Cool idea Nico! For the web interface part it would be best to collaborate with the work-in-progress Maps application. Check it out at http://github.com/owncloud/maps
On Apr 10, 2014 10:25 PM, Frank Karlitschek <fr...@owncloud.org> wrote: > > > On 03.04.2014, at 23:27, Nico Mittenzwey <nico.mittenz...@posteo.de> wrote: > > > Hi List, > > since I was not able to find one on http://apps.owncloud.com/, I'm > > thinking of writing a simple GPS tracker app for OwnCloud. However, I > > first like to know if you think OwnCloud is the right platform for this. > > > > There are several open source projects out there [1,2,3] which have most > > of the functionality I look for. There is even an own protocol for > > sending location-based information over the internet [4]. > > However, they lag some features: > > 1. I already run a OwnCloud server - why install and maintain another > > one? :D > > 2. I want to share my positions with certain people (within a certain > > time frame) > > 3. I want to transfer my positions encrypted > > 4. I want a simple cellphone app to send my positions periodically > > 5. I want a simple cellphone app to show me the positions of others on a > > map > > 6. I want a simple web app to show me the positions of others on a map > > > > > > For all features I want, OwnCloud seems the right choice: > > > > 1. Check > > 2. I think the ownCloud file sharing feature can be used for this? > > 3. HTTPS -> Check > > 4. Android/iOS Library -> Check > > 5. Android/iOS Library -> Check > > 6. OwnCloud / App Framework API -> Check > > > > What do you think? > > I think this is a great idea. So you can track you location but store it only > on your own server and not somewhere else. > Very cool! :-) > > Frank > > > > > Cheers, > > Nico > > > > > > [1] http://www.opengts.org/ > > [2] http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengeotracker/ > > [3] http://code.google.com/p/open-gpstracker > > [4] http://www.opendmtp.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Devel mailing list > > Devel@owncloud.org > > http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > > -- > Frank Karlitschek (fr...@owncloud.com) > Chief Technology Officer > ownCloud Inc. > > Your Data, Your Cloud, Your Way! > > ownCloud GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, Holger Dyroff > Schloßäckerstrasse 26a, 90443 Nürnberg, HRB 28050 (AG Nürnberg) > > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@owncloud.org > http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/devel _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@owncloud.org http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
