Re: How will the police find me.

On 05/19/2024 9:46 PM, micky wrote:

Going hiking tomorrow.  Finally realized I was sending my location to my
ex-GF, but I hadn't told her how to see it.   Assuming the worst, that I
break my leg and can't get off the trail, but the phone is broken or
stolen, and assuming she actually notices it's 6PM and I still haven't
texted her to say I'm done, she can see my phone's location using the
simple instructions I found on the web.
 But if she's unable to explain to the police where I am, how do the
police figure it out?    Can they see everyone's location just by
knowing their phone number?   This would be bad if it were for suspected
criminals and they didn't have a warrant, but if it's to save me, I'd
sort of like for them to know where I am.  And I don't want there to be
a lot of time required to enable it each time for each new lost person.
 Or is my friend supposed to somehow send the location information she
can see on her phone to their phone?   How?
  BTW, I started doing this last fall, without realizing the plan was
incomplete.  Since then the AllTrails app has added the same feature to
its maps.  It probably piggybacks on Google maps.  I'll know when I try
the two tomorrow.   The AllTrails app is fantastic in that you can use
it for free if you have cellular signal where you are walking, and if
you pay for a year, you can download all the maps you'll want to use
(which I think continue to work even after your subscription has
expired) and you can use them without a cell signal.  AND, they show
where on the trail you are.  The maps zoom in more than google maps do.
I think they'll even tell you when it's time to turn, but that's not
something I'd likely want to use.
 I've come across a couple other non-Google maps that include GPS.  I
think the Yorktown battlefield in Virginia was one of them. You really
have to give a lot of credit to the USA government for putting those
satellites up there.  Who would even have thunk it that this could work?
OTOH, i've read that the whole thing is a scam, and GPS doesn't really
show where you are.  It just sends random locations, and people believe
they are accurate.  People are so suggestible.  Many have drunk the
kool-aid and they believe in GPS and vaccines.  It's sad.

If you had Been in the Boy Scouts you would learn to live in the woods without a electronic device of any type.  You would learn about mark or finding marks so you could retrace your path.  You would learn about finding your direction so you do not get lost.
Learn to be in the woods before you go off wandering on a hike depending on your cellphone.  Knowledge of the Woods will save your life when your batteries expire.