live tracking feature is subject to logging in **My Locus** profile. If you have not logged in it since Locus start you will be prompted to do so now. | + | |
- | </ | + | |
- | + | ||
- | **Status** of the Live tracking is displayed in your device' | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== Private Locus 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 room** (or be invited to someone else' | + | |
- | <WRAP center round important> | + | |
- | This feature is available on **Live tracking Premium subscription**. You will be redirected to **[[manual: | + | |
- | </ | + | |
- | {{ : | + | |
- | ==== Adding a new room ==== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | * tap **Edit** in the action menu of a live tracking profile\\ {{ : | + | |
- | * go to **Rooms** and tap **Manage** (or Select) | + | |
- | * tap {{: | + | |
- | * change **icon**, enter **name** and **description** of the new room, tap **Add**.\\ {{ : | + | |
- | * the new room appears under **Rooms** in the profile settings dialog | + | |
- | | + | |
* 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 | + | **1)** when sharing the access key to a group Locus generates also a **direct link** to it which, if clicked |
- | **2)** similarly to adding your own room go to the **Room manager** > {{: | + | **2)** similarly to adding your own group go to the **Group manager** > {{: |
+ | ==== Editing a group ==== | ||
+ | You can edit some of the group' | ||
+ | === Preferences === | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | * **Icon, name, description** | ||
+ | * **Hide inactive members after** - set a time interval after which a group member that is inactive (turned LT off, lost signal, etc...) is removed from the map - from 10 minutes to unlimited (the member remains on screen all the time LT is on) | ||
+ | * **Length of displayed motion history** - the app (not the [[https:// | ||
+ | * **Live chat** - members of the group can chat with each other - here you can determine if the chat is enabled, disabled or read-only | ||
+ | * **Password needed to join** - another step of securing the group entrance (not applicable on the [[https:// | ||
- | ===== Setting | + | ===== Live chat ===== |
+ | Users joined in a group live tracking | ||
+ | or from the **system bar**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | === Send places | ||
- | You can maintain several Live tracking | + | When live chatting, you can send not only messages but also **places - coordinates, |
+ | === Toggle among groups === | ||
+ | When you are live tracking | ||
+ | === Notifications === | ||
+ | You are **notified when a new chat message comes**. You can choose **a beep, your own sound or vibration**: | ||
+ | ===== Custom live tracking ===== | ||
+ | <wrap info> | ||
- | * tap {{: | + | Do you want to start **live tracking |
- | * Add **name of the session** | + | ==== Add new... ==== |
- | * 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** | + | |
- | + | ||
- | * //location coordinates// | + | |
- | * // | + | |
- | * //altitude, speed, azimuth, accuracy of his GPS and date/time of his last live tracking | + | |
- | {{ : | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Live tracking can be **stopped** | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== 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 | + | * **name** your new live-tracking |
+ | * 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: |