Preload camera info

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Preload camera info

Postby Jelle » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:41 pm

I have been thinking about this for some time, and read some posts about the subject. Since the gprs costs abroad can be very high, it might be nice to be able to plan a trip, download the FoxyTag information, and run in offline mode.
During offline you can confirm/delete/add cameras to your offline list. These 'corrections' will show up on the radar. This way you can report a cam in the other direction, and you will get warned on the way back.
As soon as you are home again, you go online again, and the reports will be uploaded to the server, to get new extra credits.

Restrictions:

* All mobile cameras will be shown as ghosts, since there is no way to know if they are still valid.
* You must confirm/add/remove cameras on the way. This will contribute to the FoxyTag system as soon as you are online again.
* You can’t use this feature with the test account. A proper FoxyTag account is required.

Any thoughts on this?
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Postby fdoctz » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:51 am

this subject has already been discussed here:
http://www.foxytag.com/forum/viewtopic. ... ht=offline
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Postby Foxy » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:53 pm

Exactly, fdoctz. And I would even add that the current version of the trust engine wouldn't work in this case. For instance it would be a problem if someone tries to delete a speed camera that has already been removed by the system (but that still appears on the client since his data is not up-to-date). Since the trust engine allows a time shift of 5 minutes, the data on each client shouldn't be older than 5 minutes.

A possible solution would be that you get the data but you are not allowed to contribute while you are offline. We thought about it but it cames out that actually, even abroad, the cost are quite small (and they are decreasing). However, if this is really an issue for TrackerTag, do not hesitate to contact me by mail so that we can see how we could integrate an offline mode that still respects the FoxyTag requirements.
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