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Colin Hoppe Sunday 17 Feb 2019 08:23:42
"Develop a mobile app for route tracking (recording a route using GPS enabled mobile devices)"
Is this to guide someone over a route previously plotted and residing on a mobile device ?
Or is it to record the unplanned path you are following right now so you can review it later - and perhaps save it to use again ??
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Colin Hoppe Sunday 17 Feb 2019 08:32:08
OK - I've just seen Feature Request 26 ... Develop a mobile app for route navigation (following a route using GPS enabled mobile devices)
That probably means that this request is to record the unplanned path you are following right now ...
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plotaroute admin Monday 18 Feb 2019 09:35:28
Hi Colin - we see navigation and recording of rootes as two different features, so had them as separate feature requests so that we could see which one was most popular, although I think that people often vote for things near the top of the list! Personally I feel that an app for navigation would probably be or more benefit than one to record and upload routes, but ideally we'd like to do both at some point.
John
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Colin Hoppe Monday 18 Feb 2019 10:43:51
Hi John
I see what you mean ...
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Ron Schechter Wednesday 26 May 2021 21:23:46
I would like to see plotaroute record my bike ride with all associated data (location, speed, ave. speed, time, distance etc.) and also a dashboard so I can use my phone instead of a bike computer and so I also don't have to use some other additional app that takes the place of a bike computer. Get everything into plotaroute. Thank you. It's a great program.
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plotaroute admin Thursday 27 May 2021 09:19:00
Thanks for that feedback Ron.
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Lynne Hayward Thursday 17 Jun 2021 10:21:56
Yes, I use Map My Walk, or have done until I paid for PlotaRoute, but it is a feature I miss because sometimes we might wander "off piste" a further few miles and then ant to revisit it, but forget where we have been.
It's also useful to find where you parked and started from :-/
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Mark Worthington Thursday 17 Jun 2021 10:33:15
Battery usage with a phone, especially with screen on, is a major obstacle especially when compared to a Garmin GPS, for instance. However, using a external powerpack can enable all day usage.
If navigation is implemented, the larger screen of a typical smartphone should enable a differentiator when comparing to aforementioned bike computers, and that is showing the map, route, speed, time ….. and an elevation profile for the next few miles.
The map does not have to take up all the real estate of the available screen, some can show the elevation, etc. This should be user-customisable.
A simple button should be available to switch from this customised view to just the map & route.
Just some thoughts.
Regards,
Mark
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Paul Williams Tuesday 04 Jan 2022 21:45:04
It would be brilliant if plotaroute could record hikes using the phone GPS especially if maps are stored on the phone for offline use to avoid using/relying on mobile data.
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plotaroute admin Wednesday 05 Jan 2022 09:38:52
Thanks for the suggestion Paul. This is on our list and is something we hope to do at some point, so please add your vote for this on our Feature Requests page (number 25).
