I think Gino was developing an augmented reality phone app so you could see where the towers were through your phones camera.
> On Dec 2, 2020, at 12:14 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > That was kind of my reaction, you may be hiring people who are kind of > clueless. > > I think our schools aren’t teaching basic stuff anymore. I get customers all > the time who can’t answer questions like are you north or south of town, or > is your house on east or west side of the street. > > If they are installing an antenna, they need to have eyes on the tower, > choose a mounting location that isn’t shooting through a tree, etc. People > try to do everything with an app these days. Make sure they don’t try to > pound in nails using their phone and a hammer app. > > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf > Of David Hannum > Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:34 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com > <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > Towercoverage.com <http://towercoverage.com/> is very good. We also have our > KMZ's on Google Earth. But you know, there isn't much better than your guys > just knowing where the towers are and where the customer is in relation to > them. > > Dave > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 1:02 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com > <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> wrote: >> Just checked it. Yep, you put dots on the map page and select a dot. So >> you can import all the Aps into the map. You have to actually select the >> dot on the map page. >> >> Then when you go to the VR theodolite page, the heading to that dot shows up >> on the compass wheel and it tells you if you need to look left or right. It >> doesn’t put the dot visibly in the field of view but it certainly helps you >> to put the cross hairs right on the correct heading. >> >> From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>] >> On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF >> Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 10:53 AM >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com >> <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> >> Cc: Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com <mailto:ch...@go-mtc.com>> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs >> >> Theodolite will allow you to import markers that I believe show up on the VR >> view. >> >> From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>] >> On Behalf Of Paul McCall >> Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 10:43 AM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com >> <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs >> >> We have that… looking for more of a compass time app that will point him to >> a tower, based on stored LAT / LONG >> >> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On >> Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF >> Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:15 PM >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com >> <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> >> Cc: Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com <mailto:ch...@go-mtc.com>> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs >> >> Google Earth >> >> From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>] >> On Behalf Of Paul McCall >> Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 10:07 AM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com >> <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> >> Subject: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs >> >> Anyone have a favorite app?? (android or iPhone) for putting in the >> LAT/LONG of all the towers, so that the newbies have a general direction to >> a tower from their location. >> >> Looking to import (or type them) in all the towers.. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Paul McCall, President >> Florida Broadband / PDMNet >> 658 Old Dixie Highway >> Vero Beach, FL 32962 >> 772-564-6800 >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com>-- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com>
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