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 and web sharing. In other words, with 'Go live while tracking' toggled ON, a live trip card will be displayed in the feed and web link you share so your friends and the community can stay up to date on your movements, kudos, and comment live. IMPORTANT: You will not display to friends and family with the web link if 'live while tracking' is not toggled ON.
Share live track outside SeaPeople (paid plans only)
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. The custom web link will be active only if the 'Go while tracking' is on.
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. Ensure you have a vessel chosen so your live trip displays which vessel you are currently on. If you accidentally track on the wrong vessel, you can change this anytime by editing the trip.
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, add details to the trip, and post the trip to the community feed.
End & save: Finish tracking and quickly save your trip in a private mode without posting it to the home feeds. You can add details, media, and publish your trip to the community later from the 'edit trip' mode. This is a great option if you are in a rush or if want a layer of privacy by posting trips later.
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.
Add trip details
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. Why would you do this? If you draw a trip that is a summary of your past year, or draw a trip to show your upcoming plans in a post. Maybe you imported from a watch and also tracked in the app, creating duplicates. In any case, you can choose not double count miles. The sea trolls may be watching.
Save a trip
Once you've filled in all the details, click the "Save" button to add it to your logbook. The trip will be also posted to the home feeds if the 'publish to feed' is toggled on.
Edit trackline while posting
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 (crew tagging)
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. So only one person needs to track on their phones if you are ok with sharing a logbook entry and the media and details they add to their trip. If you want a unique post, with your own details and media in your logbook, you should track on your own.
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 after posting
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.
How we simplify your track
To save your data and battery we simplify track points after 4 hours of tracking. This can mean that turns in real life show as a straight line, sometimes putting your track line over land.
Why? After 4 hours we assume you are on a longer distance trip where turns and track accuracy are less important. The general path you took from A to B are what matter for social tracking. Plus, we care about your data and battery life.
You can always edit your track if you want to make correction. You can also head to your settings to manually alter the tracking precision modes, which will save battery on trips that need less detail.