Add sightline from location marker and more accurate compass reading
When using Gaia to actually navigate in the backcountry it would be very useful if the location arrow had a sightline extending from the tip of the arrow. The user should be able to configure the length and visibility of this line. That way, when viewing topography very far away it is far easier to determine what you're actually looking at. As the user turns the phone, the line extending from the tip of the location arrow will turn with the user and pass over distant topography. The user could pan away from their location and zoom in to get a closer look at distant topography with this sightline still present.
This feature coupled with a 1 degree resolution compass readout would allow users to take relatively accurate bearings off of topography. The compass has a resolution of only 10 degrees in the UI. Giving the users an option to switch out the compass' panning display with a simple 3 digit bearing would be nice. Only a single number needs to appear where the current compass UI exists. Users should have the option to switch between the two compass styles.
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I would also like to see this feature, which is sometimes known as a bearing line. It can be very useful for the purposes indicated. It can also be useful in a canoe, e.g., when attempting to follow a straight course to a distant landmark. I previously used a different app that had this feature and it is sorely missed. (Though I wouldn't object to the length of the line being adjustable, as TylerYoung, suggests, it would work for me as long as the line extends from the current location to the edge of the screen.)
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I concur. It would make sense to me to couple this with the "double-triangle" mode (entered by clicking a second time on the cross-hairs icon in the middle of the top button bar). Also, it would make more sense to me if the "double-triangle" mode positioned the current position at 1/4 or 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of the screen, rather than half-way up.
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I can definitely see how it would be helpful to have sight lines.
We don't have plans for anything like this at the moment, but I'll create an internal request for this to keep track.
As a work around, you can create a waypoint then use Guide Me. This will show a straight line to the waypoint, and you can rotate until the arrow is aligned with the line.- Create and Edit Waypoints in the App
- Using Guide Me - Get Guidance to and along a Track, Route or Waypoint
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