Continuous GPS Location Tracking [24 hours]
This feature allows you to monitor your participant's location through the ExpiWell Platform to track their real-time whereabouts. By understanding where participants are when they complete the survey, you can gain better insights into the environmental context of their responses, enhancing the accuracy and relevance of your data.
At the start of the project, participants will be informed that their GPS location will be recorded and asked to grant the Location and Motion & Fitness (iOS) / Physical Activity (Android) permissions. Location must be allowed for GPS tracking to work at all; Motion & Fitness (iOS) / Physical Activity (Android) is optional and only affects logging behavior while stationary, as below.
- While moving: Logs a GPS point roughly every 5 minutes.
- While stationary: Once the app detects the device has been in the same place for ~10 minutes, it drops logging to about once per hour until movement resumes.
- Continuous logging alternative: If your research protocol specifically requires continuous 5-minute pings even when participants are stationary, instruct participants during onboarding not to enable Motion & Fitness/ Physical Activity. Without that permission, the app can't detect stationary states and will log every 5 minutes continuously — though this will increase battery usage.
- On iOS, the app needs to remain running in the background — participants should avoid force-closing it (swiping it away in the app switcher), and reopen it if it does get closed automatically by the OS.
- On Android, tracking continues regardless of whether the app is open or closed.
You can download the GPS data file from the Insights section.
When you download the GPS data file, you will be able to see the precise coordinates of your participants. The data file includes latitude and longitude information, allowing you to pinpoint their exact locations.
This geographic data can help you analyze patterns, understand the environmental context of responses, and gain deeper insights into your study.
For further inquiries, please contact: mark@expiwell.com