Location (OwnTracks)
Support for OwnTracks app
OwnTracks is a location sharing application for tracking families.
Getting Started
Next, install the "OwnTracks Presence" hubitat driver and configure it
Finally, make sure all of the OwnTracks devices are checked in MakerAPI
Dashboard Tile
NOTE: any other Life360 or OwnTracks devices that you have will also be displayed on the map as well
Widget
You can also create a homescreen widget out of any OwnTracks device
Google Maps API Key
Google provides developers an API key to both create static maps as well as use embedded maps. There's a limit however to how many maps can be created every month - once that limit is reached the API will stop working for the rest of the month.
Because of this, if you either notice the maps not working *or* would like to get your own API key just to use for you dashboard, I added a way to set it in the dashboard.
long-click on any Life360 or Owntracks device and hit Edit
Click on Map Options
Click on Google Maps API Key and enter your custom maps API key
NOTE: this is for the static maps.. I'll add a way to do this for the embedded maps too in a future version
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