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I'm currently looking to develop an open source app that can help somebody. I'm currently out of ideas, so I'd like to heard if from you guys.

Sorry if it seems to lazy to ask for ideas like that, I just thought that I could do it since the result will be a free app.

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[–] Lobotomie@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Right now im looking for an alternative to the Google Maps Timeline. I know there is OwnTracks but I dont think that everything has to be hosted on a server somewhere (especially when all its saving is a timestamp and a coordinate, its not like that takes up alot of space)

Basically just your own location tracker and then the option to see your own history displayed in a map e.g. where you have been on the 02.july.2019 at 11:50.

[–] sulunia 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are you thinking of a mobile app or something else, like fully separate hardware you'd carry around? Sounds interesting

[–] Lobotomie@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

No I am just thinking of an App. The Apps which exist (as far as I have found them, if there are better apps I would be glad for recommendations) are either:

  • "fitness/running" trackers
  • unmaintained
  • still use the Google location service
  • use a self hosted server to store your data
  • don't have a built in map viewer to see your history
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