Since a few weeks I am actively mapping, and since then I seach for the optimal mapping effectivity. But it's not always easy...

In the beginning, I used mobile trail explorer, which has nice features, but completely stops recording when minimized.

My next try was GPS Track. It has nearly no features, but does record when minimized. As I told in my earlyer post there was some disappointment when I realized that it did not record timestamps, so I could not use it to geotag photos.

I now got a modified version of that software from User Sebastiaan which includes time. It does what it says, it records time along with the position. Thanks again for that!

But anyway, mapping by bike and photographing in these dark winter times does not fit together. To make a sharp photo, I have to stop completely, take a photo, and start again. Anyway, photos may get blurry and unusable. It just seems to be the wrong aproach.

So I tried to switch from photo- to audio-tagging. My phone (SE V600i) does not allow me to start a Java App while doing voice recording - but funnly it lets FIRST start the Java App, minimize it, and then start the voice record. I may record up to three hours nonstop, which should be enough for most days :)

Another problem just popped in: The data from GPS Track is very inaccurate when it is minimized (this is true for the original version as well as for the modified).

So I gave another try to Trek Buddy which I deleted from my phone because I didn't get it to work back than. Now I managed somehow, and it seems as if this might be the perfect choice: It has most of the features known from Mobile Trail Explorer, records perfectly even when minimized, and can save GPX as well as the raw NMEA data.

Finally, I can start riding throug the cities and talking to myself all the time!

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