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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] turtle2472:
Anyone have an older copy of the self-managed server package?

I'm beginning to wonder if an update didn't kill it for me. It used to work, now it doesn't and I'm not the only one with permission issues uploading photos.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] whk:
Darth - that functionality is there already - you can specify how often it uploads and you can specify that it should disconnect after each upload. Get the latest version - your wishes have already been granted.

Bill
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
hey guys... just to let you know that I'm already working on a version that extracts the GPS info from pictures so you can match those pictures with existing data.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] volwrath:
I have the version 3.4.2.70 latest download, and I am not seeing those settings.

On the GPS tab I see the GPS disconnect button. On a side note I also see on that tab I see the log gps positions to a file. What does that checkmark do or why should I check it?

On the storage menu I see store gps positions every _ min and _ secs. I assume that tells the program the sampling rate for the gps. On the Live tracking tab, when I select Generate GPX file, it says that feature is not currently available, but I see it is in the todo's.

Finally on the remote screen I see username/pass, connection timeout (i assume that is in secs) and an offline data section. What I don't see is where to tell the phone to upload the coordinates every __ secs, unless that is the connection timeout ?!?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] whk:
So - If you set it to upload every "x" minutes/seconds, and then on the GPS tab check disconnect/connect GPS between uploads, does that not fix your issues?

Bill
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] volwrath:
Well, first of all its not really an issue for me, I am just trying to see how this works. Say I wanted to samples gps coordinates every 3 mins and then upload those 20 coordinates every hour. What would be the proper settings to configure? How about a sample every 15 seconds but only uploaded once/hour?

I guess my question is does the Store GPS position every __ tell the frequency of coordinates to download or the actual time to update remotely, or both. My guess would be both in remote mode, ie there is not currently a way to do what darthjuanan has asked, except to store locally, and then upload manually.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] whk:
Then you are screwed!

Here are your two options -

1. Real time uploads and set how often it does this in between each sampe.

2. batch mode - you upload it when you are ready.

You are wanting an automatic batch mode upload periodically nd that is not in the paradigm of the programmer.

Bill
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] volwrath:
Nah not screwed. I was just trying to figure out if it was possible since you told darth it was:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] whk:
Someone asked about:

1. uploading with a longer amount of time in between each upload AND

2. the ability to disconnect after each upload so that they could save connection fees.

THOSE two features are there. What is NOT there is the feature set that you want - the ability to take measurements every 30 seconds to one minute - then upload the batch every hour.

Now - what you want is actually cool - My guess would be that you could ask the programmer if he has thought about letting you accumulate a KML file locally on the phone and then upload it hourly?

Bill
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] volwrath:
I agree with you that it would be cool, but for me it is not unnecessary. I took that to be Darth's request, because he was worried about datacharges over gprs, and would rather send 1 burst hourly or so (although the data traffic should be roughly the same I would think)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I agree that feature can be useful sometimes. However, if you plan to upload data every hour you are not really interested in realtime tracking.

For that reason, I think it's better to keep what we already have, and select manually when you want to upload offline positions.

In order to do that, just go to the Remote tab, Offline Data and select 'Always'

When you are ready to upload that offline data, just select the option 'Upload Offline data'

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
bad news. I haven't found a way of doing this yet. There are not libraries that retrieve that information from an image file. At this moment I think the only way is going directly to the file and try to find that information from there which can be complicated... I think I will leave this for later. :(

What else do you guys really want in TrackMe? You can check my to-do list and let me know what you consider more important.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] clstan:
Sorry if this is a repeated question...but hard to search 233 pages of previous forum posts.

I've downloaded TrackMe and it looks to be a good program...but I do have some problems with it. Is there a way to install it to run in the background? I would like to have it report my position...but it only works if the program is active in the foreground (at least from what I've been able to see.)

I want to be able to have it load on bootup of my phone...but continue to run in the background if I click the X at the top right. (Only real option I have is to turn the "Screen Off") but in this way my keypad isnt locked.

OR...setup some kind of timer that will run the program every X minutes and will auto terminate the program after every successful run.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Hi clstan,

When you click the X at the top right it should not close the application.

Maybe you are using a program that does that by default.

There is an option in Configuration to minimize TrackMe as soon as it start so it will work in Stealth mode.

There is not anything to start the program when WM starts though. But you can do that by adding a link to the program in the start folder.

Hope it helps
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jongaynor:
Just a word of caution - I just got a mogul and the default 'X' behavior is to actually kill the app. This can be turned off in settings. The god-awful battery life of the mogul (as compared to my old treo) was what drove me to use TrackMe instead of navizon, 3dtracking, etc - the 'disconnect/connect gps' option allows me to get a good 10+ hours of live 5-minute updates out of the standard 1500ma battery.

