Tracking / Trip recording
Live tracking and trip posting
How to track a trip
SeaPeople’s tracking features offer a seamless way to document and share your maritime adventures right from your phone. Here’s how:
Starting tracking
Tap the ‘Start tracking’ button to begin tracking your journey. Your screen will switch to a map view with essential stats and options. The tracking icon in the navigation bar will start pulsing, and distance and average speed stats should appear shortly after you begin moving. Congratulations, you're laying down a track!
'Go live while tracking' toggle
Toggling on 'live while tracking' is a simple and easy way to share your location live (think AIS mode) while you are tracking (underway). This toggle will override 'pinned' and 'hidden' location settings while toggled on and return you to those settings anytime you toggle the switch off, or end tracking. In addition to displaying your live trip in the app's explore map, this toggle also controls the visibility of your live trip in the social feed. In other words, with 'Go live while tracking' toggled ON, a live trip card will be displayed in the feed so your friends and the community can stay up to date on your movements. Tap the 'Share' button in the top right corner. Anyone with the link to your SeaPeople live trips website will also be able to see your ongoing trip even if they are not SeaPeople users.
Boat choice
By default, you’ll track on your primary vessel. If you have multiple boats in your profile, you can switch between them anytime from the selector tab on the tracking screen.
Choosing destination
If you want to show others where you’re heading on the Explore map, enter a destination on the tracking screen. This will be displayed as a dotted line to anyone viewing your profile on the explore map.
Finish tracking options
Post trip: Finish tracking and post the trip to the community feed.
End & save: Finish tracking and save your trip in a private mode without posting it to the home feeds. You can publish your trip to the community later from the 'edit trip' mode.
Discard track: Your track will be erased from your device and server, you won't be able to access it anymore.
Explore map visibility
Your visibility on the explore maps while tracking depends on your location settings in your profile.
Remember: You can start tracking without internet connection but you cannot end tracking until your connection is restored. Get the full scoop on connectivity HERE.
Saving your trip and track editing
Saving your trip
Give your trip a title
Choose a fun and descriptive title for your adventure.Write a description
Share details about your trip, such as fishing experiences, weather conditions, or memorable moments with friends.Add media
Include photos or videos from your trip to enrich your post. If you don't have any media, your trip will show up as a map and trackline on the social feed and in your logbook.Select the boat
Choose the boat associated with this trip. If your boat isn't listed, you can add it to your profile later (post the trip under any available boat, create your new boat, then return to edit the post and swap boats).Trip visibility
This setting determines who can view your trip in the Logbook tab of your public profile. Choose from:Everyone – Your trip will be visible to all SeaPeople users.
People I Follow – Only people you follow and your crew members can see your trip.
Private – Only you and your crew members will have access to your trip.
Publish to feed toggle
Turn this off if you’re not ready to share your trip in the home feed after tracking.
Once you’ve rested, added a fun description, and uploaded photos or videos, scroll down and toggle it on.
When published, your trip will appear in the feed with today’s date, and your followers will receive notifications.
Include in stats toggle
Disable this option if you don’t want the trip to count toward your overall travel stats or badges.Posting: Once you've filled in all the details, click the "Post" button to share your trip to the social feed and logbook.
Edit track
If you forgot to start or stop tracking, don’t worry — we’ve got you covered! After selecting 'End & Save' or 'Post Trip', you’ll land on the trip details page. Tap the pencil icon at the top right of the map to begin editing your track.
Trim track
Drag the slider handles to remove a portion of your track from the start or end.
Add points
By default, the 'End' pill is selected, so new points will be added to the end of your track. To add points at the start, select the 'Start' pill. Tap anywhere on the map to add a point.
Move
Long press and drag any point to adjust its position on the map.
Delete
Tap a point to delete it from the map.
Manage trip crew
If there are other crew members on the vessel you’re tracking under, they will automatically receive a trip logbook entry and related stats in their own profiles.
To update your boat's crew while tracking is still active, head over to your profile and edit your boat's crew list.
If you need to adjust the trip crew after the trip has landed in your logbook, open the trip, scroll to the 'Crew' section, and tap the 'Edit' button next to the section title.
Note: Changing the crew in a finished trip will not affect your boat’s main crew list.
Edit/delete your trip
Edit: Click on the trip card in the social feed or under the Logbook tab on your profile page. Then, click the pencil icon in the top right to edit your trip details. After making your changes, press "Save" to update the trip.
Delete: Similarly, click on the trip card, then click the pencil icon. Scroll to the bottom of the screen to find the "Delete Trip" option. Confirm the deletion in the pop-up window. Note that deleted posts cannot be recovered, so proceed with caution.
