Searching in the line of sight
So, this all happened quite quick but after the v2.0 we dug deep in to the geocoding world and found nice and self hosted solution to implement powerful search on the Elevato Maps.
This is now for yours to enjoy, check out this video to get an idea: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z-bFBFc9kR0
While rolling out the search we had some spare time and started working on a new tool to help you even more with that “can I see x from here”. If we could get a penny every time someone claims they know which mountain top it is that they see 57km away we facepalm. We facepalm not only because we know they are wrong but because it is so incredibly difficult to proof even with all the tools at your disposal. Yeah we know, another tool yeah, how is this suppose to help me? Take our word on this one, this is going to make it easier for you to reason and to proof as well. Consider this photo:
Is this huge 3.5km tall mountain visible from this part of the town that sits at 300m? Well it is possible, kind of hard to say, but imagine if you would have line of sight tool like this at your disposal:
Ok first impressions: Not visible, lets look closer at those red blockers, blocker 1:
Yeah, that alone will prevent you seeing even one pixel of the highest top of that 3.5km mountain by 59m, not visible. But wait, there was another. Thank god that navigation lets you jump fast between the points:
Damn, even if you would be able to go up that 59m, you still would have to fight this that originally was blocking your view to the mountain for 109m, still 49m of block after you magically lifted yourself 60m.
Judge rules: Not visible.
This thing also lets you save these calculations for later for quick draw or reminders:
We hope we can roll this one out soon and replace the the current one. The current one still has value since it mostly deals with earth curvature, or that is its most interesting feature. This visibility tool will not support earth curvature for now, using both of these tools is recommended for accurate results.
Here is a quick video of how this looks on our development desk right now: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xd-J_HIPWB8
If you would like to express what are you hoping for from us, just drop us an email at help@elevato.app. Hope to see you soon and to release new elevation tools!
