EOTrackMe Realtime Online Tracking

What is EOTrackMe

EOTrackMe is an member tracking facility that receives and displays tracking data from compatible devices. Tracking is displayed on the EOTrackMe page, as well as in your Member Profile, so you can keep friends, family, and other members informed of your travels.

Submitting Tracking From Devices

EOTrackMe supports up to five tracking devices per member (additional use available on request). Tracking can be submitted via the satellite network using a GPS Tracker/Messenger Device or via the internet using a compatible mobile phone, PC or tablet device. Plus, there is the capability to view “group tracking” of all devices linked to your profile at once on your “EOTrackMe" tab.

Registering Your Device

Once you have a compatible device setup (see further details below), it’s simply a matter of registering it on your Member Profile Page. To do this, click on your “My Profile” tab, then click the “View Public Profile” button. Open the “EOTrackMe” tab then click on the “Register” button that appears next to your device.

Protecting Your Home Address

Your home address is protected with an automatic 2km (expandable) Geofence around your home address - as listed in your “My Details” tab. Additional Geofences can also be added as needed (for example friend’s addresses) and expanded to up to a 10km radius. Tracking will not record/display until you are outside your Geofence.

Password Protect Current Tracking

If you do not want to have your current location displayed as public, you can choose to "lock" the tracking for your device. Simply click on "Edit Device" then enter a password into the password field. This password can be used by your friends and family so that they are the only people able to access your movements. Once you have completed the trip, simply save the track and it will be made public on your profile page as a User Trek.

Tracking Display

Once you’re on the road simply start up your tracking device/software and tracking data will be submitted to EOTrackMe. This will then be displayed in both the EOTrackMe section on the site, and your Member Profile “My Map & EOTrackMe” tab. EOTrackMe not only displays your tracking on a map, it will also provide information about your journey such as moving average, overall distance, direction from start, average speed, total travel time and graphical elevation/altitude profile.

Saving EOTrackMe Tracking

You can also periodically save your tracking data as User Treks, simply save when needed and give your Trek a title e.g. “Simpson Desert Crossing 2012”. No matter how large or small the trip, you can save your tracking at any time in a way that makes sense to you (for example to correspond with your ExplorOz Blogs).

Supported Devices and Tracking Software 3G/4G Network

Supported Devices and Tracking Software Satellite Network

Install beGPS software on your Blackberry to make your phone compatible with EOTrackMe. beGPS supports full store and forward of data (provided the app is not closed) so will keep track of you even when phone/internet service is not available (all positions will be transmitted when service is restored).

This product is available from the ExplorOz Shop here: beGPS -Tracker for BlackBerry Smartphones, the current price is $12.95 ($12.30 for Members).

Want to test how it works before you buy? There is a trial version available, which will operate perfectly for a limited number of days to allow you to trial the system on your device (see the product page for download information).



Once you have this product installed the set-up is currently as follows:

• Select the "Communications" menu from the "Options" screen
• Tick the "Send update online" checkbox
• Set "Protocol" to http
• Set "communication Connection" to Blackberry MDS
• In HTTP Options URL enter http://maps.exploroz.com/track/position.aspx?uid=Mxxxx - where xxxx is your Personal Member number without any leading zeros. Ensure that you use a capital M and if you do not know your Member number, it is listed on both the "My Home" tab on the site, and on your Member Card. If you are a Business Member then please change the Mxxxx to a Cxxxx.

Other advanced settings:


Once these have been installed you should be ready to register your device by having it send a position to the server. If you have setup correctly you will be able to see and complete the device registration on your My Profile page (as per instructions in EOTrack Me: Getting Started).

The EOTrackMe Android program provides a data logger and real-time tracking interface for your Andoid Device, with Data then submitted to the ExplorOz EOTrackMe system.

EOTrackMe Android is available as a free trial download, however has limited functionality (will not display your route on the ExplorOz website) until registered. To download your trial copy of EOTrackMe Android click on this download EOTrackMe Andriod link.

In order to sync your copy of EOTrackMe Android with your ExplorOz Member Profile it must be registered. The registration process requires Members to activate their copy of EOTrackMe Android in the ExplorOz Online Shop, in which a $5 fee applies. Please note if you are not a current member, the price of Membership will also be included (making the order total $54.95).

