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Version 1.3 now released

image It's been a busy time at Map My Tracks HQ. Hot on the heels of upgrading all our servers we are pleased to announce the release of Map My Tracks Mobile version 1.3. This release includes some great new features including location sharing, event tracking and for the first time it is compatible with Blackberrys.

Continue reading... | 14/07/2008 | Posted by Nick | Comments: (1)

UPDATE: Server downtime

As part of our ongoing programme of improvements Map My Tracks will be offline later today while we migrate to a new server. This will result in the service being offline for at least two hours. Some users may suffer longer down time as propagation completes.

Continue reading... | 09/07/2008 | Posted by Nick

Geolocations now on display

New geolocationsOne of the great things about Map My Tracks is learning more about people's activities and where they are in the world. Today we rolled out some new features that help better understand where tracks have been made.

Continue reading... | 27/06/2008 | Posted by Nick

Something to look forward to…

Continue reading... | 24/06/2008 | Posted by Nick

NEW FEATURE: Share your location

Showing your current location or activity on your own website or blog just got easier. Today we have rolled out a suite of new features that make it easy location-enable your website. It's the perfect solution to answer the question "Where are you?".

Continue reading... | 28/05/2008 | Posted by Nick

From Lands End to Herne Bay by bike!

Raising money for the Ponseti Clinic at Margate hospital in the UK Lee and Jamie have begun their bike ride from Lands End to Herne Bay. A journey over around 350 miles. They are tracking their progress for all to watch. You can follow their progress live over the next four days here at Map My Tracks.

Continue reading... | 20/05/2008 | Posted by Nick

Musto Skiff preparations

We're looking ahead to the launch of Map My Tracks' event service next month at the Musto Skiff UK Nationals. Behind the scenes the events team is busy getting everything ready to make the event a success for the Musto sailors and Map My Tracks alike.

Continue reading... | 14/05/2008 | Posted by Nick

Introducing featured tracks from around the world

One of the unexpected benefits of Map My Tracks is that it introduces people to new locations from around the world. Many of the tracks that are being made look to be in glorious locations and Google's satellite map provide a little glimpse of what it might be like on the ground.

Continue reading... | 13/05/2008 | Posted by Nick

Look! No map in the latest release - v1.2.1

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 | Posted by Nick | Comments: (1)

MMT Mobile version 1.2 now available

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 | Posted by Nick

Do you tweet on Twitter?

For those of you that use Twitter you can follow Map My Tracks and get updates on new version releases, events and news.

Continue reading... | 10/04/2008 | Posted by Nick

Start earning from Map My Tracks

Love Map My Tracks? Have you referred friends, family or training partners to Map My Tracks? If so, sign up to affiliate scheme and start earning cash for each person you refer to us that signs up to a paying plan.

Continue reading... | 10/04/2008 | Posted by Nick

Map My Tracks to sponsor Musto Skiff UK Nationals 2008

imageMap 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 | Posted by Nick

Make maps in your area

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 | Posted by Nick

LIVE event and race GPS tracking from Map My Tracks

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 | Posted by Nick

Map My Tracks at the Dinghy Show

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 | Posted by Nick

Version 1.1 released

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 | Posted by Nick

Dinghy Sailing Show

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 | Posted by Nick

Out of beta and into our first release

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 | Posted by Nick

Map My Tracks in motion

First in a series of videos that we plan to produce is this introduction to Map My Tracks.

Continue reading... | 23/01/2008 | Posted by Nick

Opening our doors for the first time

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 | Posted by Nick

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