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FOSS app to record GPS location, saving it locally? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 9 months ago by RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml
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Is there any good FOSS app that could record the phone GPS location, but keep the data locally on the same phone, no dialing out?

Like the Google Maps location history, just not sharing it with Google services.

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[–] abominable_panda@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

μLogger (recommended, very lightweight)

Phonetrack (nextcloud app but can run independently)

Traccar

Gpslogger

Fitotrack (fitness tracker)

Opentracks (fitness tracker)

Osmand

[–] juli@programming.dev 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I use https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger for years without problem

I look into it with osmand or gpxsee

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This looks promising, thanks!

[–] juli@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

The other option is to use nextcloud

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago

OsmAnd, as someone has mentioned. Though, I think it's an extension and you have to activate it and customize the experience. I used GPSlogger in the past, too, when I was in field surveys to upload to my Nextcloud server.

[–] Fake4000@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Have you tried to use an app like OSMAND?

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It can record the GPS locations so you can check later where you have been on a particular day? I use it for car navigation so that would be nice, but didn't know it had such an option.

[–] BatrickPateman@feddit.de 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes it can. Been using it to record bike tours. And you can overlay the recorded tours on the map, e.g. to make out areas you havent been yet. And you can also use tracks as routes to do them again incl. directions, too.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

Interesting, thanks for pointing that out!

[–] Hephoh2@feddit.de 5 points 9 months ago

OsmAnd

[–] janAkali@lemmy.one 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

RunnerUp and Another Activity Tracker seem like your best options.

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I used AAT about 5 years ago. It worked well.

Had to turn off battery-optimisation to allow recording in the background.

[–] erAck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

AAT is nice, also can load OpenStreetMap for the tracked area.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Fitotrack. Question is how often, how detailed? Google does this via their tracking network so it uses way less battery.

Leaving that on all day would produce pretty big files and suck up lots of battery.

You can create a new Fitotrack profile and set the details to pretty rough, this will save some space.

I would advise against OSMand, its interface is not perfect for recording and the App is huge so it will probably use up way more battery

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

F-Droid is fantastic for privacy respecting software.

Tiny Travel Tracker (Secure long term GPS tracker and log) The description seems very focused on keeping things private and as a Google Maps location history. I have not used it.

[–] erAck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Abandoned though, last version of 2019-09-19.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

Thank you for pointing that out. With 66 open issues, it would seem helpful to continue maintaining. Ah, well, free code is hard to keep working on.