To register/purchase the full copy click here register EOTrackMe Andriod.

System Requirements

• EOTrackMe Android can be used with any other GPS software on your device without conflict or issue. You can run multiple GPS enabled products on Android at the same time.
• EOTrackMe Android is compatible with all Android based devices running 2.2 or greater.
• An internet connection must be present when you wish to transmit your routes to the EOTrackMe servers. All points will be recorded when not in service and uploaded automatically when service returns.
• The device must utilise some form of GPS to track your position. If the device does not have an Internal GPS Receiver, a compatible external GPS must be paired with the device.

Initial Set-Up

EOTrackMe Android offers a straight forward set-up process and once configured is essentially a “set and forget” program. The first thing you will need to do when you open the program is to go to Settings, select EOTrackMe User ID and enter your Member Number with a leading capital M (eg. M6).

If you do not know your member number this is found on your ExplorOz My Home tab under My Account Stats (or on your Member Card). If you joined as a member upon purchase, this number will also have been sent to you in a Membership Confirmation email.

The Settings Menu also allows you to change your Logging details and General program options.

Once you have configured EOTrackMe Android you are ready to start tracking. The ‘Start Logging’ button will begin tracking your route and sending updates to the ExplorOz server (when an internet connection is available). Should you wish to stop tracking, simply click the 'Stop Logging' button, which was initially the 'Start Logging' button.

The EOTrackMe Windows program provides a data logger and real-time tracking interface between your GPS and laptop/tablet. The software operates stand alone or also fully supports OziExplorer and seamlessly links the tracking functions and moving map features of OziExplorer together.

EOTrackMe Windows is available as a free trial download, however has limited functionality (will not display your route on the ExplorOz website) until registered. To download your trial copy of EOTrackMe Windows click on this download EOTrackMe Windows link.

In order to sync your copy of EOTrackMe Windows with your ExplorOz Member Profile it must be registered. The registration process requires you activate you copy of EOTrackMe Windows in the ExplorOz Online Shop, in which a $5 fee applies. Please note if you are not a current member, the price of Membership will also be included (making the order total $54.95).

To register/purchase the full copy of click here register EOTrackMe Windows.

System Requirements

• EOTrackMe Windows is compatible with all Windows based computers. It will not function with a Mac.
• OziExplorer is not required to run EOTrackMe Windows , however is recommended if you want to make use of the moving map functionality.
• An internet connection must be present when you wish to transmit your routes to the EOTrackMe servers. All points will be recorded when not in service and uploaded automatically when service returns.
• The computer must utilise some form of GPS to track your position. A Mouse GPS or compatible hand held GPS can be synched with EOTrackMe Windows/OziExplorer.

Initial Set-Up

EOTrackMe Windows offers a straight forward set-up process and once configured is essentially a “set and forget” program. The first thing you will be asked for is your Member Number, this is found on your ExplorOz My Home tab under My Account Stats (or on your Member Card). Enter your Member Number with a leading capital M (eg. M6).

Once installed, the first step should be to use the ‘Scan’ button to scan your computers ports. This will ensure that the correct port settings are found for your GPS (You will need your GPS connected in order for ‘Scan’ to function correctly). Once your GPS has synchronised, you are ready to configure EOTrackMe Windows additional functionality. Items such as ‘Tracking Distance’ and ‘Tracking Time’ can be altered to suit your requirements.

The image to the left outlines each of EOTrackMe Windows functions. Should you wish restore EOTrackMe Windows back to its original state, it’s as simple as clicking the ‘Default’ button.

Once you have configured EOTrackMe Windows you are ready to start tracking. The ‘Start Tracking’ button will begin tracking your route and sending updates to the ExplorOz server (when an internet connection is available). Should you wish to stop tracking, simply click the 'Stop Tracking' button, which was initially the 'Start Tracking' button.

GSM Tracker is one of the supported EOTrackMe phone interface products, this product supports full store and forward of data so will keep track of you even when a data service is not available (all positions will be transmitted when service is restored).

This product is suitable for all Symbian based mobile phones as follows:

This product is available from in the ExplorOz Shop see GSM Tracker. There is a trial version available (which is a copy of the full version without the registration code), this full featured trial operates perfectly however will stop operating after 10mins (you can restart it for subsequent 10min tests).

