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Hi,<br />
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I've seen several tracking type apps whereby users can track their friends, and other apps that track the route that you run on Google Maps.<br />
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I want to add a small feature to one of my apps so that your friends can send you a tracker invite, and then you can see your friend on Google Maps until they cancel the tracking.<br />
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What would be the architecture behind building / designing this function. Should we just update the DB every 5 seconds with your friend's current location, and then keep refreshing your map so that you can see their new position every 5 seconds, or is there a better way to achieve this.<br />
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Thanks in advance for your help.
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Hi,

I've seen several tracking type apps whereby users can track their friends, and other apps that track the route that you run on Google Maps.

I want to add a small feature to one of my apps so that your friends can send you a tracker invite, and then you can see your friend on Google Maps until they cancel the tracking.

What would be the architecture behind building / designing this function. Should we just update the DB every 5 seconds with your friend's current location, and then keep refreshing your map so that you can see their new position every 5 seconds, or is there a better way to achieve this.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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