Live Location Tracking (GPS)

Project Overview

A full-stack application that tracks the user's current location using the browser's Geolocation API, converts the coordinates to a human-readable address using the OpenCage Data API, and displays the location on a Google Map. The location data is also stored in a MongoDB database and logged in a local text file for analysis.

Technologies Used

Frontend

• axios: For making HTTP requests to the backend API

Backend

• cors: Enables Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
• dotenv: Loads environment variables from .env file
• express: Web framework for Node.js
• mongoose: Object Data Modeling library for MongoDB

Installation Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/LiveLocationTracking.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd LiveLocationTracking

3. Install dependencies for both frontend and backend:

   npm install
   cd backend
   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the root directory as well as in backend folder and include your API keys and port:

   OPENCAGE_API_KEY=your_opencage_api_key_here
   GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_google_maps_api_key_here
   PORT=5000

5. Install nodemon globally (optional but recommended for development):

   npm install -g nodemon

Usage

1. Click the "Get Current Location" button on the frontend.
2. Allow location access when prompted by your browser.
3. The application will display your latitude and longitude.
4. Reverse geocoding will retrieve and display your full address and formatted address.
5. A Google Map will load dynamically, marking your current location.
6. Your location data will be saved in MongoDB and appended to the locations.txt file.

Working

1. Start the backend server:

   cd backend
   nodemon server.js

2. Open the frontend in your browser by opening frontend/index.html

Important Notes

• Billing for Google Maps API:
  Ensure billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project; otherwise, you might encounter a BillingNotEnabledMapError.

• API Keys:
  Your API keys are stored in the .env file. Do not expose these keys publicly.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch for your feature
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

Demo Video

Watch the demo video