1.6 / March 21, 2014
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Description

Features of Free version:

Display an augmented reality (AR) topographic terrain viewfromthe top of over 1400 hills and mountains of England and theIsle OfMan (IOM) based on the hill data database maintained at'http://www.hills-database.co.uk'.

Browse and display individual hills details, then selecttheannotated 3-D panoramic view option to create a representationofthe 3-D surrounding topographic terrain (up to 30Km) withvisiblehills labelled. The panoramic display can be automaticallyupdatedvia the device sensors to provide an augmented reality (AR)overlayview of the surrounding terrain in conjunction with therearcamera.

Simply point your device and the terrain is displayed andthevisible hills are labelled on the terrain view. Other similarappsonly account for the line-of-sight hill directionwithoutconsidering the actual terrain between your viewpoint and ahilllocation, where nearer hills tend to obscure further awayhills,irrespective of height. This app calculates the hills thatareactually visible based on location and surrounding terrain.

Does not require an Internet connection to display terrainview(since you're not likely to have one at the top of a hill),allhill / terrain data is stored within the app.

The list of hills can be browsed manually, searched by nameandfiltered based on hill-type e.g. Marilyn etc. The filteredhillscan also be displayed on a scaled map view (requiresInternetconnection), that allows for adaptive zooming i.e. morehills areshown as you zoom in.

Features of PRO (paid) version:

There is a GPS option to determine your currentlocationautomatically and display the surrounding annotated 3-Dviewanywhere within England / IOM, not just hilltops. A preview ofthenearby hills is also displayed on a scaled 'radar-view'thatrotates with the device.

This version also allows for locations to be enteredmanuallybased on either grid reference or latitude/longitude anddisplaythe surrounding annotated 3-D view anywhere within England /IOM,not just hilltops. A preview of the nearby hills is alsodisplay ona scaled 'radar-view' that rotates with the device. Thereis alsothe ability to use the map-view to select any locationwithinEngland / IOM and display the surrounding annotated 3-Dview.

The PRO version allows for a 'pinch-zoom' facility on the3-Dpanoramic view (if supported by device camera).

Note: Requires 'Google Play Services' App

App Information English Hills Terrain

  • App Name
    English Hills Terrain
  • Package Name
    com.badger.englishhills
  • Updated
    March 21, 2014
  • File Size
    16M
  • Requires Android
    Android 2.3.3 and up
  • Version
    1.6
  • Developer
    BMac
  • Installs
    100 - 500
  • Price
    Free
  • Category
    Tools
  • Developer
    Email [email protected]
    Adams Ridge Shrewsbury UK
  • Google Play Link

