> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://withforerunner.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Location and route history

> See where you and your team are now, and where you've been

See where you are right now and the route you traveled on any day. Managers can also see where their team is and where they've been. Everyone else sees only themselves.

## Open the location panel

> [tab] Web
>
> Click **Location** in the bottom right of the map. The panel opens on the right.

> [tab] Mobile
>
> On the **Map** tab, tap the Location button, next to the measure tool. You need a connection.

Managers see a panel called **Team location**. Everyone else sees **Location**. It has two tabs, **Live** and **Route history**.

## See where people are now

The **Live** tab shows when each person was last seen. Managers see their whole team and can select someone to find them on the map.

If someone is outside your account's service area, their pin is hidden and they show as **Outside the service area**.

![The Team location panel on web on the Live tab, listing each teammate with when they were last seen, with their pins on the map](https://help-center-assets.withforerunner.com/images/maps/maps-location-and-route-history-web-live-01.jpg)

## See a past route

The **Route history** tab shows one day's route on the map. It opens on today.

* Use the arrows to go back or forward a day, or select the date to pick one.
* Managers see everyone on their team with a route that day, with start and end times. Select someone to see their route.

You can view one day at a time. **No route recorded on this day** means the app wasn't open with location sharing on that day.

![The map on web with the Team location panel open on Route history and one teammate's route drawn along the streets](https://help-center-assets.withforerunner.com/images/maps/maps-location-and-route-history-web-route-history-01.jpg)

## Who can see what

| Role | Web | Mobile 7.27 | Mobile 7.28 and later |
| - | - | - | - |
| **Managers** | Their own route, plus their team's live locations and routes | Their own route only | Their own route, plus their team's live locations and routes |
| **Members, creators and view only users** | Their own route only | Their own route only | Their own route only |

Find your app version at the bottom of **Settings**. See [user roles](https://withforerunner.com/docs/administration/user-roles.md) for what each role can do.

## How routes are recorded

Your route records while Forerunner is open on your phone, on any screen, with [location sharing](https://withforerunner.com/docs/mobile/location-sharing.md) on.

* Nothing records while the app is closed or in the background. Those times show as gaps in your route, with no line drawn across them.
* If you use more than one phone, each phone's route shows on its own.
* Turning off location sharing stops recording. Your past routes stay.

> [!TIP]
>
> Turn on **Precise location** for Forerunner in your phone's settings so your route is accurate. If it's off, the app asks you to turn it on when you tap the Location button.

## Related documentation

* [Location sharing](https://withforerunner.com/docs/mobile/location-sharing.md) - Turn sharing on or off on your phone
* [Map layers](https://withforerunner.com/docs/maps/map-layers.md) - Control what appears on the map
* [User roles](https://withforerunner.com/docs/administration/user-roles.md) - What each role can do


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