High Altitude
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About High Altitude
High precision altimeter using GPS and free altitude data e.g. from the Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). Works without network connection!
High Altitude turns your android mobile device into a high precision altimeter. High Altitude makes it possible to use your android device for hiking, mountain biking, hill running, and all other outdoor activities where a high precision altimeter is helpful.
While the GPS sensors are able to determine the position on earth with high precision (up to 10 meters or less) the reported altitude is much less reliable (up to 100 meters). High Altitude corrects this by connecting GPS data with altitude data from up the Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. These data is downloaded as so-called hgt-files and after downloading no network access is required anymore.
In addition, High Altitude shows a topographic map of your surrounding, simply touch that map to get the altitude.
New in 1.2: You can instantaneously see the altitude on a (google) map when sliding your finger over it. This works for all regions with previously downloaded altitudes.
High Altitude turns your android mobile device into a high precision altimeter. High Altitude makes it possible to use your android device for hiking, mountain biking, hill running, and all other outdoor activities where a high precision altimeter is helpful.
While the GPS sensors are able to determine the position on earth with high precision (up to 10 meters or less) the reported altitude is much less reliable (up to 100 meters). High Altitude corrects this by connecting GPS data with altitude data from up the Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. These data is downloaded as so-called hgt-files and after downloading no network access is required anymore.
In addition, High Altitude shows a topographic map of your surrounding, simply touch that map to get the altitude.
New in 1.2: You can instantaneously see the altitude on a (google) map when sliding your finger over it. This works for all regions with previously downloaded altitudes.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Nicer rendering of topographic map.
Distance between current and tapped position is shown.
Various small enhancements (e.g. number of satellites for GPS).
Nicer rendering of topographic map.
Distance between current and tapped position is shown.
Various small enhancements (e.g. number of satellites for GPS).
More downloads High Altitude reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
More downloads High Altitude reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads High Altitude reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
More downloads High Altitude reached 50 000 - 250 000 downloads
What are users saying about High Altitude
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No longer supported. No update in five years. Menu button can't be found.
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was nice and accurate but still lat and longit can not be down loaded....please solve this issue...
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No setting to switch between meters and feet.
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Sangt baik
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Very usful
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Yes
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No setting to switch between meters and feet.
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Ads
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but for me,
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I live at the base of the Continental Divide in one of the highest parts of Colorado. I love being able to check the altitude as I drive around the state. However, if you talk to most Americans in meters, they look as if you were from another planet. Yes....I know feet are antiquated, but there used to be a way to set the measurements in feet as well--but it appears to have disappeared in the update?....
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The app aledgedly reads data from USGS data. The data is NOT included. Downlaoding the file is presented in a confusing manner and requires a convoluted process. Very poor app.
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Good
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Can't say enough good things about this app (I owe you apologies for not reviewing it earlier). I've been doing GIS and GPS since the beginning when this level of accuracy in realtime meant multiple devices (the size of suitcases), baselines, careful timing, and loads of other headaches. What you have accomplished is nothing short of extraordinary.
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Great app!
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I know that altitude in my village is about 200 m, now i know accurate altitude is 198.24 meters
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Excellent app
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Does what is needed
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The map is not useable dose not come up when need.
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Could not find a good altimeter until this one. Internet is not needed for a good read out. Great app and its free!
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It failed to download anything for Norway, 71/18.
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works very well , better than GPS and better than apps that use Google map data for altitude and this one downloads map data from the shuttle radar topography mission so you don't need a data connection to use it unless you want to see a map too . the screen shows altitude latitude and longitude with no data connection if you choose to see map you need connection .,
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most relates app suffering from inaccuracy of GPS. but this found a way to solve it.
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Mainly got this to go along with Oruxmap.
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Unusable. When I wanted to see the map, "Unfortunately, High Altitude has stopped".
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Get rid of the constant timer
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Works awesome. Real accurate.
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Sangt baik
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Very accurate, great look.
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I live on the side of Black Mountain, Clark County Nevada, City of Henderson, Sun City anthem, Looking down on Las Vegas is a beautiful sight.
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I've tried a fistful of these android altimeters and this one is far and above all the others. It downloads the shuttle data to its own file and coordinates its application to the GPS location without hesitation and provides a very stable readout. I love it and recommend it highly. I run it on a HTC Vivid.
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but for me,
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But works
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As of this point in time (02/28/2017, and still at 04/19/2017) this app seems to be abandoned. Download of elevation data (At least in USA, north of NY City) does not seem to work, but in the past, I can't say enough good things about this app. I've been doing GIS and GPS since the beginning when this level of accuracy in realtime meant multiple devices (the size of suitcases), baselines, careful timing, and loads of other headaches. What you have accomplished is nothing short of extraordinary, but how about fixing the DEM download problem (The app's accuracy is highly suspect (GPS only?) without it)