Realtime location sharing app with planned route GPX

andyeb

Is anyone aware of a realtime location sharing app like Glympse which lets you file a ride plan in the form of a GPX file and ideally show your likely ETA based on progress?

I've not managed to find anything which does the job yet and would definitely welcome suggestions.

Thanks,

Andrew

meanredspider

What device are you using? Some Garmins have tracking functionality (via a phone) but I don't know if it will give an ETA.

andyeb

I'm using a Garmin EDGE 800 (so no phone connectivity, unfortunately), although I have an iPhone with me.

frisbee

My Elemnt tells me the remaining distance on a GPX route and it has ride sharing (which I've not tried).

What about the Strava app?

redvee

andyeb wrote:

I'm using a Garmin EDGE 800 (so no phone connectivity, unfortunately), although I have an iPhone with me.

Strava Beacon on phone, might be a premium only offering though.

stueys

I use a combination of garmin live track and apple find my friends with my missus so she can see me. Neither show planned route but both do a reasonable job at showing where you are.

andyeb

Looked at Strava Beacon - yes it's a premium only feature, but I currently have premium so that's not an issue.

However, it seems to have been specifically designed to only share your location with a closed group of people (e.g. contacts of Facebook friends). What I want to do is share my location with a Facebook group of fellow long distance cycling commuters from around Surrey.

super_davo

Glympse will do it - free app on iOS and Android.
Doesn't drain the battery much, very reliable, the only drawback being 4 hour maximum run time. However, when it runs out takes seconds to give yourself another 4 hours.

super_davo

Sorry - didn't see the last post. Don't think Glympse will do that - but if you location share on Google+ it will. Just enable public viewing sharing so anyone can see.

andyeb

super_davo wrote:

Sorry - didn't see the last post. Don't think Glympse will do that - but if you location share on Google+ it will. Just enable public viewing sharing so anyone can see.

Thanks for the tip. I wondered if I emailed the Glympse link to myself, then copy & pasted that into the Facebook group whether it would work or not. Still no route functionality though, which is why I'm asking the question to find if there is a better general alternative available.

StillGoing

andyeb wrote:

I'm using a Garmin EDGE 800 (so no phone connectivity, unfortunately), although I have an iPhone with me.

Use the Cyclemeter app which is only available to the iPhone. I used it when the LiveTrack function of the 810 was being hampered by a firmware upgrade and it functions exactly the same way. You simply enter the email of the intended recipient.