This is a fantastic application (and service)! Thank you so much for it!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
to do list

hey staryon,

as i'm one of those who has requested the proxy server feature i have to say that o2 germany doesn't use a proxy any more. i don't now about others, but for me (and other o2 ger users as far as i know), this feature isn't neccessary any more... but there may be others..!

well, this stealth mode feature is really nice. at the moment, i'm using trackme on a polaris and it's working fine. the only thing is, that the orange LED is flashing because gps is active. it would be 'real stealth' if the light wouldn't flash. i know that there are apps out there which can change this. it's possible to change colors and maybe turn them off completely (i'm not sure about this) and i don't know, if it can be done without restarting the device. would be nice if trackme would turn the gps LED off only while it's running in stealth mode. ( but this is only an idea, not a request... as i have no idea if there are LEDs on a kaiser actually ;-) )

so far, really great app! it's so much fun using it!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
ok, thanks for letting me know! I will remove it from the list.

I'm not sure about your other request. I'll check on the internet just in case there is something.

By the way, I'm curious how many people are using this as a spy tool.

That was not my intention when I started writing this but it seems there are plenty of people using TrackMe for that...

One more thing, I finally found the way of getting the GPS information out of the images! That's good news. It was really really complicated but I got it to work. I hope I can have a new version with this feature by the end of this weekend.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] whk:
1. love this program

2. I would not remove any features (proxy) while this guy might not need it anymore who knows how many others need this capability?

3. I do not use it as a spy tool - it is too easy to STOP to be useful for that. (IMHO)

Bill
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
addition

i'm sorry, if i was misunderstood. others might need this proxy feature, but as there was only one other person (from germany as i remember) who requested this, i thought i had to say something about it. if there are people out there waiting for staryon to build this proxy thing, they should post it...

and i'm not really sure how i would use this stealth mode. i would definitely not use trackme as a spy tool, as i am only running it on my phone and i never EVER give away my phone! ;-) ... but if it got lost, or worse: if someone steals it, it would be usefull, if trackme runs in the backround and "calls home" every hour maybe... i'm not quite sure, why this stealth mode was requested in the first place, but i think, if it's invented this far, make it complete... :cool:

... i'm looking forward to the possibility to merge gps images with existing data. this piece of software has been developed very far! i hope, if staryon might sell it in the future, it will be half the price for members of this forum! ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Christalic:
Just discovered this program and used it while I went jogging. I must say its working extremely wel! Lovely little program! Big up to the maker!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mr. Gravy:
Error

This looks like it's a fantastic program, and does exactly what I want it to do. However, I downloaded the program as well as the other two requirements, installed them, and get the following error:

TrackMe.exe
MissingMethodException

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Parent() at ControlCollection.Add() at TrackMe.Form.Main.InitializeComponent() at TrackMe.FormMain.ctor() at TrackMe.Program.Main()

Any ideas or suggestions? I'm really wanting to try this program out.

Also, it should be mentioned that I'm using it on the HTC Kaiser / Tilt from AT&T
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Hi Mr Gravy,

Did you reset your pda after installing CF3.5 and Sql Server?

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mr. Gravy:
I did, and the error still persisted. What I didn't take into consideration (even though I didn't think it would make a difference) was that had Internet Sharing enabled over USB with my laptop enabled. I disabled it, and the program started to work. I then resumed Internet Sharing and everything has been great since then.

By the way excellent program!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
That's interesting! I didn't know that could cause the problem.

I'm glad it works now.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bluediss:
Hi staryon,

I'm having some problems implementing the picture upload. I can 'post' pictures to my upload.ashx file fine, but TrackMe gives me HTTP error 500. Can you tell me how you implemented this in the TrackMe client?

One of the hardest parts, translating the SQL commands to VB LINQ (and fine tuning the MS SQL databse) is done, the only trouble is translating the findclosestbuddy function in LINQ, I'm thinking about not implementing this at all...

Yesterday I've ordered 2.6 KG of paper, bundeled and named "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed", maybe that will speed things up a little...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] captbunzo:
Ahh! Deleted 4.5 Miles of Running Data!

Hey folks,

First, thanks for the GREAT software! :)

Next, I had a very frustrating moment today. I went on a run, ran 4.5 miles with TrackMe operating the whole way, and then managed to accidentally delete all of my data from my run. I am so bummed out over that!!!

I was switching from trackme back to camera and I really don't know what happened. All I know is that there was a message on the screen saying that all prior data had been deleted.

