Discover the joy of recording your adventures with Geo Tracker, an outstanding GPS tracker app perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and travelers alike. Whether you're using Open Street Maps or Google, Geo Tracker is designed to enhance your journey by allowing you to record GPS tracks, analyze detailed statistics, and share your experiences with friends.
Geo Tracker is your go-to tool for:
- Navigating back through unfamiliar terrain without losing your way;
- Sharing your routes with your social circle;
- Utilizing routes shared by others via GPX, KML, or KMZ files;
- Marking significant or intriguing points along your journey;
- Finding specific locations on the map with known coordinates;
- Boasting colorful screenshots of your achievements on social media platforms.
Within the app, you can explore your tracks and the surrounding environment using detailed maps from OSM or Google, or even satellite imagery from Google or Mapbox. This ensures you have the most accurate map data available, no matter where your travels take you. Maps viewed are cached on your device, allowing for offline access, particularly effective with OSM maps and Mapbox satellite imagery. Track recording and statistics calculation only require a GPS signal; internet access is solely needed for map image downloads.
Enhance your driving experience with navigation mode, where the map intuitively rotates to match your direction of travel, simplifying navigation.
Geo Tracker supports background recording on many devices (check the app for specific setup instructions). With optimized power consumption, your phone can record for an entire day on a single charge. For even greater battery efficiency, activate the economy mode within the app settings.
The app meticulously calculates a wide array of statistics including:
- Total distance and recording duration;
- Maximum and average speed;
- Time and average speed while in motion;
- Minimum and maximum altitude, as well as altitude difference;
- Vertical distance, ascent rate, and speed;
- Minimum, maximum, and average slope.
Additionally, detailed charts of speed and elevation data are at your fingertips.
Your recorded tracks can be saved in GPX, KML, and KMZ formats, making them compatible with other popular applications such as Google Earth or Ozi Explorer. All data is stored locally on your device and is never sent to external servers.
Geo Tracker does not rely on ads or personal data for revenue. To support ongoing development, consider making a voluntary donation through the app.
To ensure the best GPS performance with your smartphone, follow these tips:
- Allow some time for the GPS signal to stabilize before starting to track.
- Restart your smartphone and ensure a clear view of the sky, free from obstructions like tall buildings or dense forests.
- Be aware that reception can vary due to factors like weather, season, satellite positioning, and areas with poor GPS coverage.
- Enable "Location" in your phone's settings.
- Set your phone to "Automatic date & time" and "Automatic time zone" in the "Date & time" settings to prevent delays in acquiring a GPS signal due to incorrect time settings.
- Disable airplane mode.
If these suggestions do not resolve your GPS issues, consider uninstalling and then reinstalling the app.
Note that Google Maps also uses additional data from nearby WLAN and mobile networks to enhance location accuracy, which might not be the case with Geo Tracker.
For more solutions to common problems and answers to frequently asked questions, visit the Geo Tracker FAQ page at https://geo-tracker.org/faq/?lang=en.
