EOTrackMe - Profile Page Device Registration problem

Hi Kris,

Yes I did read this one. I have no issue setting up the iPhone side. Its just that I can see no place in my ExploreOz profile page to register the device.

There is no section or Tab for EOTrackMe on my ExploreOz profile page.

It may be that the administrators just have not "enabled it for me" yet, as I am a new member.

There does not appear to be one on my profile page either, so I don't think there is one.
Fire up the UTrackme software and then check out the EOTrackme tab on the normal pages.

Thanks Kris.

I have not downloaded any software, as I thought the "service" was provided by the website, with my tracked device being my iPhone. I have also ordered a SPOT 2 so will need to set that up when it arrives.

So is it the case that I need to install an application on my PC in order to use the OETrackMe service?

This may be a problem as I have a Mac. I do have a windows notebook which I could use at a pinch.

The dock I have read implied that the ExploreOz website profile page provided the place to register my device and thus enable the service.

I purchased the iPad version.
I have also setup as per the info provided, but as yet my profile has no section to register my profile as the app requests.

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the comeback.

As mentioned to Kris above, the iPhone side has gone sweet-as. My iPhone is asking me to register the iPhone on the ExploreOz Profile Page.

This is where I am stuck - can't see where to do that :/

Hey John,

Bingo - spot on - its there on the Public Profile.

My iPhone is now registered and showing on the map.

Looking forward to my SPOT 2 arriving next week and I'll need to set that up also.

Cheers and thanks again!

Ah... one more question...

It says I can enter my home location, which will enable a Geofence around my home.

Cant see anywhere on the Profile to enter my home location.

Any thoughts on this one?

Garry,
On the Public Profile page, below the map you will see a section with details about your device, you will also see a heading "Geofences", click the "Add" link, now you have to fill in the required details!

Cheers, John

Thanks John,

Yes, I did see that one - Lat and Long I can deal with (I think) but trying to figure out what Geocode Address is :/

Garry,
I've got mine set up as follows...

Name = I've called mine "Home".
Enter Lat & Lon of "Home".
Adjust the radius that you want around "Home", mine is set for 2000m.
GeoCode Address = My home address.

Cheers, John

Thanks John,

I did try that ...

I'm getting "error: AJAX abort"

What format did you use for the Lat and Long?

I have tried nn.nnnnE nnn.nnnnE

Ah - You may ignore that last post... I have the correct format now - all sorted

Thanks again John!

Glad you got it all sorted, one other thing I do with UTrackMe when I'm out and about...before I head off anywhere I open the UTrackMe App on the iPhone and click the settings button (cog icon) at top left of screen, then I turn "Background Tracking" to On, this enables tracking to occur if you are using the phone for a call, text msg or even when the phone goes into "sleep/battery saver" mode.

Glad to be of help,
Cheers, John

Also thanks to John D, your instructions also helped me get it set up.

I have added a GeoFence, however a public user can still go to my public profile and the Geofence does not seem to be active, i.e. can see the detail within the Geofence radius.

If I click view on the geofence line, it looks ok.

Appreciate any advice on how to activate the geofence

Hi Garry,
I searched "Geofence" in ExplorOz for some more info on what the Geofence does re. data recording etc. below is a copy/paste from EOTrackMe...

Geofences
A Geofence is a term used to describe a geographical boundary and in EOTrackMe we allow you to protect various locations in a Geofence. Initially, there is one Geofence configured and this is located at your home address (based on your My Profile Edit Home Position setting) and the proximity of the geofence is initially defined as 2km. This means that no positions will be recorded or displayed on the map if the position is within 2kms of your home address. This is a security feature to ensure that your home location is not accessible to anyone viewing the EOTrackMe system.

The system supports an unlimited number of Geofences for each user. Each Geofence supports variable proximity and this is easily configurable in your profile. So, for instance you could Geofence your home, work, friends' places etc to ensure that these addresses are not recorded. You could also set a Geofence around a whole city or suburb. The maximum radius is currently set for 10km as this would seem to be the most logical maximum considering that you can have as many as you like.

So my understanding from this is that a Geofence is like a protected zone which will not give away your position within that zone.
So I guess if you want someone to see more detail within that zone you would need to reduce the size of the Geofence!

Cheers, John

Hi John,

Yes, that is what I understand it is supposed to do. So someone looking at your map should not be able to see you "at home".

It doesn't seem to be working however, as if I log out, then look at my public profile, the map shows me at home.

The GeoFence is supposed to prevent this.

If you were to look at the "View" button next to the Geofence detail line in profile, it does then show the geofence - hiding the detailed location from view.

I think you mentioned you have a geofence setup around your home. I suspect yours isn't working either, as if I look at your public profile, I can see your home location and recent movements nearby :/

Hi Garry,

I'm not sure if we have it set up correctly or not, the map you see in my profile shows my last recorded position before I shut EOTrackMe down on my phone, my home position is some 40 klms away.

I realise now that sometimes when I have background tracking On, I might use another app that may access the internet, when I have finished using the app I then turn my phone off completely and then back on again because I am wary that the app may be using up my phone data allowance with my Telstra plan...maybe I'm parranoid, when this happens it probably interupts the EOTrackMe data logging and draws a straight line to the point where I turned background tracking back on!

I think we are both at the same point now, so if I find out anything else I will let you know.

Cheers, John