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Automated GPS Tracking
I drive a lot for my job, I am constantly driving through the 5 boroughs of NYC and the most tedious thing that I have to deal with while using expensify, is turning the GPS tracker on and off 6-7 times a day. In fact, I downloaded another app that allows, for a price, to do the automatic tracking and then at the end of the month, I sit there and type in all the saved drives I have had.
My idea is quite simple. Integrate an automatic GPS tracker that is constantly tracking locations and uses simple tracking features to know the difference between a drive and a walk based on speed and route etc.
It would work by using time of day to specify if the drive was for work or personal. I.e. if it is after 9 AM, every drive until 5 PM is considered a work drive, and it would be tracked automatically with a map receipt, as already integrated with the add from map feature.
I think this will help many people like me who use expensify to track their drives, save a lot of time.
Comments
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Hi there,
Could you clarify for me why you are having to turn the GPS on and off? Could you not keep it running throughout your journey as you drive through those 5 boroughs?
If you can provide a little more context on that, it would be super helpful.
Thank you!
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Because I make stops for a few hours at a time and my admin wants each drive separately.
This implementation already exists in Everlance.
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Ah, I see! This isn't something we are currently exploring but if other users find this as something they are missing too, they can upvote your idea!
Thanks for your engagement here.
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Hi @BonifiedMarketer your idea is actually a duplicate of this one, so I'm going to close this to avoid diluting the vote count. Please do add your use can and vote for that one!