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English Hills Terrain (Pro) 1.61 APK
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Features of Free version:Display an augmented reality (AR) topographic terrain view fromthe top of over 1400 hills and mountains of England and the Isle OfMan (IOM) based on the hill data database maintained at 'http://www.hills-database.co.uk'.Browse and display individual hills details, then select theannotated 3-D panoramic view option to create a representation ofthe 3-D surrounding topographic terrain (up to 30Km) with visiblehills labelled. The panoramic display can be automatically updatedvia the device sensors to provide an augmented reality (AR) overlayview of the surrounding terrain in conjunction with the rearcamera.Simply point your device and the terrain is displayed and thevisible hills are labelled on the terrain view. Other similar appsonly account for the line-of-sight hill direction withoutconsidering the actual terrain between your viewpoint and a hilllocation, where nearer hills tend to obscure further away hills,irrespective of height. This app calculates the hills that areactually visible based on location and surrounding terrain.Does not require an Internet connection to display terrain view(since you're not likely to have one at the top of a hill), allhill / terrain data is stored within the app.The list of hills can be browsed manually, searched by name andfiltered based on hill-type e.g. Marilyn etc. The filtered hillscan also be displayed on a scaled map view (requires Internetconnection), that allows for adaptive zooming i.e. more hills areshown as you zoom in.Features of PRO (paid) version:There is a GPS option to determine your current locationautomatically and display the surrounding annotated 3-D viewanywhere within England / IOM, not just hilltops. A preview of thenearby hills is also displayed on a scaled 'radar-view' thatrotates with the device.This version also allows for locations to be entered manuallybased on either grid reference or latitude/longitude and displaythe surrounding annotated 3-D view anywhere within England / IOM,not just hilltops. A preview of the nearby hills is also display ona scaled 'radar-view' that rotates with the device. There is alsothe ability to use the map-view to select any location withinEngland / IOM and display the surrounding annotated 3-D view.The PRO version allows for a 'pinch-zoom' facility on the 3-Dpanoramic view (if supported by device camera).Note: Requires 'Google Play Services' App
Scottish Hills Terrain (Pro) 1.61 APK
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Features of Free version:Display an augmented reality (AR) topographic terrain view fromthe top of nearly 5500 hills and mountains of Scotland based on thehill data database maintained at 'http://www.hills-database.co.uk'.Browse and display individual hills details, then select theannotated 3-D panoramic view option to create a representation ofthe 3-D surrounding topographic terrain (up to 30Km) with visiblehills labelled. The panoramic display can be automatically updatedvia the device sensors to provide an augmented reality (AR) overlayview of the surrounding terrain in conjunction with the rearcamera.Simply point your device and the terrain is displayed and thevisible hills are labelled on the terrain view. Other similar appsonly account for the line-of-sight hill direction withoutconsidering the actual terrain between your viewpoint and a hilllocation, where nearer hills tend to obscure further away hills,irrespective of height. This app calculates the hills that areactually visible based on location and surrounding terrain.Does not require an Internet connection to display terrain view(since you're not likely to have one at the top of a hill), allhill / terrain data is stored within the app.The list of hills can be browsed manually, searched by name andfiltered based on hill-type e.g. Munro etc. The filtered hills canalso be displayed on a scaled map view (requires Internetconnection), that allows for adaptive zooming i.e. more hills areshown as you zoom in.Features of PRO (paid) version:There is a GPS option to determine your current locationautomatically and display the surrounding annotated 3-D viewanywhere within Scotland, not just hilltops. A preview of thenearby hills is also displayed on a scaled 'radar-view' thatrotates with the device.This version also allows for locations to be entered manuallybased on either grid reference or latitude/longitude and displaythe surrounding annotated 3-D view anywhere within Scotland, notjust hilltops. A preview of the nearby hills is also display on ascaled 'radar-view' that rotates with the device. There is also theability to use the map-view to select any location within Scotlandand display the surrounding annotated 3-D view.The PRO version allows for a 'pinch-zoom' facility on the 3-Dpanoramic view (if supported by device camera).Note: Requires 'Google Play Services' App
British Hills Terrain (Pro) 1.61 APK
