Navi HUD
Navi HUD is a navigation tool that supports all means of transportation (car,
walking, bike, plane, train etc.) and combines the functionality of a navigation aid
with the usefulness of a head up display (HUD).
iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/navi-hud/id593324715
The destination is shown with distance and direction, which allows the tool to
be used with any mode of transportation (car, walking, biking, bus, taxi etc.) as it is
not tied to the road network as most navigation tools. This makes Navi HUD also a a very
useful tool for hiking, biking and general navigation around unfamiliar areas.
Navi HUD allows selecting a destination either by searching, clicking on the map,
directly entering coordinates or selecting the current position. The latter is very
useful for for finding your way back to e.g. your car in a large carpark, or your hotel in an unfamiliar city.
Multiple destinations can be defined, and it is quick and easy to switch between them.
Destinations can be given a user defined name to simplify selection.
Have you ever looked at a BMW 7 series and thought it would be nice if your 1987 Toyota Corolla also had a head-up-display? Or do you own a bike, and find it unfair that only cars and fighter planes come with head-up-displays?
Maybe you want a simple way to find your way back to the car in large car-parks or when you are out hiking, or your way back to the hotel when you are traveling to unfamiliar cities?
If so, Navi HUD is the tool for you
SUPPORT
For support please email iosapp@daeco.no.
FUNCTIONALITY
- Speedometer displaying speed in mph or km/h
- Compass displaying compass heading
- G-meter displaying cornering and breaking/acceleration forces.
- Orientation arrow showing direction and distance to target (replaces G-meter when destination is set)
- Fully configurable, all tools can be individually turned on and off
- Camera can be turned off to save battery power.
- Separate Head-up display (HUD) mode (mirrored) for viewing the reflection of Navi HUD in a car windscreen.
- Search for destinations using text string search. Visualize the search result on a map, and select one or multiple destinations from the list.
- Place a user defined destination location by tapping directly on a map.
- Type in destination coordinates directly, or easily select current position as destination. (Very useful to find your way back to for example your car or hotel in unfamiliar areas)
- Give user defined destinations names (like "Car parked at Giants Stadium") to simplify handling of multiple destinations
- Delete the destination (remove it from the list) when it is no longer relevant.
- Map usage requires internet access, and Navi HUD will warn if carrier network is used (to avoid large roaming costs). This warning can be temporarily or permanently turned off.
- Fully configurable, all tools can be individually turned on and off
- Camera can be turned off to save battery power.
- Separate Head-up display (HUD) mode (mirrored) for viewing the reflection of Navi HUD in a car windscreen.
- All settings are permanently stored, and is reloaded at restart. Up to 15 locations are remembered (the 15 most recent).
- Navi HUD supports coordinates in both degree, minute, second and decimal degrees with optional N,S,E,W specification.
- Selectable colors for display to ensure good visibility.
- Manually adjust the screen brightness in app to get best visual result. HUD mode may require a brighter screen than normal mode to get good reflection.
- Easily switch betwen US (miles, feet, mph) and metric (meters, km/h) units for speed and distance by touching the unit (mph or km/h) in the main view.
- Stores maximum cornering and acceleration/breaking G forces
- Navi HUD does not require internet connection and have no additional cost even when travelling abroad. (Map search will require internet access, but is not required for the app to work.)
- Supports iPad and iPhone (both 3.5" and 4" screens)
- Note: The tool turns off screen lock, so it must be manually closed to avoid draining the battery when not in use.
Examples of supported position formats:
-59 56 58 -10 45 23
59° 56 58N 10° 45 23E
40deg 30' 0"N 71deg 51' 0"W
59.8501 S 10.555E
-59.8501 10.555
Basically any list of 2 or 6 numbers with optional N,E,S,W specification will be accepted.
Positions can be entered directly, or copied/pasted into the destination text field.
If you are traveling, and have multiple destinations to visit but do not want to use the carrier network to avoid roaming cost, a good tip is to build the destination list before you leave (or while you have wifi-coverage).
HOW TO
Some quick procedures for common tasks in Navi HUD.
Perform address search
- Open search window by pressing SEARCH in the main window
- If the device is using the carrier network for internet access, a warning dialog will appear asking for confirmation if this is OK.
- The user can select to accept either permanently or for this run only.
