A new GPS application is available mobiScaphe

[Mein_fury]

The application uses the current location and time to calculate the current position of the sun and moon with respect to the phone's location and from this provide various information.

The sun dial shows the position of the sun in the sky with the centre being directly overhead and the circle being the horizon. The sun in always shown at the 12 '0' clock position and the other elements move around it. If the sun or moon circle is empty it is below the horizon. The purple tint shows dawn and dusk. The red line points to true North, so the app can be used as a compass by using a finger to cast a shadow on the phone and aligning the shadow with the sun line on the phone. The day/night image moves anticlockwise as the sun moves east to west in the northern hemisphere.
The navigation up /down keys switch the top line to display:
- Time of sunrise and sunset.
- Time of dawn and dusk
- Time of moonrise and moonset
- Current azimuth and elevation of sun
- Current azimuth and elevation of moon

The moon dial shows the current moon phase, its age and illumination percentage.


mobiScaphe is a Python based application for Series 60 3rd edition phones such as the N95 that have GPS support. The application is free

The application must be signed before use
http://mcbiskits1.googlepages.com/mobiScaphe.zip

Fed up with signing, use OYSOISC mcbiskits1 - OYSOISC

[jkoppee]

I've seen this concept discussed before and I'm kind of curious to try it out. Definitely a good thing to know for finding north. GPS just doesn't help if you're not moving

[Moz]

I'll give this a trail tonight. Looks interesting, thanks mate.