Welcome to Map My Tracks blog. Here you'll find tips about getting the most from your tracks, news and support.
Often it's considered to be a backward step when something is removed but in this case that's not true. Today we have rolled out Map My Tracks Mobile v1.2.1 which now has the option to track live without showing a map of your current position. Instead it just tracks you! No map, no fuss.
Continue reading... | 06/05/2008 | Filed under Latest news | Comments: (1)
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Map My Tracks is providing real-time tracking for this year's Musto Skiff Nationals the Dinghy Sailing Magazine hails it as 'GPS tracking for the masses'.
Continue reading... | 29/04/2008 | Filed under Buzz
Today we have pushed live a new release of Map My Tracks Mobile (v1.2). In this release we have added 'Where am I?', track tagging and global time together with some UI improvements.
Continue reading... | 11/04/2008 | Filed under Latest news
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Continue reading... | 10/04/2008 | Filed under Latest news
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Continue reading... | 10/04/2008 | Filed under Latest news
Map My Tracks is backing this summer's Musto Skiff UK Nationals to launch its live events tracking service. The event will be the first time that live GPS tracking has been used in a non-Olympic dinghy event and is yet another first for the innovative Musto Skiff class and Map My Tracks.
Continue reading... | 02/04/2008 | Filed under Latest news Sailing
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that Map My Tracks Mobile uses map data supplied by Open Street Map. We use OSM maps as the background on the handset to show where you are right now.
Continue reading... | 26/03/2008 | Filed under Latest news Tips
Bring a new dimension to your event or race with Map My Tracks event tracking. Map My Tracks' event services can entertain your spectators, impress your sponsors and inform your competitors with LIVE event tracking.
Continue reading... | 09/03/2008 | Filed under Latest news
Two tracks on one screen, replayed together. Well that's what you asked for so we built it. Track comparison lets you choose any two tracks to replay together and compare their performance. For the first time, this new feature allows you to compare against your own earlier activity or better still have a virtual race against someone else! It's a great way of seeing if you've improved or just to compare against a buddy's tracks.
Continue reading... | 09/03/2008 | Filed under New innovations
Wow what a weekend at The Dinghy Show. Thanks to all the visitors and exhibitors for taking the time to visit our stand at the show. It was great fun demonstrating what can be done with Map My Tracks.
Continue reading... | 03/03/2008 | Filed under Latest news
To celebrate our attendance at the Dinghy Show this weekend we have rolled out another release of Map My Tracks Mobile that improves our support for many Windows Mobile handsets.
Continue reading... | 28/02/2008 | Filed under Latest news New innovations
The Dinghy Sailing Show at Alexendra Palace in London will see our first road trip to demo Map My Tracks and we're really looking forward to it.
Continue reading... | 20/02/2008 | Filed under Latest news
First in a line of featured tracks we take you to Budapest with what looks like a glorious bike ride along the river Danube.
Continue reading... | 20/02/2008 | Filed under Sports showcase | Comments: (2)
We're very excited to move out of beta and launch Map My Tracks Mobile v1. Our thanks go to all the beta users for taking the time to register and try out Map My Tracks. Your help has been invaluable.
Continue reading... | 08/02/2008 | Filed under Latest news
First in a series of videos that we plan to produce is this introduction to Map My Tracks.
Continue reading... | 23/01/2008 | Filed under Latest news
Different sports require different statistics, which is why we have added the ability for you to set your default map type and distance units for viewing tracks. Now you have the choice to set street, terrain or satellite maps as your standard view together with the option to view your tracks using imperial, metric or nautical distance units.
Continue reading... | 15/01/2008 | Filed under New innovations
Understanding your performance is essential in any training regime. To help in that understanding we have today introduced split times and pace indicators on tracks.
Continue reading... | 04/01/2008 | Filed under New innovations
A common complaint about sailing is the perceived abstract nature of the route needed to get around a given course.
Continue reading... | 30/12/2007 | Filed under Sailing Sports showcase
The moment has finally arrived for us to open our doors and reveal what we have been busy creating over the past six months. It is with a great deal of pride that we peel back the covers of Map My Tracks - real-time GPS tracking for sports enthusiasts.
Continue reading... | 23/12/2007 | Filed under Latest news
Over the past month we have been testing a number of phones with internal and external GPS receivers with some great results. Both types result in some very accurate results due to the way that we have set up Map My Tracks Mobile.
Continue reading... | 22/12/2007 | Filed under Tips
The idea of GPS tracking is new to most people and can leave some not knowing how to get started. In reality, GPS or Global Positioning System, to be precise, has been around since the '80s and it provides a way for a compatible device to accurately determine it location. With the use of an external GPS receiver or a mobile phone with internal GPS it becomes possible to pin point the location of the device anywhere in the world.
Continue reading... | 27/11/2007 | Filed under Tips | Comments: (3)
The world of mobile phones with built-in GPS receivers is moving fast. During the summer Nokia released the N95 to much applause and now more recently the Nokia Navigator 6110.
Continue reading... | 08/09/2007 | Filed under GPS mobile phones
Nokia's N95 has come out top of PDA Essential magazine's head to head. Up against other smartphones like HTC's P3600, Fujitse-Siemens's T830, and HTC's Advantage it was rated best out of the group test.
Continue reading... | 19/08/2007 | Filed under GPS mobile phones Tips
This is the blog of Map My Tracks, the easy way to accurately map or share, in real-time, your sporting activity over land, sea or air using your mobile phone and GPS.
Here we feature the latest news, tips and advice on how to get the most out of Map My Tracks.
