Sun Seeker - Tracker, Surveyor

Sun Seeker - Tracker, Surveyor

By ozPDA

  • Category: Navigation
  • Release Date: 2009-10-05
  • Current Version: 7.0
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 35.31 MB
  • Developer: ozPDA
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Score: 4.8
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From 11,605 Ratings

Description

Sunseeker is a comprehensive solar tracking & compass app. It shows the sun’s hourly direction intervals, its equinox, winter & summer solstice paths, sunrise sunset times, twilight times, sun shadow, the golden hour & more. The app allows you to add sun-event notifications & has a widget showing the day’s solar data & position on an arc. The surveyor view shows the solar direction for each sunlight hour. Sunseeker has both a flat compass view & a 3D Augmented Reality (AR) view to show the solar position & path. The app is useful for - ▶ Photographers- to plan according to the golden hour or blue hour & optimal sunlight conditions, sunrise & sunset times & directions. ▶ Cinematographers- this sun tracker & sun surveyor enables you to find the sun exposure, directions, sun shadow & sunrise sunset times for any location. ▶ Real Estate Buyers- can use the app before buying a property to check the sun path & to find the sun exposure of properties. ▶ Drivers - Sunseeker lets you track the sun path & movement during the days & helps drivers know the sun position to find how long the car will remain in the shade at any given parking spot. ▶ Campers & Picnickers- for anyone planning a day out, Sunseeker app will help in finding where to camp, sit or pitch an umbrella depending on the sunlight & sun direction. ▶ Gardeners- Sun Seeker can also help with finding optimal planting locations & seasonal sunlight hours as a sun rise calendar ▶ Architects & Surveyors- for visualising the spatial variability of the solar angle throughout the year & using the compass app as a sun surveyor & calendar to determine the sunlight directions. Main Features * Sunseeker is a sun locator which uses GPS, magnetometer & gyroscope to find the correct solar position & sun path for your current location. * Flat compass view shows current solar position, diurnal solar angle & elevation (separated into day & night segments), sun shadow length ratio, atmospheric path thickness. * 3D augmented reality (AR) camera overlay view shows the sun's current position, its path with hour points marked. Check golden hour using this feature! * Camera view has an optional pointer to guide you towards the current location of the sun & help you with sun direction. * Map view shows solar direction arrows, sun path & elevations for each hour of the day. * Choose any date to view sun position & path on that day. You can view sunset & sunrise times for each day as well. * Choose any location on earth (includes 40,000+ cities or custom locations available offline, as well as a comprehensive online map search capability) * Get additional details including sun rise, sunset & culmination times, maximum elevation, civil, nautical & astronomical twilight times of the sun. * Optional device notifications for all manner of sun-related periods & events, such as golden hour or blue hour, various twilight & shadow periods, or sun at a given compass heading or above a given elevation. * This sun rise calendar app allows the user to include equinox, summer & winter solstice paths on both flat compass view & camera view. Sun Seeker app has been featured in numerous high-profile blogs, websites & publications, including Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Sydney Morning Herald etc. "Truly amazing", "Incredible", "Brilliant" - the most genuinely useful application of augmented reality - ever! Check out our YouTube video here: https://bit.ly/2Rf0CkO Simply search YouTube for "Sun Seeker app" to find many videos, websites & blogs created by our enthusiastic users FAQs * See https://bit.ly/2FIPJq2 - also easily accessible from the app's info screen Note * The compass accuracy depends on having an undistorted magnetic field around your device. If you use it close to metallic objects or electrical equipment, directional accuracy may be impaired. The device’s compass accuracy can be optimised by calibrating it prior to use. See app’s FAQs for more help.

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Reviews

  • Super cool, great for education

    5
    By Caveat emperatur
    I love this app and have been using it for years in teaching students about solar path and (Earth) movement. For accuracy, especially VR, it is necessary to remove any mag-safe magnetic case that will interfere with the phone’s compass.
  • Killer App for Kanarraville - Annular Solar Eclipse

    5
    By Celerondon
    It is still working great for this November 2019 Transit of Mercury! I recently purchased and installed this app on a 3Gs running the updated iOs without mishap. Last weekend, our group of five went to Utah for the annular solar eclipse on 20 May 2012. In Kanarraville, Utah, this app enabled me to accurately predict where the Sun would set. I accomplished this feat without practice and with an unfamiliar horizon. Bravo! Update 2014 This app is still going strong for me. Sun Seeker is a valuable tool for astrophotographers. I use this app often and it is unsurpassed for plotting and framing solar eclipse photographs. Update 2018 SS is getting better as time passes. This augmented reality (AR) app is always great but it a key part of my eclipse observing toolkit. I used it again last summer in Oregon for the total solar eclipse. SS still works fine with my new iPhone 8+ and never seems to crash. The map feature is neat and well executed. Seeing how time affects the azimuth range of the Sun is useful and fascinating. 6*! This app is still strong in 2024! Finding comets in the glow of sunset is much easier when you know exactly where the sun is going to set.
  • One of my favorite Apps

    5
    By Gackbee
    I think this may be the oldest download app I have and it’s stayed perfect for 15 or so years. 3d mode takes all the guesswork out of where the sun is and will be.
  • SOLA

    5
    By Killer game really
    Wonderful app
  • A must have for photographers

    5
    By CStephenA
    I do photography for a living and this app is an absolute must have! It lets me know where to point when I want to see the sun at a specific spot before the moment comes. It also gives me all the information I need for locating shadows on the map at a location before I get there. It was well worth the money I paid for it!
  • Landscape photographer

    5
    By Working clicker
    Most accurate sun locating device I have used in my photography.
  • Very useful

    5
    By parvatidev
    For a gardener like me, figuring out the amount of sun exposure at different locations was tedious before I got this Sunseeker app. This really prevents my making mistakes in plant selection and plant location. I am in the process of making solar exposure maps of my yard for my landscape planning.
  • A must for on location photo/video work

    5
    By J-Hough
    This app is a must. You can plan your lighting like the sun is your gaffer. The 3D view will give you a remarkably accurate view of the sun’s path so you can plan your shot. Those trendy product shots with hard lights are a breeze with this app.
  • Great!

    5
    By Culdude7
    I wish it showed the moon
  • Outstanding application

    5
    By Gene5335
    As a photographer and a weather enthusiast, I love this app. I set notifications for golden hour, sunset, sunrise, etc.

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