I'd like to therefore ask (as a feature request, I might even PAY for it) a couple of options. First, it'd be nice for some confirmation message before deleting data. Next, maybe a backup option or periodic upload option? For instance, if I could say "upload" or "write to a new file" every 10 minutes, that would be nice.

Any other thoughts?

Again, thanks for the great tool. I guess I will just have to repeat that run! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
New version available!!

ok guys... after many many hours trying to get this I finally found a way of

retrieving the GPS exif data from a jpeg file.

With this new version, when uploading offline pictures, TrackMe will try to retrieve the GPS information stored in the file and it will compare it with the existing positions that are on the server.

If the closest position is too far, it will try to get the time when the picture was taken by looking at the exif data. If it doesn't exist or it's unable to match it, the time from the file itself will be taken.

For people using their server:

I have made changes in requests.php

By the way, at this moment I am only processing one format of GPS data from the exif data. It seems that depending on the GPS model this information may be stored differently. The one that I am able to read is like this:

N 39d 1m 35.00s

If your GPS is storing this information differently just let me know and I will add the new format to TrackMe.

Have fun!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Hi Paul,

I'm sorry for what happened. When deleting positions a confirmation message pops up. So it seems that the option YES was also pressed accidentally while you were running.

Regarding the backup feature... is difficult to do. If you are using your own server I suggest you to configure it to make backups automatically. I think that´s possible to do, but I have never tried it myself.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kcrumbley:
Update without losing data?

Hello Staryon, thank you for this wonderful program. I am very new to programs like this so I have a few questions:

1) In order to update to the latest version, do I have to uninstall the current version and reinstall? Or is there another way to do it (so I can keep my settings)?

2) What is GeoFence? How/Why is it used?

3) I want to use TrackMe while I am jogging - will I be able to measure how far I ran (I run in a circle around a park, so I just need to know the distance of one lap)?

4) How exactly does uploading pictures work, and what is the purpose? Is it as simple as taking a picture while TrackMe is running in the background and the gps coordinates are embedded onto the picture, or is it something else?

Sorry for all of the questions, but I just want to make sure that I am getting proper use out of this program. Again I am very new to PPC's and GPS as well.

Thanks!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Hi Bluediss,

I basically send a HTTP post command with a form. This form contains the picture. The header of the HTTP request is this one:

Content-Disposition: form-data; name="uploadfile"; filename="temp.jpg"

Content-Type: application/octet-stream

Hope it helps.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] volwrath:
Hi Staryon,

Since you asked for updates/features, here is what I would request:

1) Put Export Data and Manage Trips on the same page. This would be useful when you built up alot of Auto routes and want to rename them to something useful. You dont have to flip between two screens

2) Time navigation in GE doesn't work AFAIK. In the top right I never see the time navigation to skip between the waypoints. I can see the time etc per waypoint, but its not the same if you wanted to watch a simulated animation of your travels. This isnt that big a deal because if one is so interested, one can simply log the NMEA locally by many other methods.

3) fix the mail position to pass data to flexmail (an easy fix would be to just copy all that stuff to clipboard and let the user handle it)

Now more pie in the sky stuff..

If you really wanted to get crazy, you could allow user/user interaction on the client side. Allow one user to poll another users position. have a chat system to pass messages etc The possibilities are really endless with the backbone you have built.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Thanks for your suggestions, volwrath.

However, after releasing the latest update and since I haven't seen any comments about this feature that everybody was asking for it and believe me... it took me a long long time to do, I think I'm going to take a break on TrackMe and work on other project and I have been postponing for a long time.

I will keep updating TrackMe if any bugs are found but I will not add any new features for a while.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Hi kcrumbley,

1. From TrackMe, in the About window you can download the latest version and be installed automatically.

2. A Geofence is a virtual fence around a designated area that is determined by the user. You can send an email or SMS when the user enter/leaves the area.

3. This program is not really intended for that but I think that from the web viewer there is an option when you get the total distance of a trip. Not sure

about that because I haven't written that plugin.

4. Yes, check my previous post where I explain how EXIF data from an image is used.

Hope it helps.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] volwrath:
I dont blame you for taking a development break. Evidently trackme development has been going on for quite a while! (and a lot of pages)

I will try out the new photo mode although I dont know if it will work on my vogue or not. Thanks for trackme in its current form. I may attempt to install a server in the near future so I can increase the upload rate to 15secs. (+ so I can get around websense at work) It is definitely a very nice app as is. Thanks for all you've done!

VW

PS anyone know of a cheaper hosting service than GODaddy? Its $4.30 or so/month and trackme would be the first thing I would put on it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tichuiche:
hello,

Thank you very much for invested time, and this very interesting option.

