Can someone else locate you on the trail from a computer?

Gtturner1988

17 January 2018 18:44

Hello,

I was wanting to see if its possible to track my location on my iPhone during a hike while allowing my spouse to view my location at home from our computer.

I am having trouble locating myself the computer, however it works fine on my iPhone. Whenever I hit the location symbol on the screen it states: Origin does not have permission to use Geolocation service.

Any advice?

Thanks!

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  Ashli Baldwin

  17 January 2018 21:58

  Hi,

  No, it isn't possible to track from your computer.

  When you try to locate yourself on the computer, it is using your computer's location and not your phone's.

  To correct the error "Origin does not have permission to use Geolocation service", you should open your browser's preferences clear out the location settings preference for gaiagps.com.

  On Chrome, you can find that under Preferences > Advanced > Content Settings > Location.

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  Tlplw717

  29 January 2018 18:02

  Can you have it share your GPS data to other devices?

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  Ashli Baldwin

  30 January 2018 21:59

  @Tlplw717 you can share your tracks, routes, waypoints, etc via email, text, or social media whenever you have an internet connection - it can't share your current location though. For that, you might want a device like a SPOT or a GoTenna.

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  stonepitts2

  01 December 2018 19:04

  How do I correct the error "Origin does not have permission to use Geolocation service" on Safari 12.0.1?

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  Nathan

  06 December 2018 00:09

  @stonepitts2
  There is a bug affecting the locate feature on gaiagps.com and I apologize for the inconvenience.
  
  We are working on a project to update gaiagps.com which will also resolve this issue.

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