[pct-l] Google Latitude

[Postholer]

> Google just announced an interesting application called Latitude, that
> looks like it might be useful for hikers wanting to share their
> location as they hike with family, friends or other hikers.

Yahoo has a similar product called FireEagle that has been up for awhile.

For both, you need a special applicaton on your phone (if supported) and 
your phone will need to be turned on. Having your phone turned on all the 
time may not be desirable for a hiker. Further, cell reception isn't 
constant and downright sparse in some areas.

If folks have a real interest in this, I can incorporate this into the 
postholer journals and/or maps as an opt-in feature.

For now, all postholer journalists have the ability to show their 'daily' 
location on the interactive google PCT map using a latitude/longitude, which 
may be enough location resolution for most folks. Of course, you can add 
journal entries remotely as well as location.

-postholer
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