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Method

Finding a Building's Degree with the Map-Compass Mobile App

The map-compass app shared in class shows a satellite map with two red axis lines. After locating the building and rotating the lines parallel to its walls, the degree shown at the top is the building's degree.

What it does

To read a building's degree from a phone, on site or remotely.

Samagri used

  • Android phone with the map-compass app shared in the class group (iPhones do not support it)

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How to do it

  1. 1Open the app, tap the three lines at the top left and choose the third option, Map Compass
  2. 2Allow location services
  3. 3On site, tap the circle at the bottom right, next to the lock, to jump to your current location
  4. 4Off site, search a nearby landmark on Google Maps, such as a hospital, park or shop with the city or colony name, then move to the house
  5. 5Unlock the lock icon so the map can move
  6. 6Rotate the map with two fingers, like a steering wheel, until the two red lines are parallel to the building's walls
  7. 7Read the degree shown at the top, for example 81.6
  8. 8Convert it into the tilt from the nearest cardinal direction

Cautions

  • The app shows the heading of its lines, not North itself; work out North from the reading

Explanation and notes

The app is not available on the Play Store; it is installed from the link shared in the class group. No calculation is needed if, while zoning, you simply rotate the chakra so that the line from the centre reads the same degree as the app.

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