Description:
ReliRescue enables your Windows Mobile Phone to broadcast your location to designated partners (over SMS or email).
Your location is obtained using Integrated or external (Bluetooth) GPS connected to your device.
This utility also enables any Windows Mobile platform to feed the broadcasted waypoints to track and locate the sender.
I use this utility to broadcast my location during Hang Gliding activities to a ground personal (Reli - the software is named after you...).
This Utility is provided for free (as long as it seems), however contains a time expiration mechanism so you'd come again to get a newer version from this site.
Features of this current version (partial list):
- Supports internal GPS or external Bluetooth GPS.
- Supports Smartphone versions of Windows Mobile.
- Supports location broadcast over your Phone's SMS (Short Message Service).
- Status display: Speed, Alt, Destination to WP, Time to WP, SMS status and more...
- Supports recording a compressed track log.
- Data features:
o Connecting to the Internet through GPRS/UMTS/WiFi/USB.
o Sending compressed track log to an email receiver.
o Translation of track log to Google KML (screen shot, sample KMZ file) and FAI IGC formats by server side (which sends email).
- SMS Broadcast features:
o Supports broadcast to multiple phone numbers.
o Supports periodic interval broadcasts (5, 10, 30 ... minutes).
o Supports reducing the amount of sent SMS messages by sending them only if you are on the move.
o Supports automatic detection of "landing/crash" situation and sends a message.
o Records a log of sent messages, so you'd know how many messages were sent and get their status.
- New:
o Power saving option to maximize battery life.
o Fault tolerance: Cell tower detection and retry operation.
o Night display, for seekers driving by night.
o Automatic Broadcast notification on Low battery - useful to find your phone if lost...
o Responds query SMS.
for example, if you enable remote query and the access password is 0000
the phone will send it's location upon receiving the SMS message r$0000
Tested platforms:
- ASUS P525 - PDA Phone.
- ASUS PDA A639 - PDA with Windows Mobile 6 and internal GPS.
- HP iPAQ h4150.
- SAMSUNG SGH-i617 (Blackjack II) Smart Phone.
- SAMSUNG SGH-i637.
- SAMSUNG SGH-i780 Smart Phone.
- SAMSUNG SHG-i900L (OMNIA).
- SAMSUNG GT-B7320 (OmniaPRO).
- Qtek 9100 (Wizard) with Windows Mobile 6.1.
- Medion 95000 (=Mitac Mio 168).
- Moto Q 9h Global - Smartphone with Windows Mobile 6 and internal GPS.
- HTC Tytn I - PDA Phone.
- HTC Tytn II - PDA Phone, with Windows Mobile 6.1.
- HTC Touch Diamond.
- HTC Touch HD (T8282) (Windows Mobile 6.1, Windows Mobile 6.5).
- HTC HD2 T8585 (HTC Leo).
- HTC Kaiser.
- HTC Touch Pro.
- HTC Touch Diamond P3700.
- HTC Touch2 (T3333).
- HTC S710 (HTC Vox).
- LG GM 750 (Windows Mobile 6.5).
- Toshiba TG01 (Windows Mobile 6.5).
- Treo Pro running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
Prerequisites:
- This software is compatible with a Windows Mobile device.
- Your device should support .NET Compact framework (if it does not have it, you may get it here: 2.0 , 3.5).
- In order to broadcast your location over SMS you need to have an SMS plan.
- In order to send your location over a Data transport you either need a Phone data plan (GPRS/UMTS), WiFi, or a connection over Synch cable.
Installing:
- Copy the file "ReliRescue.cab" to your device and click it.
- After installing, the CAB file may be deleted, unless you want to share it with your friends...
Update Description:
v1.17.7.17 (15-07-2010):
- Rearranged/Changed Menu locations.
- Fixing install issue for some devices (permission error).
- Removing Day-Display option (black on white).
- If program is started by remote activation SMS ("r$") - it will exit after 5 minutes to save battery.
- MapView changes:
o Access to MapView moved from Quick menu to Main menu.
o Fixing faulty black line in Map display.
o Fixing option to refresh map-cache.
- New!!! All waypoints are stored and loaded from GPX file format.
- New!!! Program will COPY & Convert (gpx) all its data files from %PersonalFolder% to %ApplicationData% Folder. Old files are left AS IS to support users that downgrade due to bugs. It is your responsibility to delete the old files if you don't plan to downgrade.
