Peak.ar
Experience the intriguing panorama of the peaks surrounding you.
Have you ever wondered "What is the name of that prominent peak over there?” – find the answer simply by taking a look through the camera of your iPhone or Android device.
The advanced segmentation and display algorithms show you all peak names without obstructing the marvelous panorama.
Stagger even the greatest hiking buffs when showing off the fascinating panoramic view this application provides when standing on top of a mountain!
This app works on devices with a still camera and a magnetometer/accelerometer.
Category : Travel & Local
Reviews (28)
but on Android, it doesn't even work. Went hiking on a new trail today, one where I knew I'd be able to see dozens of nearby peaks. Downloaded this app, and went on my way. Launched it on the trail, and it said there was an updated database. Well, I had just a weak GPRS data connection so there was no chance of downloading the 4MB update. I tried to ignore it, and the app crashed. Got home, downloaded the update, and it says the database is corrupt now. Sigh, uninstalling.
While driving I pointed this app at mt shasta. Mt shasta dominated our view for a good 10 minutes and this app never registered mt shasta. Instead it showed some random peaks that no one has heard of and I could not read the peaks that it does show because the names go off the screen and get cut off. Also I changed the units to imperial but it still shows metric. There is a lot of debugging to do!
It doesn't work on Your Android. Works great on my DX2. Only problem I have found is can't make the metric to imperial work. Oh, and yes it would be cool to be able to take a photo. Apple iOS sux.
Shows the peaks in my neighbourhood, even when it sometimes seems to be a little "off". What is missing is an even bigger range: e.g. on some days I can clearly see a mountain peak, that's about 40km away from me - but I can't seem to show it in the app.
When you turn your phone, the mountains change position, and the whole screen starts jerking around. It gets the position of mountains up to 20 degrees off even when you keep the phone steady for a while.
I found Peak AR to be not accurate when finding known peaks. The interface needs work.
Worked great till new update. Peaks shake when trying to look and cant look as far back to distant peaks as before. Liked older version better. Evo
Great idea and useful execution. Wish that the unit settings worked for the peaks and not just the range function. Just a few tweaks away from awesome.
Not working so well on rooted evo 4g running ics 4.03. Screen is tiled so you can't see anything.
A lways it requires a internet connection to update the database which is difficult to get in mountain. Does't work fine the peak recognising
Orientation is between 45 and 180° off, distance wheel is just crazy with something like 30 steps, useless.
on samsung galaxy s3: wrong orientation. Peaks shown in camera view are 180 deg. wrong.
Looks like it may be showing right peaks but pointing in wrong direction. Calibration may not be working with Droid DNA.
Camera display is inverted horizontally and vertically (Nexus 5X). Won't display imperial units. Would like ability to take photos with peak label overlay and also set minimum label distance, but would be happy if just the bugs were fixed.
Great idea, but position of peaks is very approximate and unsteady. Needs to be improved a lot.
Great app found it very Imformative on holiday in Austria. Just needs the option to take photo with the information on the screen
Elevations are always in m no matter how I set in settings. Readings are usually a bit off target too.
If this actually worked it would be SO cool. But the markers don't line up with the actual peaks. So it's kinda useless.
Great app, and it works around the globe! Keep up the good work.
The app isn't easy to use. Sluggish. Great idea .. Needs more work.
In the alps it didn't show the correct peaks at all
Very helpful app! Such a great concept. I'm excited to see this app continue developing.
I live in Telluride, this is my guide!!
Identified the local peaks super easily. I am very impressed.
--- no update in 2 1/2 years??? --- mountain names jumping --- mountain names displayed at wrong positions --- mountain names displayed on the very top of the screen, getting cut off
Works well in sw BC, Canada... Very cool!
Had to manually download the db, note that when saving it the browser gave it a txt file extension that I had to rename back to sqlite.
I love the idea of this app. I live in Teton Valley, ID, and there are several distinctive views of the west slope of the Tetons from my house. I have had this app for a while but every time I try it, either it shows an incorrect peak, or does not line up correctly with the real peak. I hope you get the kinks worked out. If this worked well, it would be fantastic.