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Display an augmented reality (AR) topographicterrain view from anywhere in Britain with annotated labelling ofover 8000 hill names based on the hill data database maintained at'http://www.hills-database.co.uk'.Browse and display individual hills details, then select theannotated 3-D panoramic view option to create a representation ofthe 3-D surrounding topographic terrain (up to 30Km) with visiblehills labelled. The panoramic display can be automatically updatedvia the device sensors to provide an augmented reality (AR) overlayview of the surrounding terrain in conjunction with the rearcamera.Simply point your device and the terrain is displayed and thevisible hills are labelled on the terrain view. Other similar appsonly account for the line-of-sight hill direction withoutconsidering the actual terrain between your viewpoint and a hilllocation, where nearer hills tend to obscure further away hills,irrespective of height. This app calculates the hills that areactually visible based on location and surrounding terrain.Does not require an Internet connection to display terrain view(since you're not likely to have one at the top of a hill), allhill / terrain data is stored within the app.The list of hills can be browsed manually, searched by name andfiltered based on hill-type e.g. Marilyn etc. The filtered hillscan also be displayed on a scaled map view (requires Internetconnection), that allows for adaptive zooming i.e. more hills areshown as you zoom in.There is a GPS option to determine your current locationautomatically and display the surrounding annotated 3-D viewanywhere within Britain, not just hilltops. A preview of the nearbyhills is also displayed on a scaled 'radar-view' that rotates withthe device.Allows for locations to be entered manually based on either gridreference or latitude/longitude and display the surroundingannotated 3-D view anywhere within Britain, not just hilltops. Apreview of the nearby hills is also display on a scaled'radar-view' that rotates with the device. There is also theability to use the map-view to select any location within Britainand display the surrounding annotated 3-D view.Allows for a 'pinch-zoom' facility on the 3-D panoramic view (ifsupported by device camera).Note: Requires 'Google Play Services' App
British Hills-Pro (Tablet) 1.11 APK
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Display an augmented reality (AR)topographicterrain view from anywhere in Britain with annotatedlabelling ofover 8000 hill names based on the hill data databasemaintained at'http://www.hills-database.co.uk'.Browse and display individual hills details, then selecttheannotated 3-D panoramic view option to create a representationofthe 3-D surrounding topographic terrain (up to 30Km) withvisiblehills labelled. The panoramic display can be automaticallyupdatedvia the device sensors to provide an augmented reality (AR)overlayview of the surrounding terrain in conjunction with therearcamera.Simply point your device and the terrain is displayed andthevisible hills are labelled on the terrain view. Other similarappsonly account for the line-of-sight hill directionwithoutconsidering the actual terrain between your viewpoint and ahilllocation, where nearer hills tend to obscure further awayhills,irrespective of height. This app calculates the hills thatareactually visible based on location and surrounding terrain.Does not require an Internet connection to display terrainview(since you're not likely to have one at the top of a hill),allhill / terrain data is stored within the app.The list of hills can be browsed manually, searched by nameandfiltered based on hill-type e.g. Marilyn etc. The filteredhillscan also be displayed on a scaled map view (requiresInternetconnection), that allows for adaptive zooming i.e. morehills areshown as you zoom in.There is a GPS option to determine your currentlocationautomatically and display the surrounding annotated 3-Dviewanywhere within Britain, not just hilltops. A preview of thenearbyhills is also displayed on a scaled 'radar-view' that rotateswiththe device.Any location within Britain to be entered manually basedoneither OS grid reference or latitude/longitude and displaythesurrounding annotated 3-D view anywhere within Britain, notjusthilltops. A preview of the nearby hills is also display on ascaled'radar-view' that rotates with the device. Alternativelythemap-view can be used to graphically select any locationwithinBritain and display the surrounding annotated 3-D view.Allows for a 'pinch-zoom' facility on the 3-D panoramic view(ifsupported by device camera).Note: Requires 'Google Play Services' App
NaviCompass 1.5 APK
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Display simple stabilized compass with abilityto select bearing by dragging compass edge.Displays warning if anomalous magnetic readings are found.Ability to store current location based on GPS/Network.Add your own 'destination' locations using either Latitude /Longitude or using map to select location.Display direction and distance to specified 'destination'location.Display map with current position, direction and location accuracyoverlays.Map options include the ability to display compass overlay on map,with ability to select bearing by dragging compass edge.Other map options include the ability to display arrow indicatingdirection of 'destination' location and toggle between street /satellite images.User options specified using menu with help text available for mostscreens.Other user preferences can be specified such as the updateparameters for GPS in order to minimize battery use.
English Hills Terrain 1.6 APK