Once you have this product installed the set-up for the various screens is as follows:


NOTE: EOTrackMe is implementing a UDP receiver and there will be a few settings changes to make after device registration. These settings will be provided once your device is registered. The advantage of the UDP service is ability to store and forward positions when you go out of service.

The SPOT Satellite Messenger devices (now available in the Shop) are supported in EOTrackMe via the use of the shared page XML feed system. The shared page system and XML feed are an available using the Track Progress service available directly from Spot see http://au.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=111 and this must be activiated to use your Spot on EOTrackMe.

To set-up your SPOT device to be visible on EOTrackMe do the following (if you have already setup a shared page skip down to the next section below):

• Login to your SPOT account
• Click on the Share tab
• Under the SPOT Shared Pages section, click the Create Shared Page link
• Name the page something like SPOT XML Interface
• Select the messenger (i.e. SPOT device) for the shared page. If you only have one, it will be selected automatically. If you have more than one device, you must select the device for which you're creating a feed to EOTrackMe. Do not select multiple devices! If you have more than one device, you will need to create a separate shared page for each device
• Check all message types to share on this page. If you're creating a shared page for a Generation I device, you will see three message types - Check-in, Help and Track. If you're creating a shared page for a Generation II device, you will see a fourth message type - Custom. Be sure and check all message types
• In the Share GPS locations from the last list, select an appropriate number of days. 2 days is the recommended value but it's totally up to you
• This is important... For the Share message detail setting, please select Yes. This allows EOTrackMe to pull the custom message text that you've set-up for Ok, Help and Custom messages
• Password protection is not currently supported. Ensure the page is public
• Select the Send the shared page myself option
• Click the Create Now! button
• At the bottom of the page just below the Create Now! button you'll find the link to your newly created shared page. Copy the link to the clipboard or otherwise save it somewhere.



• You will need to make sure you are logged in to your member account and then click this link: Register SPOT Device
• In the window that appears paste in the link that you saved above and press OK
• The SPOT device is now loaded into your account, go to your Members Public Profile page or the My Tracking tab on the EOTrackMe page to complete the set-up.

uTrackMe is one of the supported EOTrackMe phone interface products. This program is to be used in conjunction with either an iPhone or an iPad. ExplorOz Members using uTrackMe with either their iPhone or iPad have the ability to publish their location in real-time to their very own EOTrackMe Map. uTrackMe supports full “store and forward” of data, meaning that your route can be stored when you do not have phone coverage and forwarded when service returns. Additionally, Members using an iPhone/iPad have the ability to share their location with other EOTrackMe users, as well as viewing their current location/route. uTrackMe can also be used with an iPod touch, however as these devices only have Wi-Fi connectivity, they will be limited to submitting data when a Wi-Fi connection is available.

To download uTrackMe for iPhone/iPod Touch click here.

To download uTrackMe for iPad click here.

Once you have this application installed, the set-up is as follows:

uTrackMe has "in-app" settings for some of the most essential settings. You can get to these settings by clicking the "settings" button in the top left corner of the application (it looks like a cog). The following data must be entered within the uTrackMe settings in order to synchronise your device with the EOTrackMe servers

In-App Settings

Tracking Service:-

Select EOTrackMe as your tracking service. Once selected a tick will be displayed beside the EOTrackMe service icon.

EOTrackMe Settings:-

Once EOTracKMe has been selected as your tracking service, your settings page will display a EOTrackMe settings option. Your ExplorOz Member Number needs to be entered into the ‘Member Nr’ field. Type your Member number in prefaced with a M. For example if your ExplorOz Member number was 458, you would enter M458.

Background Tracking:-

Background Tracking - This options tells uTrackMe to continue to run in the background (on supported devices). Be aware: running uTrackMe in the background has roughly the same power consumption as running it in the foreground and will have a significant effect on your battery life.

Advanced Settings

Additional, more advanced, settings can be found in the "Settings Application"; accessible from your iPhone or iPads home screen. This is the grey app, that looks like a cog.

The advanced settings are explained below, along with our recommended settings. However, Members are more than welcome to customise these based upon individual requirements.