It is perfect for model HTC TyTNII (French version)

Still not been able to test this option, not having solved my problem yet: “error:403 Forbidden”

I put this last version, it requires the very last version of Trackme for PPC.

These two last versions (Server and PC) functions without problem.

I on the other hand encounter a problem of posting of the “popUp” on the serveur, according to if the window of zoom is present or not, posting is done differently

Example :

Good :

(No windows for zoom)

http://www.enregistrersous.com/images2/14337095320080505190024.jpg

No Good :

(Windows for zoom)

http://www.enregistrersous.com/images2/164635785120080505190128.jpg

Concerning the "error:403 Forbidden", have an example of what is sent on the server for uploader a image, I will like to make tests with the PC.

Thank you for the support that you bring to us, and this excellent program
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blaze Falconburger:
I've just had a little play with this, it sure is a sweet app :)

What settings are people using for when walking or for riding?

In the end for riding I just had it updating every 5 seconds and disabled don't store consecutive points.

One nice feature is using a kml -> gpx converter then importing into mapmyride.com, then set start points and it gives you distance, elevation etc.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] w01f:
This is great, adding the ability to co-locate photos with accurate GPS data was a fantastic idea and I shall certainly be making the most of it!!

Thanks Staryon!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gspro2000:
ok im running my own server and have installed all the apps on my phone tytn II and webserver is up and database is ok and created the folders and since on windows does not need permissions since full. running apache 2

webserver says

One or more TrackMe tables in your database are empty. You must generate data by running the TrackMe application on your Windows Mobile device before the map display will work properly.

phone says uploading offline 40. blah

unable to create trip

offline process finished

Some positions have not been uploaded

You need to run this process again later.

my domain of server is

http://trackme.gspro2k.com:82/trackme/

i did put the 82 in the port and if i use the show position on map it works on my server http://trackme.gspro2k.com:82/trackme/gm.php?lat=blah&long=blah

im not putting my position in on purpose but it does show Gmaps at my house with zoom and up dowm buttons.

any ideas
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mcross:
Check you tables to see which one does not have info. And let us know, this will help with the troubleshooting.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gspro2000:
so the pda says can not create trip and trip table does not have anything

the users does have my l/p that matches the pda and positions does have some lat/long in it so just the trips part is not working which explains the error on the pda error creating trip.

SQL SELECT t.`ID`, t.`FK_Users_ID`, t.`Name`, t.`Comments` FROM trackme.trips t;

all blank results
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] radiv:
Quote:

Originally Posted by User X

Еrror processing result (5.8668957789316|2007-12-07 19:10:14|723)

Number after 5. can be different as I keep trying.

I think I know where is the problem. It has to do with the Regional Settings.

Thanks for letting me know.

Is there a fix for this problem?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I haven't checked that yet. Sorry
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] radiv:
It works if I change my regional settings from Norwegian to English ;-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Ok, thanks for letting me know. I will fix it this weekend.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gspro2000:
staryon what do you think my problem is?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] harty83:
Staryon,

Would it be possible to add a "searching for satellites" timeout option that would be in effect when the "disconnect/connect" option is enabled? I was at the eye doctor today and trackme drained my battery because it was searching for satellites the entire time and I didn't catch it. I'm thinking that if satellites are not found within the set timeframe, trackme will shut off the GPS, wait for the specefied time between connections and then try again.

Thanks!

Alan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Sorry I didn't reply because I don't really know why you are having that problem.

Sorry about that.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
It's a good idea. I think I will end up adding that feature. However, as I mentioned in one of my previous posts I'm going to stop adding new features for a while, and I will be only fixing existing bugs. I will add it to the to-do list though.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] crl0901:
I'm looking for something that will run in the background and allow me to pinpoint where my Tilt is from my home computer. Mainly, I want this in case my phone gets lost or stolen. Does this program offer something like this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] RussianTechno101:
Is there a way for it to show the map in Opera?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jbgood-nl:
import kml into trackme mysql database

during my vacation i switched to local (to save gprs costs when abroad) now i would like to import the locally stored data into the mysql database on the trackme server. How can this be done ?? many thanks ...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
This program is not really intended for that. I mean, it's possible, you can run it in stealth mode and check from the web where the phone is, but I'm sure that there are other programs that are more specific for what you need.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Never tried. What happens when you click on 'Show position on map'?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Sorry but that's not possible.

You shouldn't have changed to local mode. You can keep using remote mode, and enable the option to store the data offline. In the remote tab in Configuration you can configure all that.

Regards