Live tracking experiment
Saturday, August 20th, 2011Tomorrow is a 70-mile ride with RCCS out of Orleans, IN. I’m doing an experiment. I’ll have my Android phone with me, and I’m going to set it up to live track the ride. If this works, you will be able to track our progress in real time, as we ride.
The ride starts at 9am eastern. If y0u want to follow along, visit my account on MapMyTracks. If it’s working properly, you’ll see a new entry at the top. Click on it and with any luck, it should show our route so far, some stats, and our current location. The map will then actually continue drawing as we ride.
I’ve done a few tests, and this does seem to work. However, I’m not sure what cell coverage will be like along the route, or if my battery will last all day. It’s a fun experiment, regardless.
August 20th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Is it bad that my first though was that I wish I’d be home to watch online?
August 20th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
My guess is the battery will poop out. That’s the sort of use that makes my iPhone hot to the touch.
August 20th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
In my tests so far, the phone hasn’t gotten warm. There are some settings I’ve tweaked to extend battery life as well, but I’m still not confident the battery will last that long.
August 20th, 2011 at 6:47 pm
In a word, “Wack!”
August 20th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Okay, I’ll bite. I’ll be checking in after church tomorrow morning. I want to see some serious action going on.
August 20th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
I know that the battery in my Android wouldn’t last all day, broadcasting data. It goes dead pretty quick, just from reading on my Kindle app.