Location Sharing

ViewRanger BuddyBeacon allows you to share your real-time mapped location* with friends to see via the app on their smartphone or via our web portal. Equally, you can see their location on your mobile or through the web. * using mobile network signal

For privacy, the BuddyBeacon service is PIN code protected, this means that only those who you give your username and PIN to, can follow you. 

Want to share more than just location? - you can also connect your Twitter feed to BuddyBeacon, so that you can add your experiences and even twitpics or videos to your location for friends to see via the web portal.     

Sharing your location

To use BuddyBeacon you need to be a registered user. Then you can set a 4 digit PIN code and turn it on. Remember, the PIN code should be a number that you are happy to tell those you want to see your location. You can also set the location update frequency.

Attaching your Twitter Feed

As a ViewRanger customer, it's easy to associate your Twitter messages and pictures to BuddyBeacon – by enabling the service in your profile on My.ViewRanger.com. Then just share the BuddyBeacon web link with your friends and they can follow, not just your location., but also your experiences – as they happen (see example image below).

Viewing the location of Your Friends

Mobile to Mobile - on your phone screen

Using the BuddyBeacon menu options - enter the user name and PIN of your friends. Then hit "locate now"

Mobile to Web - via our web portal

To see the location of a buddy, go to  www.viewranger.com/buddybeacon. Enter their user name and PIN, then press locate. You'll see a map showing your buddy's last reported location and a track of their journey and their twitter messages, if they use this feature