- If rejected, Navi HUD will return to the main window, and search will not be performed
- Note that downloading maps may require downloading megabytes of data and may cost a lot if done using data roaming
- Enter search string in the text field, for example "Empire state building"
- Press return or Search button
- Navi HUD will now contact the address server to get the search result
- Searching may take some time if the network is slow.
- An activity icon will be displayed when Navi HUD is waiting for result from the address server
- While Navi HUD is waiting, it is not possible to perform any tasks.
- The result will be added to the list below the search string. This may be multiple locations
- Tap the location item to focus the map on it
- Perform pinch gestures to zoom in and out, and drag the finger across the map to pan to determine if the location is correct
- When the correct location(s) have been found, select the location by ticking off [v] the icon for the desired list item(s)
- Delete undesired locations by tapping X
- If multiple different destinations are required, perform another search (repeat from 3)
- When all the desired locations have been found and selected close the window by tapping "Back"
- Only selected [v] locations will be added to the destination list
- If multiple locations are selected, the top one will become the active destination
- See Select predefined destination for how to select between destinations
Make user defined destination
- Open search window by pressing SEARCH in the main window
- If the device is using the carrier network for internet access, a warning dialog will appear asking for confirmation if this is OK.
- The user can select to accept either permanently or for this run only.
- If rejected, Navi HUD will return to the main window, and search will not be performed
- Note that downloading maps may require downloading megabytes of data and may cost a lot if done using data roaming
- Either
- Tap the focus on current position (to define a position close to where you are now)
- Or do a text search for an address near your desired destination, and tap the result location to focus on that position
- Or manually pan and zoom the map to the desired location
- Tap "USER LOC" in the map to start defining the user location
- Tap the map on the desired destination
- A dialog will now appear asking to input the name of the destination
- Giving a name is optional, but it is recommended as it will simplify selecting between destinations later
- Enter the name of the destination, for example "Car parked at Disney World" or "Our favorite hotdog stand"
- Press OK
- Cancel will abort the definition of the user destination
- The user destination will now be added to the top of location list. It will automatically be selected.
- If desired, add more destinations, either user locations or do Perform address search.
- Delete undesired destinations by tapping X
- When all the desired locations have been found and selected, close the window by tapping "Back"
- Only selected [v] locations will be added to the destination list
- If multiple locations are selected, the top one will become the active destination
- See Select predefined destination for how to switch between destinations
Make destination from coordinates
- Open options window by pressing (i) in the main window
- If desired, clear the fields by pressing X (on the iPhone) or "Clear Destination" (on the iPad).
On iPhone a dialog will appear, select "Clear destination".
- Either
- Tap "Current location" button to load the current location
- Enter the northing/easting coordinates into the location text field
- Copy/paste a location from another application (like a web-page or text document)
- Enter a name of the destination
- Giving a name is optional, but it is recommended as it will simplify selecting between destinations later
- Press "Back" to return to the Navi HUD main window
- The defined location is now the active destination.
- See Select predefined destination for how to switch between destinations
- This procedure can also be used to change the name of an earlier defined destination
Change name of destination
- Perform Select predefined destination to select the destination you want to change the name of
- Open options window by pressing (i) in the main window
- Edit the name field to the desired name
- Do NOT edit the location field
- Tap "Back" to return to the Navi HUD man window
- The renamed destination will now be the active destination
Select predefined destination
- Tap "SELECT" in main window to open a picker view containing all defined destination
- Scroll to the destination you want to make active
- The picker view will now close and the selected destination will the active
- Note the selected destination will be moved to the top of the list
- This may be used to re-order the destination list.
- Select <NONE> to not have any active destination
- This will by default display the G-meter
- It has the same effect as clearing the destination fields in the info window
Change order of destinations
Follow Select predefined destination to move the selected destination to the top of the list. Repeat to sort the list in the desired order.
Delete destination
If a destination is no longer relevant, perform the following steps to remove it from the selection list.
- Follow Select predefined destination and select the destination to be deleted.
- Open options window by pressing (i) in the main window
- Delete destination is slightly different on iPhone and iPad
- On iPhone press X. This will bring up a confirmation dialog, select "Delete destination"
- On iPad press "Delete destination". This opens a confirmation dialog, press "OK"..
- Press "Back", and the destination is now no longer in the selection list.
FEEDBACK
We are always trying to improve our products. For feedback on Navi HUD (bug reports, requests for improvements and new functionality, complaints and praise) please send an email to iosapp@daeco.no.