GPS tracker: record your route as GPX
Record a GPS track with your phone: time, distance, pace and climb as you go, with waypoints, pause and resume. At the end, download it as a GPX file, or sign in to save it to your tracks.
Keep this page open while you go: it keeps the screen on, because phones stop GPS for a page behind a locked screen. To record with the phone in your pocket, use the Geo Tracker app for iPhone.
All your tracks, and deleting them, are in My Data. The GPX opens in Strava, Komoot, Garmin Connect, GPX Explore or our GPX viewer.
GPS Tracker: Record a GPS Track as GPX
Geo Tracker turns your phone's browser into a GPS tracker. Open this page on your phone, choose Walk, Hike, Run, Ride or Other, and press Start recording: the route draws on the map as you go, with the time, the distance, your pace or speed and the climb. Pause when you stop for lunch, add a waypoint at the view, and press Finish at the end. The track is a standard GPX file.
How do I record a GPS track on my phone?
Open www.geosq.com/geotracker/ in Safari or Chrome, press Start recording and allow location. Recording starts once the GPS has a good fix, usually a few seconds outdoors. Keep the page open on the screen while you go.
Does it keep recording with the screen off?
No. Phones stop GPS for a web page in the background or behind a locked screen, so the page keeps the screen awake while it records. If you switch apps for a while, the track draws a straight line over that time. To record with the phone locked in a pocket, use the Geo Tracker app for iPhone, which records in the background.
Where is my GPS track saved?
Signed in, Save puts the track in your account as GPX: choose it from My tracks to see it on the map, download it again or delete it in My Data. Without signing in, the recording stays in this browser until you download the GPX or discard it; you can also sign in when you finish and save it then. A recording interrupted by a reload or a closed tab comes back paused when you open the page again.
How accurate is phone GPS?
Usually 3 to 5 meters outdoors with a clear sky, less under trees or between tall buildings. The page shows the current accuracy and leaves out points that are worse than 50 meters, and jumps faster than the activity allows, the same rules as the Geo Tracker app. Distance counts only real movement, so standing still adds nothing. Climb comes from the GPS altitude and is rougher than the distance.
What can I open the GPX file with?
Almost anything: Strava, Komoot, Garmin Connect, Google Earth, GPX Explore or our GPX viewer. Pauses are separate track segments, waypoints are GPX waypoints, and speed and heading go in the Garmin extension that Strava and Garmin read.
Does a laptop work?
A laptop has no GPS: its browser guesses the position from Wi-Fi, often hundreds of meters off, and the page waits for a better fix. Use a phone outdoors. On a computer, sign in to see the tracks you recorded.
Is there an app?
Yes. Geo Tracker, on iPhone, records your route with GPS and keeps it as GPX on the phone. Free. App Store