Lytle78 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 This looks interesting. An app for Android devices for tracking your detecting and recording finds. The possibilities for prospecting are really huge.Here's a post regarding the app.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?34,2069334,2069425#msg-2069425Here's a link to the Android Play Store for the app.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trib.app.tectotrakliteThe IOS version is a Kickstarter Project and I went ahead and pledged $5 hoping he gets it done - cause I don't have an Android phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azblackbird Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Looks like a great alternative to those that can't afford a regular GPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lytle78 Posted June 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 It apparently does a lot more than a GPS.As far as recording your tracks, you can keep adding to the same "record" on multiple visits to the site.You can take photos with the phone and they are saved as part of the track.Best of all, it uses google satellite maps.Pity it's for Android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 I know I would use something like that if I had a Android but if I did have a android I would put a shovel in his hand also Seriously...I sure would not post anything on the forum as far as pics taken with it. People have been known to grab GPS coords off of picks and go into your spots.Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Does it GPS mark your pictures? I saw that some of the new smart phones GPS mark your photos and that when posted on the internet those with savy can locate where the pic was taken on google earth like Tom says. I wouldn't post a pic these days I take with my phone, though I hear you can turn the feature off. People have been robbed by slimes tracking where the pic was taken, they may have taken a pic of their new $10,000 home entertainment system for example and shared it with some one on the internet, then slimy simply gets the co-ordinates, google earths it and presto, new system gone one night. Think too that some sights don't allow the co-ordinates to be seen but for me as a safeguard Id still refrain from posting smart phone pics or anything that GPS tags them. These new phones and stuff give away way too much info for my liking. Damn, some places like shopping malls actually track smart phone users as they shop from store to store to build up a data base of preferences of the user! There is technology now in place and is used in some places like a trial I saw done in the UK, where a person who was tracked and their preferences and shopping habits were recorded and as they walked along the street there were electronic billboards on things that recognised they were coming towards them and flashed adds for products they knew they liked! GPS trackers are now being developed to track a persons movements also as they drive. Some are in place in limited areas and places in the world. I saw on a show a guy showing a smart phone user that he had been tracked. Showed him on his computer that he had been here, there and so on! Big brother is just at the door these days. I hate these new phones for the invasion of privacy that they are creating. This type of tracking will be rolled out everywhere in the not too distant future, its already underway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 I agree Tom and RooIts not just big brother its little snitch, AKA smart phone.also there is only one way to really turn it off, take the battery out!. Also did you notice you cant take the battery out of some of the new phones????? aint that convenient. Dont get me started. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 I knew there was a reason I still dont have a cell phone Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Something to think about. AzNuggetBob'http://video.azpbs.org/viralplayer/2365245528?chapter=1' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 This looks interesting. An app for Android devices for tracking your detecting and recording finds. The possibilities for prospecting are really huge.The app would only work if you have cell phone coverage at the time. Please do not assume that an app can be a GPS either, it will insult my Garmins ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Really It has nothing to do with apps. although they help track, AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I kicked the idea around to build a GPS capable metal detector several years ago. you can find it on Ismaels forum (Minelabmods). I thought it woud be a great way to find your way back to a perticular spot.no need for a hand held.but after I realised this info could be hacked I dropped the idea.and now with facial recognition and finger print I.D and devices that I can't turn off, batteries I cant remove thatcan be remotely turned on or even force your camera to take photo's.some may not be concerned. but I dont want to be tracked everywhere I go. Its just the nature of my business.The way they do this is by planting a cookie in your device that makes it appear the device is off when youturn it off but in fact some apps are still running and transmitting thru WIFI to the nearest cell tower inthe back ground thru a back door in your software. everytime you visit a site you get cookies and some may notbe cookies you need or even want in your device. some track and store every site you visit.they call these advertising cookies so they can spam you with related ads based on the sites you visit.If you still want a phone and dont want to be tracked just use a cheap card (pre pay)phone or put your phone in a Faraday cage and take your nugget photo's with a camera that isn't GPS enabled or it will leave a GPS time stamp with coords in your photo's meta data code or Exif data.Here is a list of third party tracking cookies my security software blocked just from visiting the CBS News site.AppNexusAtlasBeanstock MediaBlueCavaBlueKaiCasale MediaDoubleClickFacebook ConnectFacebook Exchange (FBX)Facebook Social PluginsGoogle AdsenseGoogle AnalyticsGoogle+ PlatformLinkedIn WidgetsLivefyreMoatNetRatings SiteCensusOpenXOutbrainQuantcastRedditRight MediaScoreCard Research BeaconSiteScoutSizmekStumbleUpon WidgetsTealiumTRUSTe NoticeTwitter BadgeTwitter ButtonTypekit by AdobeVisual RevenueVoiceFiveand the sad part is there are no laws against them.If its freeware it comes with a lot of cookies.AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravelwasher Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Yep, someone who wrote it will be able to see everyones spot that uses it.Not for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 That's sinister stuff Bob and wrong on so many levels what they do. What is a good thing to shield your phone with that I could buy easily anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 RooHere is some good reading on the subject. Im not sure anyone is selling them specifically for cell phones?most people build their own for a specific purpose.most cell phones have a shield inside with specific sized and spaced holes to block wavelength or even(interference)but you can use the same principles to block cell traffic.There is also some links you can click on with more detailed info. AzNuggetBobElectromagnetic shielding is the practice of reducing the electromagnetic field in a space by blocking the field with barriers made of conductive or magnetic materials. Shielding is typically applied to enclosures to isolate electrical devices from the 'outside world', and to cables to isolate wires from the environment through which the cable runs. Electromagnetic shielding that blocks radio frequency electromagnetic radiation is also known as RF shielding.The shielding can reduce the coupling of radio waves, electromagnetic fields and electrostatic fields. A conductive enclosure used to block electrostatic fields is also known as a Faraday cage. The amount of reduction depends very much upon the material used, its thickness, the size of the shielded volume and the frequency of the fields of interest and the size, shape and orientation of apertures in a shield to an incident electromagnetic field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahorton10 Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I use the backcountry navigator ap on android and love it. It has a ton of maps and allows you to toggle between satelite view and topo maps while keeping your tracks and waypoints in view. I preselect a map area before I go and save it to my memory card and use it offline. I typically dont have any signal either phone or wifi out in the gold fields. It doesnt have a photo option but does allow you to place markers and comments on your saved map which I find helpful for sampling. Its also nice to track your location on the same usgs topo maps that the club claims are printed on when locating the claims. I dont usually find enough gold to worry about someone stealing my spot haha but maybe if I find a patch ill pop the battery out just in case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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