Android 360 wrote:u guys should get your actual coordinates.
centre the map on your house and then click 'get directions from here"
up the top it automatically brings up your coordinates.
But then anyone can find out where to steal the car from!
If you consider the point of this map, you prolly just want to know who's where by postcode; if you want to know exactly where someone is, you can just PM em.
Android 360 wrote:u guys should get your actual coordinates.
centre the map on your house and then click 'get directions from here"
up the top it automatically brings up your coordinates.
But then anyone can find out where to steal the car from!
If you consider the point of this map, you prolly just want to know who's where by postcode; if you want to know exactly where someone is, you can just PM em.
yeah, i was pm'd a full address from another member. i just don't think its smart to post info like that on the net.
when we get more people on it, it will be a great reference for seeing who's close by to help out, cruise etc etc
I understand the need for conformity. Without a concise set of rules to follow we would probably all have to resort to common sense.
Android 360 wrote:u guys should get your actual coordinates.
centre the map on your house and then click 'get directions from here"
up the top it automatically brings up your coordinates.
But then anyone can find out where to steal the car from!
If you consider the point of this map, you prolly just want to know who's where by postcode; if you want to know exactly where someone is, you can just PM em.
yeah, i was pm'd a full address from another member. i just don't think its smart to post info like that on the net.
when we get more people on it, it will be a great reference for seeing who's close by to help out, cruise etc etc
Ops....that was me......thanks for fudging the location a little BennyET.....lol.
Still gives the overall location of my car but not the actual address.......
I don't think anyone's gonna bother stalking your suburb to find out where your car lives, but it might be another story if some arsehole is presented with your actual address, and it's not real far...
shanec86 wrote:as if i'd want random people on the net to know where my cars are
I don't think you need to worry if it's only accurate to the postcode, man
shanec86 wrote:as if i'd want random people on the net to know where my cars are
lol
I see your point Shane, you have a lot more auto hardware at your place than most. But if you just link to Melbourne - well it's a big place.
Me - well I reckon if someone drives to my two horse town, gets thru the home security system, gets past the rather large black dog, and then pushes a pink car away then they deserve to have it based on effort and persistence!
I'll still track them down and fuck them over though! Mwah ha ha ha ha ha ha
On the subject of anti-theft... GPS is pretty cheap these days...
I wonder how possible it would be to stealth a GPS unit install?
Not for navigation at all, just simply to recover the vehicle in the event of theft...
Maybe you could put a connector for a touchscreen in the glovebox or something to access the nav action, perhaps
GPS tracking systems exist, they use the GPS to recieve the signal and send back via mobile phone systems. They cost a bit and I reckon it'd be a waste to spend $1000 plus to keep a $2000 car......
We use a GPS board that fits into our 2-way radios for all our work vehices. I think it's less than $200. They're used in case someone goes missing they can locate the car. (or if you're paranoid, your boss always knows where you are)
There's a bunch of different generic GPS engines that you can buy that are pretty cheap, but you gotta build your own interface for PC, 2-way radio or whatever.