Google has announced that their My Tracks platform will no longer be available after April 30, 2016 for users who were hoping to use it to track their journeys. My Tracks is a mapping and logging app that could be used to record data like path, speed, distance and elevation changes for users who were engaged in outdoor activities like walking, running, or biking. According to Google’s support page for My Tracks, where the announcement was made, Google plans “to invest our efforts into other, more wide-reaching, mapping projects.”
One of the features of My Tracks that some users liked was the ability to export data to Google Drive for later analysis or even import into other applications. The app is able to produce the following types of data files:
- KML: Contains locations, markers, photos, and sensor data
- GPX: Contains locations and markers, but no sensor data like heart rate, cadence for biking, cadence for running, and power
- CSV: Contains locations, markers, and sensor data
- TCX :Contains locations, no markers, and some sensor data
Google also points users to a variety of other solutions for tracking routes and data, often in conjunction with fitness apps and devices. Some of the recommendations include:
- Google Fit
- Strava
- Endomondo
- Map My Run
- Map My Hike
- GPS Logger for Android
- GPX Viewer
Notable on that list is Google Fit and it will be interesting to see if any of the My Tracks capabilities make their way over to that fitness solution from Google.
source: Google
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