Check out InstaMapper.

Yes, but it's not very good.

By GPS Tracker you mean plotting points on a web site and other people can log on to see where you are? LiveTrack does that.

LiveTrack seems to round the position so you get a jagged track. They are releasing updates and similar tools like GPS Kit don't have the same problem, so it's not the phone at fault.

The real problem is that the iPhone battery will barely last for two hours on the GPS track.

What I would really like is a SMS triggered system where people can send me a special message from a phone or PC and the phone responds by getting the location and sending it back to the caller, maybe with on optional map or link to the position. That way the missus can see where I am when I go out kiting or flying or whatever.

There's a bit of a revolution in live tracking happening in Europe and those phones and services should filter through to us sometime soon.

Agree with Gorgo, battery wears out quick when on GPS and there is a long list of stuff that is not quite up to par. For instance:

GPS Tracker cannot run in background, so whilst you have your tracker on you are ok, but if your phone rings it will stop transmitting.

Its accuracy is average

Because it has to be on the whole time the GPS transmits all the time wearing down your battery. It would be better if you could set the interval at which it polls the gps location just as you can with the sending of location back to the server.

There may be other better apps out there for tracking location on the iphone, but I haven't found them.

Best thing about this one is its free.

I've been testing out a few tracker apps on my Android IDEOS and have not found one that is reliable or accurate enough to replace something like a GT-31.

K Dog said...

Can you use an Iphone to act as a GPS tracker???

Sure! It works great. However there is one serious drawback... You can crash and lose it.. I lost a iPhone 4 off Kanaha Reef (kitesurfing). Never recovered had to buy new one. Secure the bastard good and do not lose it. Failing that a shadowbox is cheaper I bet.

I even showed my walk of shame! :)

Found it. Its called Motion X. And on of the good things is it has multitasking and bunch of functions that make it quite good to use. I.ll need to check this out on the water.

Gorgo said...

If you want to be tracked for safety then Spot tracker is the go. It's touch expensive and it can be a little slow to get messages through, but it's made for the purpose and a lot of people use them.

Couple of hundred to buy and $100 a year subscription service.

I bought one new from US for $130 on ebay.
ONLY took about 20 seconds for my wife to receive a SMS message, from when I pushed the button on the SPOT. Emergency services can receive your Lat & long if required. Cheap for safety if you venture a fair way out or in the ocean.