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Variation

4.8
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10 downloads

Get real-time magnetic declination for precise navigation accuracy

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Variation is an essential application designed to enhance navigational accuracy by providing real-time magnetic declination. This tool is crucial for anyone relying on a magnetic compass for orientation, as it adjusts the discrepancy between magnetic north and true north.

The app ingeniously integrates the World Magnetic Model (WMM2020), ensuring its calculations remain valid and precise up to the end of 2024. This feature is particularly beneficial for outdoor enthusiasts, navigators, and professions requiring exact geographic positioning.

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Upon downloading the application, users will appreciate its capability to automatically save their last known location, requiring minimal storage permission mainly for caching purposes on platforms like Google Maps. This ensures they never lose their bearings or have to repeatedly input their starting point.

One standout feature is its COURSE CALCULATOR, which allows users to input deviation coefficients seamlessly. These are calculated through a formula involving sine and cosine functions, using an external Windows application. After entering these coefficients, the game can accurately compute deviations, significantly aiding in course correction and planning.

The user interface is tailored for ease of use with straightforward navigation tools. It provides zoom in/out buttons, multiple map viewing options including normal, terrain, or satellite, and supports GPS functionalities. By enabling GPS and granting appropriate permissions, the software detects your location automatically, facilitating a hassle-free user experience.

For interactive use, users can make map annotations by long-clicking on any position to add a custom mark with the current day's variation. Additionally, tapping on any mark reveals more detailed information, and various map gestures are supported to enhance usability.

If involved in activities where precision navigation is critical, this app is a go-to for accurate and reliable geographical orientation.

This review has been crafted using the insights provided by Navigational Algorithms.

Requirements (Latest version)

  • Android 4.4 or higher required

Information about Variation 4.8

Package Name com.Variation
License Free
Op. System Android
Category Travel and Transportation
Language English
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Author Navigational Algorithms
Downloads 10
Date Jan 6, 2024
Content Rating +3
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