Synchronize your TravelMap with the GPSLogger app on Android smartphones (requires having a Premium Plus account and a 3G/4G/5G plan).
- Presentation: travelmap.net/live-tracking
Manual install
GPSLogger is not available on the Play Store so you'll need to install the application manually:
- either by downloading the .APK file: github.com/mendhak/gpslogger/releases (open the "Assets" tab and download the first .apk link)
- or by installing F-Droid (an alternative to the Google Play Store) and installing GPSLogger from the F-Droid application
Create a new Live Tracking
- open your TravelMap administration
- open: the Settings page > Live Tracking > New
- GPS tracking device: select GPSLogger
- Select the map you want to update
- Click on Create
- Now copy the tracking URL (the link containing characters like lat=%LAT)
GPSLogger configuration
- open the GPSLogger application
- open the menu and select Custom URL
- enable Log to custom URL
- tap on the URL field and paste the TravelMap Live Tracking URL previously copied
- tap on HTTP Method and enter POST (instead of GET)
- close the page
- open the menu and select Performance
- tap on Logging interval and enter 60 to send a tracking point every minute or 120 (every 2 minutes), 300 (every 5 minutes), etc.
- close the page
Now you can tap on Start logging and your TravelMap will be updated in real time.