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Show HN: Point your camera at a landscape to learn about its geology

Show HN: Point your camera at a landscape to learn about its geology

headsupernova

Comments (25)

  • headsupernova
    Shameless other project plug: if you have a flight coming up and are a window seat fan please try out https://flyovercountry.app ! it has a similar augmented reality view so you can figure out what you're seeing out the airplane window (and a bunch of other fun features)
  • gus_massa
    Is there a web version? I don't like to install apps if avoidable.When the page loads, it shows a blinking animation [1]. I didn't realize it was a loading an interactive background example. Perhaps load a default photo of the grand canyons and add a clock or something until the full version loads.[1] In my phone in the subway, not a very good WiFi nearby.
  • naftalibeder
    Very well done. The animation of plate movements give me a real sense of vertigo! Earth is old. o__OFor me at least, it would feel more intuitive to have the distant past on the left and the current date on the right. I'd also love an option to keep the current location centered while manually dragging the slider.EDIT: Also, could optionally overlay lat/lon lines to help anchor the globe as it rotates? It's hard to understand the plate movements relative to the Earth.
  • ballen
    Very cool. Really like having the soils and quaternary layers for those us in the Midwest without a lot of bedrock exposure.
  • timothevs
    This is really well done! My 9-year-old and I have been going down the rabbit hole for the last 2 hours. We simply love the ‘Where it formed’ feature. Great job!
  • tectonic
    This is very cool! Great use of augmented reality. Now have a narration mode that gives you LLM-based Roadside Geology explanations of what you’re seeing as you drive.
  • assimpleaspossi
    I don't see it on the Play Store for my Pixel 11. There are two marked "Outcrop" but not by these people.
  • chamomeal
    No WAY I have wanted this exact thing all for years!!! I am so stoked to try this out later. This is so sick.Got the test flight version installed no problem!
  • tamimio
    This is very interesting!! I just pointed at a landscape from a high ground and it said this river was formed around 460million years ago! Which it seems is that old in earth’s life!
  • anon
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  • RobotToaster
    Whenever I try live view I get "tracking did not start. Try again" on android
  • lightedman
    This would be insanely awesome if I could add a data layer or two atop the geologic unit map. This combined with processed ASTER and LANDAST data overlaying the geologic units would make surficial mineralogy so much more exciting when you're out in the field.
  • tomshafer
    Neat idea. Does it work offline? Up north there's often no signal, and I'd guess phone compass drift near steel bridges or cliffs would throw the overlay off too.