I would very much like this feature. I would like to be able to track where I am historically, using my phone.
I'm honestly excited about this, I was talking to friends about how it would be a neat thing to have for myself last week, and this fits amazingly into Owncloud, because I want to store this info on my own server, not give it to someone else. On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Jan-Christoph Borchardt < [email protected]> wrote: > Cool idea Nico! > > For the web interface part it would be best to collaborate with the > work-in-progress Maps application. Check it out at > http://github.com/owncloud/maps > > On Apr 10, 2014 10:25 PM, Frank Karlitschek <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >
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