Show HN: A very simple way to share your location(mapme.in)

13 pointsby lukabratosvor 13 Jahren16 comments

Show HN: A very simple way to share your location

http://mapme.in

8 comments

I've created a super simple way to share your location. You simply go to mapme.in and then you get a unique link to text, tweet, email to a friend from your phone, tablet or desktop.

I decided to create this after a night out trying to describe where I was to friend. It was too much hassle spelling the street name and I wished I could of texted her a link. They weren't familiar with area.

Appreciate any feedback, its super simple! :-)

WAvor 13 Jahren

Doesn't show anything if you have location services off (Safari, MacBook Air).

It was too much hassle spelling the street name and I wished I could of texted her a link.

WhatsApp -> send my location.

isabelmayvor 13 Jahren

WhatsApp costs 69p and is lame. At least this free I guess.

umamivor 13 Jahren

I like how practical it is. I normally use WhatsApp or LINE for this, but even on my laptop the geolocation is fairly accurate.

Bug report:

I get an offset between what I see when I generate a location to what it shows using the URL on an incognito window. Correct one on the left, wrong one on the right:

http://f.cl.ly/items/2D261R141A082F3G2V2w/cafe.png

http://mapme.in/5298

(Yes, I just shared my location publicly on the internet. I'll be fine.)

umamivor 13 Jahren

New bug report!

It seems you are reusing four digit IDs? The address space might not be big enough for HN! My previous link is now showing a location in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

lukabratosvor 13 Jahren

You're right. Thanks for the improvement report! I'll get on it right away.

umamivor 13 Jahren

Glad I could help. Nice project!

jordanwallworkvor 13 Jahren

Yeah 4 digit id's seems a little crazy... Why so low??

lukabratosvor 13 Jahren

I will change this to over 9000! :)

lukabratosvor 13 Jahren

Hi guys! Thanks for your feedback. Using your suggestion, I've now updated the 4 digit IDs to 10 digits :)

linux_devilvor 13 Jahren

Shows location of my ISP provider , google maps on phone using triangulation is accurate

danielrmayvor 13 Jahren

Same thing here.

I then hit F5 and it told me I was in Germany.

pattlevor 13 Jahren

Nice little project. The map placed me in the middle of a river, made me laugh

afandianvor 13 Jahren

This is petrifying. My computer knows exactly where I am sitting.

primozskergetvor 13 Jahren

Very simple service, I wish there were more like this.

FridayWithJohnvor 13 Jahren

Hmmm, this was rather out for me. I got: http://mapme.in/1515 however I live almost 5 miles away from there.