TELEsatelit - TELE-satellite International Magazine
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the current location and where the best<br />
mounting place is. The app comes with<br />
an extremely comprehensive list of virtually<br />
all <strong>satellite</strong> positions between 180°<br />
East and 177° West. With the pro version<br />
(listed on the iTunes store as DishPointer<br />
Compass) this list can even be edited so<br />
that new positions can be added. The less<br />
expensive version without editing option<br />
is called DishPointer Augmented Reality.<br />
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1. Simply touch the display to start<br />
augmented reality<br />
2. Extensive <strong>satellite</strong> list of DishPointer<br />
Compass<br />
3. Arrows indicate which way the antenna<br />
has to be moved<br />
Users start with selecting all those <strong>satellite</strong>s<br />
that might be of interest to them.<br />
If a <strong>satellite</strong> is not featured on the prestored<br />
list it can easily be added manually<br />
(pro version only). A touch of the ‘Camera<br />
– AR View’ now activates the built-in<br />
camera and the iPhone itself needs to be<br />
pointed towards the sky.<br />
As if by magic the smartphone’s display<br />
does not only show the actual camera<br />
view but also – depending on the way<br />
you hold and point the phone – the Clarke<br />
Belt as well as all currently visible <strong>satellite</strong><br />
positions. This way it is child’s play,<br />
on one hand, to figure out which <strong>satellite</strong><br />
is where and, on the other hand, to<br />
see at first glance whether or not there is<br />
an unrestricted line of sight between your<br />
current location and the <strong>satellite</strong>.<br />
Such combination of actual view and<br />
additional information that is inserted by<br />
the device is called augmented reality<br />
and this new technology is tremendously<br />
helpful when it comes to visualise information<br />
that would be difficult to obtain<br />
otherwise. In the twinkling of an eye<br />
you can look at the complete range of a<br />
motorised antenna and before you even<br />
carry the antenna up to the roof you can<br />
check which <strong>satellite</strong>s will be received and<br />
which won’t.<br />
It’s apps like these that can turn a regu-<br />
122 <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> — Global Digital TV <strong>Magazine</strong> — 12-01/2011 — www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>.com<br />
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4. Green arrows in the lower area mean<br />
the antenna has to be moved another 10° to the<br />
West in order to receive signals from THOR at<br />
1° West<br />
5. Red arrows mean the antenna has to be<br />
moved another 30° to the East in order to receive<br />
signals from THOR at 1° West<br />
6. Calculation of azimuth, elevation and skew<br />
with the help of EasySat<br />
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