DishLoc makes it easy to find the best location to set up your satellite dish by displaying your favourite satellites overlaying the camera view! This augmented reality view makes it easy to see if there any obstructions in the way, like telephone poles, trees, or even mountains. If you dont have a built-in compass, or if your built-in compass isnt accurate enough for you, you can place a reference pin on a visible landmark in google maps view, and align it in your augmented view for even more accurate results!
For 3.0, weve made DishLoc more usable for your iOS devices by adding additional easy-to-configure favourites lists, showing a virtual view if you dont have a built-in camera, and allowing you to hold your device in any orientation in augmented/virtual view mode!
All iPhones and iPod Touches are supported, but functionality is limited by the iOS devices built-in capabilities. Only devices with built-in compasss will automatically align to the correct direction. If your device doesnt have one, or if you dont want to use the built-in compass, you can adjust the compass manually. If your device doesnt have a camera, you will get a virtual view instead of an augmented view. DishLoc uses whatever form of GPS your iOS device has to get your location.
Weve made DishLoc as simple to use as possible: Tap Detect Location to use your devices GPS to find your location. Set up your favourites lists by scrolling left and right on the satellite lists, searching, and adding/removing the satellites you are interested in. Tap Google Maps Satellite View to verify/fine tune your location, and see a birds eye view of your location and what direction your satellites are in. Finally, Tap Augmented Satellite View or Virtual Satellite View to get the augmented/virtual view of the satellites. You can manually turn on/off the compass and clarke belt, and choose between favourites lists in this view as well.
Please note that this application is to give you an idea of the feasibility of locating a satellite dish in a given location. It is by no means 100% accurate, since each iPhone has different accuracy in terms of accelerometers and heading sensors.
Also note that we do not receive notices of feedback on any of the Apple stores, so if there are options, features, satellites, or bugs fixed, please use the feedback form on our site. Customer satisfaction is our top priority!