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5 responses to GPS data logger for iPhone looks doubtful

1. 1 David
   Mar 8th, 2008 at 10:07 am

   Looks like I won't be able to do a ruralista diary then, like the urbanista Nokia guys - shame.

   I'll just have to use a real camera then ;)

2. 2 Bruce
   Mar 11th, 2008 at 11:16 pm

   Maybe there's hope after all. I contacted gomite asking them to make sure their software records track logs, saying the market for data loggers is not at all Mac friendly and they have a real opportunity to corner it. They replied encouragingly:

   Thanks for your interest in locoGPS. We appreciate your suggestion and agree, there is lots of opportunity for better data loggers. We are working on including basic data logging in our application and providing an open source environment for other developers to make improvements. We hope you like what we are brewing up. Stay tuned to gomite.com for more updates in the next few weeks.

   Maybe they're referring to the WiFi version, which seems more SDK-compatible as noted here.

3. 3 Bruce
   Mar 13th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

   Update 13.03.08: There may be good reasons why background third-party apps are disallowed.

4. 4 Sebastian
   May 7th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

   Have a look at our free iPhone GPS logging app at http://iphone.gpsies.com/. The app does shut down if a call comes in but it will resume the track once you hang up and go back to the app.

5. 5 Bruce
   May 7th, 2009 at 1:24 pm

   Thanks Sebastian. There are many similar apps in the app store now. I've yet to see anything as advanced as iTrail which lets you export to GPX directly and integrates with the excellent OS X app Trailrunner.

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