A good track log app for Symbian (Nokia 700)

[peterh337]

Just been looking around for a simple app which can track log, and the track can be transferred to Oziexplorer (or some other app which can run VFR charts for Europe).

It is readily apparent that app development for Symbian all but ended about 3 years ago :) Most present apps are a bit clunky on a touchscreen phone, though most seem to "work". Touchscreen phones seems to need "5th edition Symbian" app versions.

I found AFtrack (http://www.afischer-online.de/sos/AFTrack/) does it, in a clunky but usable way. It can export to GPX, KML and other formats.

The Nokia 700 is a very slick phone and the native apps are similarly slick; it is suprising that track logging is not a standard feature on the phone...

[riverrock83]

Check out Sports Tracker (http://www.sports-tracker.com) available from the OVI / Nokia store (http://store.ovi.com/content/31721).

I have used it a couple of times - for circuits (to see how accurate I was being) and nav, with my old 5800 and it seems to work well. You can upload from your phone to the website, and download from the website in gpx format.
See an example of the info recorded of me doing circuits here (http://www.sports-tracker.com/#/workout/riverrock83/6beqj5rh7ggqfsbn).

Before you criticise them - they were early in my PPL, I was asked to extend downwind and orbit for one of them (Ryan Air) and you can see where the phone GPS lost signal at one point (not too bad for being in my pocket). I thought this was interesting also as each circuit seems to be at a lower height (pressure change?) which wasn't noticed when flying... Also note that one was a practice EFATO (so a longer climb out...). Quite good for analysis after the lesson (and an incentive to be better / tighter next time)!

[B4aeros]

Viewranger (http://www.viewranger.com/) looks nice.
Track@way (http://www.trackaway.org/) says it can use Ozi .map files.

[peterh337]

Interesting - thanks.

I will ask re Ozi support. Usually one finds that the Ozi .map support is limited to the simplest georeferencing i.e. just 3 points. Most real maps need more points, plus the polynomial calibration method.