Automated GPS Tracking

BonifiedMarketer

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.

Zany Renney

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!

BonifiedMarketer

Because I make stops for a few hours at a time and my admin wants each drive separately.

This implementation already exists in Everlance.

Zany Renney

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.

Rachael Hopkins

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!