The easiest and most user-friendly web-based location sharing application conceivable. Upon entering the site users are given their location on a map and unique URL that can be shared. Anyone else who browses to the URL will appear on the map. MapRoom uses the HTML5 Geolocation API so there are absolutely no apps, addons or plugins to install. All you need is a reasonably modern browser. This application as well as the HTML5 Geolocation API in general work best on mobile.
MapRoom is built on top of the Meteor web application framework. Meteor is currently only available on Linux and OS X. Install it by running:
> curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh
Run the MapRoom server by executing:
> cd <checkout-directory/maproom/>
> meteor run app/maproom.js
Note: you need to be in the directory that contains the /.meteor/ directory when starting the app.
The application will be hosted at http://localhost:3000. To use the application:
- Sign-in or Create a new account
- Share the newly created URL with your friends
Note: This proof of concept has no built in security. Anyone with access to the URL will be able to see the shared locations.
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2014 Geographic Information Services, Inc. (GISi)
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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