Setting up GPS location
6 min
basic information lula cleaning can receive gps location data by three different ways lula cleaning stores the most accurate gps location within 3 minute intervals this means that even if the system receives multiple location samples during the same period, only one location — the most accurate one — will be saved directly using our app fetching gps location from our app directly works only when the app is active, so the recommended method is using the external app in this case, you need to allow our app to have access to the gps signal todo screenshots this is the easiest way to start using gps location, but remember this method works only while the lula cleaning app is open it cannot track location in the background recommended using external application on your smartphone getting your unique url external applications allow to regularly send the gps location, even in the background such application needs to know your unique url based on our server to which it will send your location please go to https //app lula cleaning/settings/options https //app lula cleaning/settings/options and select owntracks at this menu below you will get your unique url which you will enter in the external application; don't share this url with anyone, this is your private url for storing your location please copy it to the clipboard additionally, you can set up time ranges during which lula cleaning will store location data received from the external application you can add several time ranges, for example 08 10, 12 13 30, 16 20 please use the 24 hour format alternatively, you can enter to disable gps logging for a given day of the week installation and configuration of the external app owntracks is usually the easiest option to set up if you need support for any other application, please let us know please refer to the individual manual page for the owntracks configuration https //docs lula cleaning/en/owntracks configuration https //docs lula cleaning/en/owntracks configuration using dedicated hardware device you can also use dedicated hardware devices, such as car gps trackers or wearable gps bands if you need to order/configure them, please let us know