GPS Trackers

Smart Phone
Garmin
Teltonika TMT250
Queclink GL320MG

Sharing your position

Sharing your position on Routechoices is easy and can be done with many different devices.

We support android and iOS smartphones, Apple watches, modern Garmin watches — each with a dedicated application — as well as countless dedicated GPS trackers that speaks one of the many supported protocols.

We assign each device a unique "Tracker ID" that is used to identify your device anonymously on Routechoices. Those "Tracker IDs" can then be linked to participants in events hosted on our platform.

Read below specific instructions for your type of device.

Specific Instructions

Smartphones & Apple Watches Apps

Instalation:

Get it on Google Play Get it on Apple App Store

Install the app from the Google Play App on Android, or the Apple App Store on iOS
"Routechoices Tracker", by OneHertz.

How It Works:
  1. Open the app.
  2. Grant it access to high accuracy location at all time, as well as background execution permission. This ensures uninterrupted GPS tracking throughout your activity e.g. when your phone goes to sleep.
  3. Your 8 digits Tracker ID is then displayed in the center of the screen.
  4. Press "Start live GPS tracking" when you're ready to begin your run. The tracker ID turns green when you are "Live".
  5. Go on your adventure!
  6. Press "Stop live GPS tracking" when you've finished.

Troubleshooting:
  • Ensure that high-accuracy GPS is enabled in your phone's system settings.
  • Recent Android versions may restrict background processes to improve battery life, which can affect apps like Routechoices Tracker. To ensure continuous tracking, add Routechoices Tracker to battery optimization exceptions in your device settings.
  • Some Android manufacturers have additional battery-saving settings—make sure to disable them or add the app to their exceptions list.
  • iOS restricts applications that can run in the background, make sure that background execution is allowed and Routechoices Tracker has permission to access location services at all times.
  • iOS also limits when an application can fetch location data, ensure that the privacy setting for location access in "Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Routechoices Tracker" is set to "Always"

Garmin Watches App

Instalation:

Connect IQ

Install the data field for Garmin watches from the Garmin Connect IQ App Store
"Routechoices Tracker", by OneHertz.

How It Works:
  1. Add the data field to the activity profiles in which you want to be tracked.
  2. Start an activity with the profile contaning the data field.
  3. The data field do displays your 8 digits Tracker ID next to the status of connection with the server (OFFLINE/LIVE).
  4. You will be sending location data to Routechoices.com server as soon, and as long, as your watch connects with bluetooth to the Garmin Mobile App on a phone that has network data, this no matter if the data field is visible or not.
  5. Stop the activity and return to the main screen to stop sending your location data.

Dedicated GPS Trackers

Supported GPS Trackers:
  • GT06 protocol trackers
  • H02 protocol trackers
  • Mictrack trackers
  • Queclink trackers (@Track protocol)
  • Teltonika trackers (Codec 8 or Codec 8 Extended protocols)
  • Tracktape trackers
  • Xexun protocol trackers
  • Xexun2 protocol trackers

Own a product not listed above? Enquire us about adding support for its protocol!

Get a Tracker ID:

Tracker must be registered with us.

We let you get a Routechoices "Tracker ID" that is unique to your device's IMEI.

Invalid IMEI

IMEI:
Tracker ID:

Configuration:

Configure the tracker to share data over TCP with the server at address routechoices.com on the following port:

  • 5023: GT06
  • 5013: H02*
  • 5191: Mictrack
  • 5004: Queclink
  • 5027: Teltonika
  • 2003: TrackTape
  • 5006: Xexun
  • 5233: Xexun2

* H02 protocol — If your tracker transmit a 10 digits number instead of an IMEI, Contact us to get a Tracker ID.

The recommended data push interval is 5 seconds, and the recommended GPS data acquisition interval is 1 second, but feel free to adjust the settings depending on your usage as this settings affect the battery life.

Repository of configuration files for most common trackers.

Want to rent some GPS trackers for a single weekend or interested in acquiring some permanently?

Contact us for some informations about renting companies or resellers.