Track system based on another project with new modifications to use OpenLayers instead of Google Maps

Track system based on: https://github.com/jdstemmler/osmand-live-track

OsmAnd Live Tracker

Jayson Stemmler

Intro

Welcome to the OsmAnd Live Tracker. This small little application works (primarily) by integrating with the online tracking functionality of the OsmAnd+ android application wich sends location data at a set interval to a web address. This application uses the Google Maps API to display both the most recent location and a history on a map.

Disclaimer

This particular setup works well on my system. I cannot guarantee that it will work well on yours. All parts of this are experimental, and could potentially cease to function or exist at any time. Your mileage may vary.

Usage and Operation

This package works by accepting the location through the ./tracking.php script and saves the location in two different places:

• ./resources/location.latest - the most recent location sent to tracking.php is stored in this file. It is overwritten upon each call to tracking.php. This location is represented by a pin on the google map and is the centerpoint of the map.

• ./resources/location.history - location data is appended to this file each time data is sent to tracking.php. This historical location information is shown as a simple line segment on the map.

Make sure that the resources folder has the appropriate write permissions such that the user www_data can create the files in the resources folder.

The actual data is displayed via the index.php file in the map directory. If the site is hosted at, for example, www.example.com, the map could be displayed by visiting www.example.com/map/.

The historical location track will be displayed for as long as there is location data in the log.body file. To reset this file, one simply has to visit www.example.com/reset_track.php and the log.body file will be overwritten by a blank file. This effectively clears out the track.

I admit that the use is a bit "hackey" as one might say, but it is functional. This fulfills my requirements for it at the moment, but that's not to say further development will not happen.

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