The world of aerospace sometimes seems too distant of people on foot. But with the application Satellite AR these distances are shortened thanks to our smartphone or tablet With these tools, it is possible to know the current position of the different satellites that orbit the Earth in addition to other information such as their trajectory, mission or components
This is a useful application for those users who wish to have more information about the Space Station International and all those devices that fly over the planet imperceptibly. To achieve all this, Satellite AR uses the motion sensor or accelerometer of the terminal together with the photo camera and Internet In this way, the application performs a montage in real time between the real images captured by the camera and a image downloaded from the Internet with thecurrent position of the satellites A technique known as Augmented Reality
Thus, when you start the application, you can search for a specific satellite, the Space Station International, objects potentially visible, satellites radio, the last lspace launches or all active objectsAll this just by clicking on the different menus After this, the camera of the terminal is automatically activatedand the spatial map is loaded, being able to move the terminal in any direction to know the hemisphere and the place where is currently located the satellite And by clicking on the object, it is possible to access your information through the web browser of your mobile phone.
There are two negative points remarkable in this application. The first is the lack of translation into Spanish of its menus and Internet links. The second is that it is an application that is a bit slow, and can make the user desperate when loading some menus or images But we must not forget that it is an application that can be downloaded completely free from the Android MarketIt is available for both mobiles and tablets with system operating Android
