Published by ozPDA on 2024-08-01
What is Sun Seeker? Sunseeker is a solar tracking and compass app that provides information on the sun's hourly direction intervals, equinox, winter and summer solstice paths, sunrise and sunset times, twilight times, sun shadow, golden hour, and more. The app has a flat compass view and a 3D augmented reality view to show the solar position and path. It is useful for photographers, cinematographers, real estate buyers, drivers, campers, picnickers, gardeners, architects, and surveyors.
1. * Flat compass view shows current solar position, diurnal solar angle & elevation (separated into day & night segments), sun shadow length ratio, atmospheric path thickness.
2. Sunseeker has both a flat compass view & a 3D Augmented Reality (AR) view to show the solar position & path.
3. * 3D augmented reality (AR) camera overlay view shows the sun's current position, its path with hour points marked.
4. 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.
5. * Map view shows solar direction arrows, sun path & elevations for each hour of the day.
6. * 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.
7. The surveyor view shows the solar direction for each sunlight hour.
8. * Sunseeker is a sun locator which uses GPS, magnetometer & gyroscope to find the correct solar position & sun path for your current location.
9. * This sun rise calendar app allows the user to include equinox, summer & winter solstice paths on both flat compass view & camera view.
10. ▶ 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.
11. ▶ 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.
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install Sun Seeker - Tracker, Surveyor app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
Download a Compatible APK for PC
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| Get APK for PC → | ozPDA | 4.84 | 7.0 |
For Windows 11, check if there's a native Sun Seeker Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
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- Uses GPS, magnetometer, and gyroscope to find the correct solar position and sun path for your current location
- Flat compass view shows current solar position, diurnal solar angle and elevation, sun shadow length ratio, and atmospheric path thickness
- 3D augmented reality camera overlay view shows the sun's current position, its path with hour points marked, and golden hour
- Camera view has an optional pointer to guide you towards the current location of the sun and help you with sun direction
- Map view shows solar direction arrows, sun path, and elevations for each hour of the day
- Choose any date to view sun position and path on that day, and view sunset and sunrise times for each day
- Choose any location on earth, including 40,000+ cities or custom locations available offline, as well as a comprehensive online map search capability
- Get additional details including sun rise, sunset, and culmination times, maximum elevation, civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight times of the sun
- Optional device notifications for all manner of sun-related periods and events, such as golden hour or blue hour, various twilight and shadow periods, or sun at a given compass heading or above a given elevation
- Equinox, summer, and winter solstice paths can be included on both flat compass view and camera view
- FAQs are easily accessible from the app's info screen
- Compass accuracy depends on having an undistorted magnetic field around your device, and can be optimised by calibrating it prior to use.
- Accurately predicts where the sun will set and rise
- Provides usable information specific to a homesite for solar gain and shade
- Essential for shooting video or still photos, especially for time-lapse shooters
- Shows the exact location of the sun with AR overlays using the phone's camera
- Can be used to plan photo shoots or place buildings
- None mentioned in the review
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