RaccoonOnMap Beta is an expermental mashup between Raccoon Mobile Web server and Google Maps. RaccoonOnMap allows your mobile to be tracked on Google Maps through HTTP.

All queries are sent to RaccoonOnMap server which will propagate the requests to the registered mobile users. The RaccoonOnMap server queries the location of the mobile with the a Python script accessable via Raccoon web server. The mobile returns a location information of its current location. The location information can be either GPS coordinates or GSM cell id information.

If a mobile user is online, a marker turns red indicating the status of the user. By clicking the marker on the map, the viewer can send (anonymous) text messages and ask the mobile user to take a picture with the mobile phone’s camera. The viewer can also ‘trace’ the user by pressing the “TraceOn” button. The location of the user is then queried every 10th second and the trace of the users movement is drawn to the map.

The application works great with Nokia S60 2nd Edition devices but with S60 3rd Edition, GSM cell id location cannot be displayed since it is a system call and requires the application to be Symbian Signed.

Access the setup guide here