User Interface:-
Proximity Sensor - With the proximity sensor enabled the screen will dim and the application will no longer respond to user interaction when an object is near by (on supported devices). (Recommended: OFF)

Interface Rotation – Enables/Disables the automatic screen rotation on your device (Recommended: ON)

Units – Displays measurements in either Metric or Imperial. (Recommended: Metric)

Map Type – Changes the way in which the uTrackMe Map is displayed. Available options are all Google generated and consist of Map, Satellite or Hybird. (Recommended: Map)

Center Map - Aligns your uTrackMe Map centrally over your current location (Recommended: ON)

Background Tracking Notification:-
Show Notification - Tells uTrackMe to show a dialog box whenever the application is sent to the background and uTrackMe is configured to continue to run in the background. (Recommended: ON)

Connection Errors:-
Show Alert - Tells uTrackMe to show a dialog box (that is automatically dismissed after a couple of seconds) whenever a connection error occurs. (When set to "NO" the connection errors are still logged however). (Recommended: ON)
Publish

Interval - The interval in seconds between requests to the server. (Recommended: 2 Minutes)

Timeout - The connection timeout in seconds. (Recommended: 30 Seconds)

GPS:-
Desired Accuracy - Tells the GPS what accuracy to strive for. (Recommended: Best)

Distance Filter - Tells the GPS the minimum distance in meters a device must move laterally before an update event is sent to uTrackMe.
Setting this to a large value reduces the power consumption at the cost of resolution (but not precision). (Recommended: 200 Metres)

Minimum Accuracy - Tells uTrackMe to discard location updates from the GPS that have a lower accuracy. Instead uTrackMe will consider the position "lost". For example setting minimum accuracy to 500m discards location information based on cell towers. (Recommended: 500 Metres)

Track Log:-
Send Entire Track - Tells uTrackMe to send the entire track log to the server instead of only the last known value. Enabling this option can significantly increase the amount of data that is sent to the server. (Recommended: ON)

Cache Size - Defines the size of the cache in points that uTrackMe uses to store the still unsent part of the track log. (Recommended: 131072)

Cache Persistent - Tells uTrackMe to write a copy of the cache to persistent memory. This ensures that no unsent track log data is lost if the application is terminated (note: cached data is not lost when the app is suspended). Enabling this option might increase the power consumption. (Recommended: ON)

Min Displacement - Tells uTrackMe the minimum distance in meters a device must move laterally before a new position is added to the track log. (Settings this value smaller than the GPS minimum distance filter has no effect). (Recommended: 50 Metres)

Extras

*Members with multiple devices (such as 2 x iPhones) running uTrackMe have the ability to share their location information. A full screen map shows your location and the location of the other iPhones and iPads. This would be a great feature to use amongst friends on your next 4WDing trip!

**Approximate data usage: Each packet is not huge however if you travel 200km with a 5m "Distance Filter" you will be sending 40,000 position reports each being around 700bytes totalling approx 28Mb, if this is reduced to 50m you would be sending in 2.8Mb and at 500m only 280Kb. So the 200-250m number is the most suitable as it will produce a good mapping result and keep the data usage at reasonable level.

**If you are looking for the settings for uTrackMe Version 3 – Please Click HERE**

The Yellowbrick tracker is a rugged and fully self-contained battery operated tracker which works anywhere on Earth. The tracker will wake up every so often (e.g. every 15 minutes), obtain a position using the GPS satellite network, and then transmit that position back to Yellowbrick HQ using the Iridium satellite network in seconds. The EOTrackMe server will pickup the position updates from Yellowbrick HQ and record, store and display the information.

When you setup your Yellowbrick device you will be asked to designate a device name. Once you have done this, you need to email Yellowbrick at support@yellowbrick-tracking.com and request that they activate the XML feed for your device. Keep a record of your device name, as you will need this to register the device on EOTrackMe.

• You will need to make sure you are logged in as a member and then click this link: Register Yellowbrick Device.
• In the window that appears enter your device name and press OK.
• The Yellowbrick device is now loaded into your account, go to your Members Public Profile or the My Tracking tab on the EOTrackMe page to complete the set-up

This clip features a Pat Callinan product review of the EOTrackMe online tracking service. The clip is part of a segment from Series 3 of the Pat Callinan 4x4 Adventures show currently airing on OneHD and Ten.