Adam's Live Map!
About
Welcome to the home of Where's Adam.
Where's Adam is the live position of Adam Kimber, tracked via his mobile phone and GPS wherever he is on the planet!
By viewing where Adam is on the map, you too are joining in the phenomenon that is "Adam Tracking". See when he's at work, see when he's driving down the road, see where he is 24/7!
The map will auto-update so there is no need to keep clicking refresh!
FAQ
Q: Aren't you worried about people knowing where you are all the time?
A: Not really, people could probably find me anyway if they really wanted to. I even list my phone number so I'm even more easily found. To be honest, however, why would anyone want to find me in real life?
Q: This is really cool, how did you do it?
A: Well, I wrote a simple app for my mobile phone (An O2 XDA Orbit) that interrogates the GPS device in my phone every so often and sends the details it reads via GPRS to my webserver. These details are then put on this page, it's as simple as that!
Q: Can I have my own Where's Adam?
A: Of course you can, I'll even link to you! All you need is a Windows Mobile based mobile phone (either smartphone or pocket pc) and a GPS receiver. Give me an e-mail to discuss it some more but it's incredibly easy! Once you've got it set up and installed, just use the "Track Someone Else!" link below.
Q: I love the look of your site, how did you design it?
A: I'm not the one responsible for the look and feel, it was developed by a friend of mine. He's open to requests for other paid work so just give me an email and I can put you two in touch.
Q: Can I get a temporary Where's Adam? (e.g. for a special event or something)
A: Of course you can! The only thing you will need is a Windows Smartphone and a GPS! A pre-paid SIM card in the phone means you can normally get a months tracking for just a few pounds of data charges!
Q: Why doesn't the "Show Where Adam's Been Today" auto-update?
A: Short Answer: It would take too much work for my server to handle.
Long Answer: The number of database queries to extract the information for the track is really high, to conserve CPU cycles on my server I needed to make a sacrifice somewhere - this is it!
Q: Why does the "Show Where Adam's Been Today" show you next to the road / cutting corners / crossing other roads?
A: Because my mobile only sends my location occasionally (to save my phone bill!), I draw a straight line between updates. This means that the track isn't always exactly on the road, but should be enough for you to figure out which way I went!
Q: What inspired you to do this?
A: I saw Where's Tim by Tim Hibbard and decided I needed my own version. I just had to write my own software and web site to accomplish it though!
Q: Are you insane?
A: Possibly, although I'm probably not the best person to ask!
Track Someone Else!
Contact Me
To contact me by e-mail then simply drop me a line to adam@picatnet.co.uk
Where's Adam Been Today?
To see where Adam's been today, simply click Enable Tracks. This updates the map to include a track of my whereabouts over the previous day.
When you're bored with the track and want to turn it off again, click Disable Tracks