- New!!! Support processing of incoming messages from 3rd party trackers (used for Pets, Cars, Sportsmen, etc.). Message format should look like "Lat: Long: [...]". If you wish to support your tracker, please drop me an email. Upon receiving these messages ReliRescue will not be started, but the messages will be queued for when it is started (Buddies section was added on the map and in a list).
v1.17.6.1 (30-05-2010):
- Fixed Livetrack24 UDP issue for eastern hemisphere.
v1.17.5.7 (08-05-2010):
- Fix copy files issue during install to SD card.
v1.17.5.4 (04-05-2010):
- Correction when displaying Nautical miles in main screen.
- Workaround for MS bug is SMS Helper.
v1.17.4.27 (27-04-2010):
- Immediate fix for connectivity issue with livetrack24 UDP protocol over GPRS.
v1.17.4.23 (23-04-2010):
- Improved power consumption profile (allow screen off & suspend with scheduled wake).
- Fixed HTC HD2 remote SMS query issue (may be applicable for other phones).
- First release of Software User's manual!!! (access through About screen).
- Fixed an issue with GPSdriver around degree 0 (UK).
- Livetrack24 changes:
o User must change default name before updating.
o UDP protocol to work with http://www.livetrack24.com or http://test.livetrack24.com.
o Minimum update interval reduced to 4 seconds.
o UDP packet can include multiple points in a single (unreliable) message.
v1.17.0.25 (17-03-2010):
- Fixed race condition in last packet send to livetrack24.
- Fixed UDP issue in while sending to livetrack24.
- Added option to include google maps link in the SMS message.
- Improved Activity-log to include refined activity messages.
- Improved error logging in case of abnormal software events.
- Rearranging Time to WP. / Dist to WP. + hiding when destination is inactive.
- Further restricting Software Update Check frequency.
- Map view:
o Adding a menu option to disable map fetch from network.
o Adding a menu option to refresh cache - see manual.
o Reverted keyboard roles (up/down/left/right).
v1.17.0.23 (06-03-2010):
- Improving look and feel: rearranging screen layout to fit different resolutions.
- Fixing disappearing sleep icon issue.
v1.17.0.17 (03-03-2010):
- Fixed a minor issue for Livetrack UDP update protocol.
- Fixed display alignment issue for HTC S740.
- Fixed issue with abnormal exit, when leaving MapView in phones that does not have a touch display.
v1.17.0.11 (02-03-2010):
- Livetrack24 improvements:
o Speed and Course reporting.
o Alpha release: UDP protocol support.
- Keeping GPS on when connected to internal COM port (tested for HTC HD2).
- Fixed waypoint representation issue (Showing N/S, E/W rather than just '-' sign).
* User's Manual release in ReliRescue Google groups.
v1.17.0.9 (24-02-2010):
- Fixing NMEA compatibility with devices at diffrent locale.
v1.17.0.7 (22-02-2010):
- Fixing Power issue with some phone models (HTC HD2) - keeping gpsdriver awake in standbuy mode.
- Fixing an issue from previous release which created a log file under users 'My Document' folder.
v1.17.0.5 (14-02-2010):
- Removing "Send Thank you SMS" since this software is largely distributed.
- Improved compliance with for some GPS types.
- Improved compliance with WM2003.
v1.16.0.7 (07-02-2010):
- Improved feature set and support in livetrack24.
- Add support for 1 minute SMS report intervals.
- Map View can have free panning (by changing map center).
- Some support code for non Windows Mobile 6.x platforms.
- Improved PowerSave.
v1.16.0.1 (02-02-2010):
- Added Support for on-map display of track log.
- Added Support for layers: map, waypoints, track-log.
- Added Support for quick zoom-out visual effect.
- Prevent of send track to email if track is empty.
- Improved map display performance.
v1.15.0.19 (11-01-2010):
- Bugfix in souther hemisphere waypoint management (ddmmyy, ddmmmm wp types).
- Buxfix in reediting renamed waypoints.
v1.15.0.17 (09-01-2010):
- Improved Image Performance in Map View.
- Fix Remote Query issue in Portuguese Locale.
- Fix Edit box size issue in Waypoint Form.
- Replaced Gray Background (to Black) in Map View.
v1.15.0.9 (04-01-2010):
- Added "Pick Contact" option to send track by email and to query location dialogs.
- Improving +, - button shape, size and position.
v1.15.0.3 (01-01-2010):
- Adding '+', '-' buttons on map view.
- Removing double click support for zoom in.
- Bug fixes and improvements, mainly in map view.
v1.15.0.1 (15-12-2009):
- Added Moving map support.
- Add Map Cache support (allows offline browsing).
- Fixed minor issue with CellID display in detailed zoom levels (red screen).
- Changed SIM indication (WIP).
- Fixed backwards compatibility issues with old Windows Mobile devices (iPAQ h4150).
- Fixed visual bug related ramaining time appearing as "--:--:--" when performing Goto WP.