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Features of Free version:Display an augmented reality (AR) topographic terrain viewfromthe top of over 1400 hills and mountains of England and theIsle OfMan (IOM) based on the hill data database maintained at'http://www.hills-database.co.uk'.Browse and display individual hills details, then selecttheannotated 3-D panoramic view option to create a representationofthe 3-D surrounding topographic terrain (up to 30Km) withvisiblehills labelled. The panoramic display can be automaticallyupdatedvia the device sensors to provide an augmented reality (AR)overlayview of the surrounding terrain in conjunction with therearcamera.Simply point your device and the terrain is displayed andthevisible hills are labelled on the terrain view. Other similarappsonly account for the line-of-sight hill directionwithoutconsidering the actual terrain between your viewpoint and ahilllocation, where nearer hills tend to obscure further awayhills,irrespective of height. This app calculates the hills thatareactually visible based on location and surrounding terrain.Does not require an Internet connection to display terrainview(since you're not likely to have one at the top of a hill),allhill / terrain data is stored within the app.The list of hills can be browsed manually, searched by nameandfiltered based on hill-type e.g. Marilyn etc. The filteredhillscan also be displayed on a scaled map view (requiresInternetconnection), that allows for adaptive zooming i.e. morehills areshown as you zoom in.Features of PRO (paid) version:There is a GPS option to determine your currentlocationautomatically and display the surrounding annotated 3-Dviewanywhere within England / IOM, not just hilltops. A preview ofthenearby hills is also displayed on a scaled 'radar-view'thatrotates with the device.This version also allows for locations to be enteredmanuallybased on either grid reference or latitude/longitude anddisplaythe surrounding annotated 3-D view anywhere within England /IOM,not just hilltops. A preview of the nearby hills is alsodisplay ona scaled 'radar-view' that rotates with the device. Thereis alsothe ability to use the map-view to select any locationwithinEngland / IOM and display the surrounding annotated 3-Dview.The PRO version allows for a 'pinch-zoom' facility on the3-Dpanoramic view (if supported by device camera).Note: Requires 'Google Play Services' App
British Hills (Tablet) 1.31 APK
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Display an augmented reality (AR)topographicterrain view from any of the 8000 hills listed in thehill datadatabase maintained at 'http://www.hills-database.co.uk'.Browse and display the details of individual hills, thenselectthe annotated 3-D panoramic view option to create arepresentationof the 3-D surrounding topographic terrain (up to30Km) withlabelling of the visible hills. The panoramic display canbeautomatically updated via the device sensors to provideanaugmented reality (AR) overlay view of the surrounding terraininconjunction with the rear camera.Simply point your device and the terrain is displayed andthevisible hills are labelled on the terrain view. Other similarappsonly account for the line-of-sight hill directionwithoutconsidering the actual terrain between your viewpoint and ahilllocation, where nearer hills tend to obscure further awayhills,irrespective of height. This app calculates the hills thatareactually visible based on location and surrounding terrain.Does not require an Internet connection to display terrainview(since you're not likely to have one at the top of a hill),allhill / terrain data is stored within the app.The list of hills can be browsed manually, searched by nameandfiltered based on hill-type e.g. Marilyn etc. The filteredhillscan also be displayed on a scaled map view (requiresInternetconnection), that allows for adaptive zooming i.e. morehills areshown as you zoom in.Note: Requires 'Google Play Services' App
Welsh Hills Terrain 1.6 APK
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Features of Free version:Display an augmented reality (AR) topographic terrain viewfromthe top of over 900 hills and mountains of Wales based on thehilldata database maintained at 'http://www.hills-database.co.uk'.Browse and display individual hills details, then selecttheannotated 3-D panoramic view option to create a representationofthe 3-D surrounding topographic terrain (up to 30Km) withvisiblehills labelled. The panoramic display can be automaticallyupdatedvia the device sensors to provide an augmented reality (AR)overlayview of the surrounding terrain in conjunction with therearcamera.Simply point your device and the terrain is displayed andthevisible hills are labelled on the terrain view. Other similarappsonly account for the line-of-sight hill directionwithoutconsidering the actual terrain between your viewpoint and ahilllocation, where nearer hills tend to obscure further awayhills,irrespective of height. This app calculates the hills thatareactually visible based on location and surrounding terrain.Does not require an Internet connection to display terrainview(since you're not likely to have one at the top of a hill),allhill / terrain data is stored within the app.The list of hills can be browsed manually, searched by nameandfiltered based on hill-type e.g. Marilyn etc. The filteredhillscan also be displayed on a scaled map view (requiresInternetconnection), that allows for adaptive zooming i.e. morehills areshown as you zoom in.Features of PRO (paid) version:There is a GPS option to determine your currentlocationautomatically and display the surrounding annotated 3-Dviewanywhere within Wales, not just hilltops. A preview of thenearbyhills is also displayed on a scaled 'radar-view' that rotateswiththe device.This version also allows for locations to be enteredmanuallybased on either grid reference or latitude/longitude anddisplaythe surrounding annotated 3-D view anywhere within Wales,not justhilltops. A preview of the nearby hills is also display ona scaled'radar-view' that rotates with the device. There is alsotheability to use the map-view to select any location within Walesanddisplay the surrounding annotated 3-D view.The PRO version allows for a 'pinch-zoom' facility on the3-Dpanoramic view (if supported by device camera).Note: Requires 'Google Play Services' App