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https://github.com/ineiti/peaktap

Show the panorama of any point on earth, either using GPS or choosing on the map.
https://github.com/ineiti/peaktap

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Show the panorama of any point on earth, either using GPS or choosing on the map.

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# PeakTap



Showing a nice mountain panorama and lets you search for anything in view:

- calculates the panorama and displays it (currently with a flat earth :)

- lets you click in the panorama to link to the map and see what is there

- lets you click in the map to change the viewpoint - visit other places



## Why is this better than other panorama apps?



- Allows you to see all the mountains around you, not only those the app thinks are interesting

- Also shows very far mountains (like the _Mont Blanc_ as seen from _Morges_ in Switzerland),

  which are often omitted in other apps

- You can also zoom in on mountains in the foreground, or villages

- Choose the place from which you want to see the panorama



It uses worldwide elevation data from https://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/



Example screenshot of showing the horizon in the map and as a panorama:



![OpenStreetMaps on top with panorama below](Screenshot_mont_blanc_horizon.png)



Example screenshot of zooming in on Mont Blanc:



![Zoom on Mont Blanc](Screenshot_mont_blanc_zoom.png)



# Next steps



I would like to implement the following:



- remove unused tiles from the cache to decrease memory usage

- display updates

  - add a 360-degree view on the bottom and let the user scroll fast using it

  - increase OpenStreetMap fonts

  - add translations for more than just the intro screen

- more progress-info needs:

  - show precision on GPS-lock

  - when downloading map, show that it's decompressing instead of 

   sticking to "99%"

- having some buttons to enable/disable features:

  - make mountains higher (if they're far away) / lower (if you're in the Valais)

  - enable / disable earth curvature

  - showing the panorama in the direction the phone points 

  - height above current point (standard is 10m)

- load tiles from https://map.ineiti.ch for faster loading

- skip "Searching for GPS" by allowing the user to choose the standing point



## Bugs



- In telescope mode, when panning down, it wraps around. Should stop instead.

- correctly place pin (currently it's a bit off)



## Before release



- add paying voting option for next version



Other ideas are welcome...



# Privacy Policy



The app owner is [Linus Gasser]([email protected]), and the app is copyrighted 2023.

The following data is collected by version 1.0.0:

- the SRTM website has access to the tiles you download from their site. Here is their [Disclaimer](https://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/disclaimer/)

- openStreetMap has access to all the places you are connecting to. Here is their [Privacy Policy](https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy)

- no other data is collected by the app



## CHANGELOG



- 2023-12-20 - v1.0.8+13

  - add an "info" button to replay intro and "Buy me a coffee"

  - add French and German translation



- 2023-11-17 - v1.0.7+12

  - Fix bug where the direction of the view is always initialized to 240˚



- 2023-11-15 - v1.0.6+11

  - Apple-store complaint fixed: when the GPS doesn't give a fix in a reasonable time, 

  show the Matterhorn



- 2023-11-13 - v1.0.5+10

  - BUG: when first started up, the panorama cannot be scrolled



- 2023-11-12 - v1.0.4+9

  - updated screenshots for first startup

  - add lightning to rendering



- 2023-10-17 - v1.0.3+8

  - interpolate heights from other points

  - paint according to inclination of tile



- 2023-10-15 - v1.0.2+7

  - GPS request info update for passing apple-store

  - added intro screen



- 2023-09-07 - rc5 (waiting for iOS approval)

  - display updates

    - when zooming in the panorama view, switch to goggle view



- 2023-08-19 - rc4

  - Added blue sky

  - Even faster drawing of panorama



- 2023-08-10 - rc2

  - Some speed improvements while painting the panorama

  - Showing progress while downloading tiles

  - Showing exceptions in the progress screen

  - Adding INTERNET permission



- 2023-08-09

  - added progress-info for locking to GPS, downloading, and painting



- 2023-08-04

  - changed name to PeakTap



- 2023-08-03

  - add a cross to the binoculars and some info:

    - heading

    - distance

    - height

  - add a button to update GPS

  - make working iOS version



- 2023-07-13

  - when starting up, there is often a moment when the polygon seems to have two points:

  this is because it still shows the old, pre-defined POI

  - when choosing a new POI on the map, also show "creating panorama"



- 2023-07-11

  - avoid loading twice the same tile

  - show "loading" texts

  - when clicking on the panorama, zoom in the top of the chosen area,

  put a cross in the middle, and let the user pan around



- 2023-07-09 

  - using another dataset which covers the whole earth

  - scrolling also adds the POI

  - tapping for a POI also scrolls, and thus hides the zoom