On 03.04.2014, at 23:27, Nico Mittenzwey <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi List, > since I was not able to find one on http://apps.owncloud.com/, I'm > thinking of writing a simple GPS tracker app for OwnCloud. However, I > first like to know if you think OwnCloud is the right platform for this. > > There are several open source projects out there [1,2,3] which have most > of the functionality I look for. There is even an own protocol for > sending location-based information over the internet [4]. > However, they lag some features: > 1. I already run a OwnCloud server - why install and maintain another > one? :D > 2. I want to share my positions with certain people (within a certain > time frame) > 3. I want to transfer my positions encrypted > 4. I want a simple cellphone app to send my positions periodically > 5. I want a simple cellphone app to show me the positions of others on a map > 6. I want a simple web app to show me the positions of others on a map > > > For all features I want, OwnCloud seems the right choice: > > 1. Check > 2. I think the ownCloud file sharing feature can be used for this? > 3. HTTPS -> Check > 4. Android/iOS Library -> Check > 5. Android/iOS Library -> Check > 6. OwnCloud / App Framework API -> Check > > What do you think? I think this is a great idea. So you can track you location but store it only on your own server and not somewhere else. Very cool! :-) Frank > > Cheers, > Nico > > > [1] http://www.opengts.org/ > [2] http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengeotracker/ > [3] http://code.google.com/p/open-gpstracker > [4] http://www.opendmtp.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/devel -- Frank Karlitschek ([email protected]) Chief Technology Officer ownCloud Inc. Your Data, Your Cloud, Your Way! ownCloud GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, Holger Dyroff Schloßäckerstrasse 26a, 90443 Nürnberg, HRB 28050 (AG Nürnberg) _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
