Tracking App with open URL address

northernneil

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for an app (android compatible ideally) which is able to track a phones location via an open URL which can be shared out - and ideally won't change.

I have a group of school kids doing a coast to coast ride and I'd like for parents and our support team to be able to see where we are using an open URL (i.e. we can put a link on our school website and you can just see where we are without having to register or log in each time) Anyone know of such an app or have any suggestions?

Thanks

Neil

southdownswolf

Might not be quite what you are looking for, but I think that Google+ has a tracking facility if you enable it. Any use of a tracking app will drain the battery of the device quite quickly, so might be best to use a separate cheap phone attached to an external battery pack for this use. People can then add the Google+ account to their circle and view it from there.

Man Of Lard

Glympse - https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... id.glympse - may do what you want...

Anonymous

That's what I was going to recommend. - Glympse

veronese68

Glympse is good, but has a 4 hour limit and tends to hammer the battery.

Man Of Lard

Depends on your device... but the 4 hour can be extended once you set it up.

timothyw

I use this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... 2&hl=en_GB

Lets the Mrs keep an eye on me. Well, when I remember to turn it on anyway. No time limit, just a few ads on the view page. URL doesn't change.

Like most of them it does eat the battery, but you can set it to only wake and get gps fix every 5 minutes or something in order to reduce that (doesn't sound like an accurate fix is particularly necessary for you).

StillGoing

Life 360 on Android. Better still, hire a Garmin 510/810/1000 for the trip.

northernneil

Thanks for these guys I'll check them out