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Riding Groups
Ride together and see each other on the map in real time. Riding Groups tracks your buddies over LoRa and the internet — so you stay connected even with no phone signal — and adds group chat, shared GPX and locations, events, and a Help Me safety beacon.
- Where
- HUB → Riding Groups
- Get Started
- Create a group, or accept an invite
- Live Tracking
- Buddy positions over LoRa (offline) + internet
- Group Tabs
- Members, Chat, Files, Events, Locations
Creating & Joining a Group
Open Riding Groups from the HUB. Your groups are split into My Groups (ones you own), Member Of (ones you've joined) and any Pending Invites waiting for you.
Riding Groups — your groups (with ACTIVE / SHARING pills), the ones you're a member of, and Create Group.
Create a Group
Tap Create Group, give it a name, an optional description and an avatar. You're the owner — now invite some riders.
Invite & Accept
Invite Member by email — the invite lands in that rider's DMD HUB inbox next time they sign in. Invites sent to you appear under Pending Invites to Accept or Reject.
The Active Group & Sharing
One group at a time is your Active group — the one you're currently riding with. Set a group active, then choose what you share with it:
Share My Location
Share My Location to Active Group starts broadcasting your position so buddies can see you. A SHARING pill shows it's on; turn it off any time to go dark.
Share GPX
Per group, a GPX: ON / OFF switch shares your loaded tracks and routes with the group, so everyone can ride the same line. Shared files land in the group's Files tab.
Live Buddy Tracking — LoRa + Internet
This is what makes Riding Groups special: your buddies show up live on the map, and DMD Next keeps them there over two channels at once.
LoRa — off the grid
With DMD LoRa hardware, group positions hop directly between bikes over long-range radio — no phone signal or data needed. Perfect for the backcountry where there's no coverage. These buddies carry a LoRa badge.
Internet — anywhere with data
When you have a connection, positions also flow through the HUB over the internet, tagged with a NET badge — so riders far apart, or without LoRa, still show up.
Member Status
Each buddy shows a live state — Online, Offline or Timed out (last-known position kept if they drop out) — and whether they're currently sharing location. Tap a member for their detail: their last position, status and a Navigate to member action.
Inside a Group
Open a group to find everything it shares, across five tabs:
Inside a group — the five tabs, the I Need Help button, and members with their role, status and connection badge.
Members
Everyone in the group with their role (admin, moderator…) and live status; tap for detail and to navigate to them, or mute one you'd rather not follow.
Chat
A group message thread — coordinate stops, regroups and plans without leaving the app.
Files
GPX and files shared with the group — open one to load its track or route straight onto your map.
Events
Rides, meetups and rallies organised within the group.
Locations
Points the group has shared — the meeting spot, the fuel stop, the campsite — ready to navigate to.
Map Drawings
Sketch on the shared map — circle a hazard or draw a line — and the group sees it.
Help Me — Safety Beacon
If you come off, get stuck or need the group to come back for you, Help Me raises the alarm to everyone in your group — over LoRa and internet both, so it gets through even without signal.
I Need Help
The red I Need Help button (top of a group's Members tab, shown above) fires the beacon — the screen shows a HELP ON flag and your group is notified “<rider> needs help!” with a banner and a push, pointing them to your last location.
I'm OK
Clears the beacon once you're sorted, so the group knows the alarm is over.
Managing a Group
Edit
Owners can rename the group, change its description and avatar.
Leave
Step out of a group you've joined — you stop sharing and drop off everyone's map.
Delete
Owners can delete a group entirely, removing it for all members.
Continue Reading
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