OpenPaths 4+
University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs)
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
iPhone Screenshots
Description
OpenPaths (https://openpaths.cc) is a secure data locker for personal location information.
Using our iPhone app you can track your location, visualize where you've been, and upload your data to the OpenPaths website. You can then download your data from the website in a variety of friendly formats, including KML, JSON, and CSV. The OpenPaths API enables you to integrate your own software with the platform.
You can keep your location history to yourself, or you can share it with specific research initiatives, art projects, or educational programs as you so choose. The OpenPaths online interface allows you to manage who has access to your data. Your data is secure on the encrypted OpenPaths servers and cannot be accessed by anyone without your express consent.
OpenPaths is a new way for individuals to take ownership of, to work with, and to share the data that they generate in their daily lives. OpenPaths is a community project initiated by the Research and Development Lab at the New York Times Company.
- Runs in the background
- Minimal battery drain
For more information, please visit https://openpaths.cc
What’s New
Version 2.0
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Revamped UI
Passcode functionality fixed
Less battery drain on location tracking
Location tracking more accurate
Search functionality to map
Ratings and Reviews
A wonderful app in need of an update
I've been using openpaths for years as a way to track my movements and the service works very well, has a REST API with OAuth for accessing data etc, but the app is firmly stuck in the iOS5 era.
Great app but needs an update
I have been using this app for nearly two years to record my movements. The app runs quietly and economically in the background. The website is very easy to use to download a csv of my movements for use in other programmes and scripts. I have found it a very useful resource.
However I find it does crash a lot, almost every time I open it. Usually it is fine on reopening as long as it can sync the data back to the server. In situations where I don't have mobile data or wifi (e.g. abroad) this can be frustrating but it still seemed to record where I was.
Balancing preserving battery life against recording the GPS position as accurately as possible is always going to be tricky. I find it works best when I am on my bicycle (25-35km/h) and it records my position at regular and well-spaced intervals. Faster transportation like cars and trains are more hit and miss and the app tends to record highly clustered points at substantial intervals. Walking pace is also slightly erratic. If you want to ensure that a place is recorded then it's best to open up the app so it places a point.
App Privacy
The developer, University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs), has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
No Details Provided
The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.
Information
- Provider
- University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs)
- Size
- 16.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2017 University of California San Diego
- Price
- Free