Measuring distance walked with Google maps

[spitthedog]

Looking to find out what average distance i walk on a 9 hour shift tomorrow. Is Google Maps up to the job as far as accuracy go's or is there a better app?

Don't want nothing fancy , just accurate and hopefully something that wont eat too much into my mobile data plan.

Cheers

[Miguelito]

You basically just want the total distance covered, right? Not a mapping of it?

Your phone might have that already on it - it's in the iPhone Health ap.

[ReasonstobefearfulP3]

Google maps works if you are outside. Indoors won’t work at all. Top left menu (the 3 line one) and called timeline.

Just a pedometer app would track all your steps.

[Beaker]

wouldn't something like one of those fitness watch thingies work better for that ?

[YaTingPom]

Google maps won’t be accurate.

Measure the part of the coastline of the UK on google maps. Now do it with a tape measure. It’ll be two very different measurements.

Get a pedometer (APLE sell them) or a Fitbit/IWatch etc.

[Hanno]

Map my walk. Free app.

[Dallow Spicer]

Stepz is a good free app too, but as Migs said, if you have an iphone the health app comes already installed and does the job.

[vladimir]

I've noticed with Map My Ride that results vary depending on internet health. On good days it tracks very precisely and accurately. On bad days it has me cycling across the Mekong in a straight line, but not over a bridge. Jesus.

Vaguely related note, Waze, great route-finding app, makes Google maps look like a dinosaur

[YaTingPom]

Waze is owned by Google you Longisquama.

[Beaker]

The Fitbit is a watch that keeps track of how far you walk etc. You can also download the Fitbit app for an android phone so it can work the same way as the watch.
from the fitbit web page : https://fitbit.fileplanet.com/apk
"Looking to keep record of your physical activity and eating habits? With Fitbit, you can track all that and even your sleep schedule. This gives you the ideal method for health improvement because as the saying goes, you can't improve what you can't measure. In general, the most optimal route for using the app will be alongside a Fitbit product. This makes the tracking much easier, and the data gets sent over from the device to your app where it records the information. Some activity recorded throughout the day includes the number of steps taken, the stairs climbed and the calories burned.

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