Locate Me: GPS by SMS

CAUTION: You may be charged for sending SMS text messages with this app. Your local rates apply.

Send your GPS location via SMS text message to someone and they will know where you are! The receiving user can also open this same app to plot the GPS co-ordinates to the map.

This app could potentially save lives for hill walkers, hikers etc. who cannot receive a 3/4/5g signal and is in need of some assistance.

I have been lost in big cities more often than enough and needed to contact a friend or family member to come and get me. The only problem was, I didn't know exactly where I was myself either! ..and so I created this.


This app was built with the following in mind:-

*Your running low on network data
*Your battery is draining and you need to alert someone quick
*High probability you have an abundance/unlimited SMS text messages
*It is most probably late at night

The app has two modes. Send mode, and Receive mode. The receiving end will be presented with a map, plotted with the senders co-ordinates and address/postal code for easy sat nav setup.

This was my reason for creating this app but I can think of many other reasons that this could come in useful.

Please let me know if things don't work as expected or have any improvement ideas etc.

A pretty simple idea but very affective.

Thanks