SportyPal - GPS tracking application

[BenC]

GPS is not an exact science. There are bunches of influences that influence its accuracy even when following the same track, which is never the exact same track. Even with an expensive unit there are differences.

[mikeliius]

Originally Posted by BenC

GPS is not an exact science. There are bunches of influences that influence its accuracy even when following the same track, which is never the exact same track. Even with an expensive unit there are differences.

Yes I know that there is always some error with the accuracy, but still trying it out on the same track on the same location it gives similar results. Not that bad i would say.

[etski]

Most of your variation is due to the fact that you were slower one day than the other! I had similar results when I used the function and saw the difference in the time as the cause. I also had altitude variations I couldn't explain though. Comparing routes should probably use location as a primary criteria and time secondary, but that is an extremely complex comparison to perform I would think.

On another note, they just released version 1.0.7 for winmo!

[mikeliius]

Great new add, to show the pace while running:

[SportyPal.com]

A new update is now online for Windows Mobile users. This update allows you to share your workouts on Twitter and Facebook without having to visit the website.

Here’s what is changed in the new version:


The sharing screen

Added Twitter and Facebook integration. If you choose to upload your workout when it’s completed, you’ll be taken to the “Share” screen where you have the option of checking “Facebook” and/or “Twitter” and pushing the left button to post a link. If you don’t want to share them immediately, you can access this screen using the “Options” menu while viewing your workout data.
For Twitter, you’ll need to provide your Twitter username and password at the share screen. You can check “Remember me” to avoid having to enter them again. You can also enter your own text, where “[link]” will be replaced with the link to your workout on SportyPal.com.
You don’t have to enter anything for Facebook, but you do need to connect your SportyPal account to your Facebook account before posting. This post contains instructions on doing this.
The “Upload” button in your workout details no longer goes away after you upload, which means that you no longer have to use the rather awkward re-uploading method from previous versions.



SportyPal should now notify you after uploading a workout if a newer version is available.
The workout’s starting time is now used as the official workout time (used to be the end time).
Fixed the NullReferenceException upload bug. You should be able to upload all of your workouts now. If not…
Drastically reduced memory usage. This should put an end to the memory issues that high-res device users have been experiencing.
Fixed a bug in native GPS mode which would cause it to register failure even when it shouldn’t. This made it impossible for some users to use native mode.
Fixed a crash in the workout details screen that occurred when you scrolled through both free-style and non-free-style workouts using the d-pad.
The proxy bug should be gone for good now.
The d-pad buttons on landscape-screen Windows Mobile Standard devices are no longer mixed up when selecting a button from the status bar.
Added some bits to help keep the GPS chip online in case the device goes to sleep or the user presses the power button.
The tracking map now centers itself during the workout.
Fixed a (very rare) scenario that would cause the user’s e-mail address to be rejected during registration due to a null-terminating character being added at the end of every text box.
Fixed a scenario that would cause all uploads by a device to be rejected due to the device’s (or the device manufacturer’s) name containing illegal characters.
Added automatic language recognition for Czech.

http://sportypal.com/Downloads/winmo/SportyPal.CAB

[mikeliius]

The new version of Sportypal now available and for skiing:
http://sportypal.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/skiing/

[quiqnezz]

I can't wait for the new bike version with speedometer for Android!

[mikeliius]

Sportypal 1.2 on http://sportypal.com/Download#platform=WinMo

- New workout types: skiing, rowing, horse riding, driving, flying, sailing, swimming, hiking, paragliding, snowboarding,

- To use one of the new workout types, go to the free style workout icon in the activity selection screen. This will open a new screen where you can select from a list of the new types. Note that none of the new types show your calories during a workout, but feel free to upload them, and we’ll add the calories as soon as we set them up.

- Added variable sampling rates according to workout type.

- Altitude mode is auto-detected now. There should be no need to set it manually now, but the option’s still there in the profile screen if you need it.

- Added an experimental auto-pause feature. We still don’t know if it works well on all devices, but you can turn it off in the profile screen if you don’t like it.

- The workout tracking map screen now displays the correct current speed instead of the average speed (oops).

- Removed the splash screen. Starting SportyPal now takes you directly to the main menu.

- When uploading, you’ll get a notification when a new version is available. The notification should contain a clickable link that you can use to download the new version directly.

- SportyPal now sends unit system information properly when using the device to create an account. If you register an account with imperial units selected, you’ll see imperial units when you log in to the website with that account.

- Fixed several extremely rare bugs that make SportyPal unstartable, like corrupted workouts or map images being saved.

- Also fixed a potential Facebook-related crash (“potential” as in “no one has reported it, but it was bound to happen sooner or later”).
SportyPal now checks for and attempts to correct negative length/time workouts.

- Fixed the pop-up menus that sometimes refused to appear.
The profile screen should start-up much faster now.

- Added some instructions on where you should place the device during the workout. They show up while you’re waiting for a GPS signal fix.
You no longer have to enter an e-mail address to start a workout. You only need to enter your weight now.

- Fixed several translation-related bugs in the sharing screen.
The sharing screen should now close itself after a successful share.

[mikeliius]

Some new options added, as well as a new user interface.
http://www.sportypal.com

Windows Mobile SportyPal 1.2.3

A new update is now online for Windows Mobile users, fixing several issues present in the previous versions.

Here’s a list of changes made in the new version:
The “Turn display off during workout” option now works properly and doesn’t force your display to turn off when it isn’t enabled.
Registration results should make a lot more sense now (now more wrong password messages if you didn’t enter the wrong password).
Windows Mobile Standard users can now view and use the sharing screen again.
Removed the autopause option since it didn’t seem to do much and it was nothing but trouble.
Reduced overall memory usage.
SportyPal will no longer crash if it encounters a write error during upload (upload will still fail, though).
Checkpoints are no longer placed automatically at the beginning and end of a pause section, leading to a NaN value during analysis on the website.
Improved error logging to help us find several bugs that users have reported but that we can’t reproduce. Also fixed a potential crash during error logging (the application would have already crashed at that point, but it would’ve prevented the log from being saved).
Altitude detection has been improved. Since we suspect that, according to user data, altitude detection may be causing altitude during a workout to “skip” (jump between invalid and valid values), we’ve also added an option to turn it off.
Added several improvements in reading workouts from memory.
Workouts that do not contain any coordinates will now be removed when you attempt to access them. This will most likely cause SportyPal to crash (gracefully), but then again, you shouldn’t have been able to save that kind of workout anyway. At least it’ll keep the empty workout from causing any more trouble.
Implicitly invalid coordinates (all zeroes or out of the map) should no longer bog down a workout as long as you’re receiving something that looks valid, no matter how bad your signal is.
Upload confirmation show up properly now, along with a notification for the new version.

http://sportypal.com/Download#platform=WinMo