iMapMy now has live tracking

Tutorial is here. When that webinar was recorded, only the iPhone app was available, but the Android app is now live and works the same way.

I tried it yesterday and got right at 5 hours before my phone battery died. I've got a HTC Incredible (first generation) with an aftermarket slimline accessory battery that I think is 1750 mAh (but I can't find the specs, and I don't feel like taking my phone apart to check, at the moment :p).

I'm still considering options. An accessory battery pack, or a wider high capacity battery, would be lighter (and less expensive!) than a whole new SPOT device. Of course it still wouldn't provide the check in and 911 options that a SPOT does. And I'm not sure whether the phone live tracking will work outside of cell range, but I have to assume it won't, since the phone can only receive satellite signals, not send them.

But I wanted to throw that out there for anyone who's interested.