If you don't have enough compasses to go round, students can always use Virtual Compass on the classroom computers.

Minimum required: Computer with monitor visible to class/group, Internet Browser with Flash Plug in, Internet Access. Recommended: Computer with SmartBoard/Interactive White Board, Internet Browser with Flash Plug in, Internet Access, and projector. Minimum required: Computer with monitor visible to class/group, 40MB storage space for software on hard drive, network drive or USB stick. Recommended: Computer with SmartBoard/Interactive White Board and projector, 40MB storage space for software on hard drive, network drive or USB stick. Use without installing, run directly from a USB memory stick, use offline with no need for internet access. New portable version available for download. Students can follow your demonstration using a real compass and map, or by using the software themselves on the classroom computers. Virtual Compass is a fully working simulation of a map reading compass, that you can project as large as you like onto a screen, allowing you to demonstrate how to use a compass to a large group. New portable version available, download to USB stick, use anywhere. Please note that not all Android devices have a built inĬompass installed, so this module may not work properly on certain devices.Now you can teach the whole class to use a compass and map at the same time. The Compass Map module can also be used to register markers. Geometry tools to showing Delaunay Triangulation, Voronoi Diagram, Convex Hull and tools to connect with WMS Map Server also available for free. For elevation orientation, this module is displaying contour lines generate from Contours or DTM modules.įor Direction Route premium user ( see here), this tools is able to calculate and show the nearest route between target and observation point, export the route to KML / DXF file, or used the route to assist your navigation by snapping your position or target on that. The target also can be snapped to the existing object (point line or polygons) with some different snap options likes start point, end point, centroid, nearest or nearest dynamic (see videos below). The target and observation point position can easily adjust base on a location on the map or your GPS coordinate. This tools will dynamically calculate azimuth (both magnetic & geographic), distance and applying current magnetic declination data to your compass reading to increase the accuracy. Compass Map is a sophisticated navigation tools by using the benefits of compass and GPS available on most of today android devices.

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