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A software complaint. In mapping apps, why can't I get an indicator of where the sun is in the sky ? Then if there's no landmarks, or I'm at an awful intersect
by euroderf 3y ago
A software complaint.
In mapping apps, why can't I get an indicator of where the sun is in the sky ? Then if there's no landmarks, or I'm at an awful intersection, or whatevs, I can use sun position to get oriented.
- ghaff 3y agoIf you have a working phone, you have a compass though. There are ephemeris apps for photography but not sure what that adds to just getting oriented with a compass, whether on your phone or a separate mechanical device.
- bqmjjx0kac 3y agoIn my experience, the compass can be totally backwards when you're around tall buildings.
- fingerlocks 3y agoIt shouldn’t, unless your phone is placed against a magnet. The earth’s spinning magnetic core is the size of the moon. Those nearby buildings will not interfere with that.
- iggldiggl 3y ago> It shouldn’t, unless your phone is placed against a magnet. Phone cases with magnetic latches enter the room…
- JaimeThompson 3y agoThe phone may be using GPS for headings instead of an actual compass causing it to act that way.
- fingerlocks 3y agoWhy would it do that? Digital magnetometers are cheap, low power, and ubiquitous.
- JaimeThompson 3y agoSome inexpensive phones don't include it due to cost reasons, it could also be bad software or a defective magnetometer in the unit.
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- mkl 3y agoAnd also, IME, completely unreliable. The compass in my car's sat nav never points north, and my phone's compass constantly needs recalibrating.
- emmelaich 3y agoI'd also like some sense of zoom. Like graticules of 1k or 10k; they could even change. If it makes the screen too busy, make it just ticks on the edges.
- euroderf 3y agoAlso I'd like an option to keep North at the top unless & until I manually twist the map. Auto-orienting away from North is extremely unhelpful nearly all of the time.