Planimeter on Android: improved UI with new drawer menu.

Drawer Menu

Our Android app for GPS tracking and distance/area measurements on Google Maps, Planimeter, has been updated with improvements to option menu. As been mentioned before some users had problems finding option menu on Samsung devices. Now this problem has been resolved with drawer menu that can be reached as before by touching menu button or by swiping from the left edge of the screen.

Version 3.8.4 is available on Google Play.

MapTrack: 30 000 miles or 11 months of live tracking.

In August we wrote about MapTrack being used during a trip around the US. Recently Brian finished his journey and contacted us with his feedback and some statistics:

"Our epic road trip has finally come to an end. We start making our way home tomorrow so I've just turned off MapTrack after 11 months. I just wanted to let you know the app has performed great! 30,000 miles on the odometer of our RV... "

We would like to thank Brian for choosing our app for such interesting trip and we are glad the app was helpful over this long period of time.

MapTrack is Android app for recording and sharing tracks in real time. Google Drive is used to save and share data. You need to use your  Google account and you can manage track files from Google Drive. The app does not require registration on third-party services and your followers can view your track in usual web browsers on Google Maps. 

Use an external GPS device with Planimeter on Android.

Some users reported successful usage of external GPS devices with our Planimeter app on Android. Quick Google search returns a useful guide how to use Bluetooth GPS Receivers with a Smarthpone or Tablet.

External GPS unit should give you much better measurement accuracy when used with GPS Tracking feature in Planimeter. If you are going to use your external GPS for navigation as well,  check out the review of the best navigation apps from joyofandroid.

New Tire Pressure Calculator Application from MICHELIN.

Michelin Pressure Calculator Application has been recently published on Google Play. The application calculates proper tire pressure for tractors based on user inputs. VisTech.Projects has participated in this project as a developer.

One of distinctive features of this app is the ability to perform measurements on pictures. We have implemented it as a “camera measure module” based on our technology used in Partometer application and adapted it for quick and convenient estimation of wheelbase and other distances needed for pressure calculation.

The application is simple and easy to use and has options to save, view and share data reports. French, English, Spanish and German are supported. 

Farmers can use this tool for quick pressure calculations for different Tire / Tool configurations.

SALE on Black Friday: deals for Android and iOS apps

Android Apps

   

Planimeter - GPS area measure. All kinds of measurements (area, distance, angle) on Google Maps with many useful features including  Tracking and Drawing. Demo.

SolarMeter - GPS solar measure. Allows you to calculate and estimate solar power and energy output of a solar cell panel at specific location. Features Live Measurement Mode where device screen simulates solar panel surface.

LaserDistanceMeter is a camera distance measure tool for quick estimation of distances to known size objects. Features image processing for one click measurements. Calibration and How To Measure.

Millimeter - screen ruler. Useful app for quick measurements. Use touch screen as a ruler to measure, to split objects into equal parts, measure object ratio (W/H), area, estimate diameter and angles, split circular objects into equal parts. Can be used as a Thread pitch gauge (TPI and Pitch).

Partometer - camera measure.  A tool for size, angle, area, circle measurements on pictures/photos. Extends applications of your camera. How To Measure.

Partometer3D - camera measure.  Camera tool for size, angle, area, measurements in any defined plane in 3D.

MapTrack - GPS real time track. Record and share your tracks in real time without registration on third-party services. Your friends can follow you in usual Internet browser. Demo.

Telemeter - camera measure. 5 measurement tools in one app.

Pupil Distance (PD) Meter - Manual and  automatic PD measurement using Android camera.

iOS Apps

Planimeter - GPS area measure. All kinds of measurements (area, distance, angle) on Maps with many useful features including  Tracking and Drawing. How To Measure Area.

Partometer - camera measure tool for measuring on pictures/photos.  Extends applications of your camera to  size, angle, area, circle measurements. Demo.

Pupil Distance (PD) Meter - uses a camera and a known size reference object to measure pupillary distance (PD). 

Millimeter - screen ruler for iPhone and iPad. Useful app for quick measurements. Use touch screen as a ruler to measure, to split objects into equal parts, measure object ratio (W/H), area, estimate diameter and angles, split circular objects into equal parts. Can be used as a Thread pitch gauge (TPI and Pitch).

Millimeter App - ruler for Visa or Passport biometric photo.

Photo is an essential part of your  visa or passport application and it usually has certain size and format requirements. "Millimeter - screen ruler" is a handy tool to ensure your photo meets all the size requirements. With this app you can check not only width and height of the photo but also measure exact size of the head and other parts of the photo that are crucial for the acceptance. 

Tip: if you put brightness of the display to max you will be able to see measurement lines underneath your photo for better alignment and accurate results (see picture).

The app is available for Android and iOS on Google Play and AppStore:

iOS version of "Millimeter - screen ruler" updated with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ support.

Latest "Millimeter - screen ruler" update v1.1.5  adds iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus support.

With new bigger screens you can do accurate measurements in wider range and use your device in real life situations  to measure small objects,  jewelry and ring, TPI and pitch size, to check dimensions of your Passport or Visa photo, to visualize size in mm or inches if you are not familiar with these units, etc