Quick Distance

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Keith Kessler

• June 21, 2019 00:27

Hello, 

I'd love to see Gaia develop a quick distance measure feature. Sample use cases include: There is a storm on that ridge, how far away is it, What's the sright line distance between those two lakes, etc. I've seen several apps successfully implement this functionality. In my opinion, the most elegant is the expandable two finger "rubber band" method used by the aviation app Foreflight. Additionally, the weather app, RadarScope, takes a different approach and lets you expand a circle radius from your current location (useful for how far away is that lighting strike). This is useful but only measures distance from your current location. 

I'm a huge fan of Gaia and appreciate the incremental improvements that continue to add value!

Thanks,

Keith

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  Robyn

  • June 25, 2019 19:50

  Hey Keith, 
  
  Thanks for posting - I can see how this would be a helpful feature. 
  
  Currently, you can view the straight-line distance between 2 points by creating a straight line route:

  • Long press a location on the map or tap the '+' > Create Route
  • Then tap mode in the bottom left> Straight line mode
  • Place another point by long pressing the screen. 

  
  Check out this article for more information.

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  Keith Kessler

  • June 25, 2019 21:12

  Thank you for the follow-up Robyn, I appreciate how Gaia continues to engage with the user community. I agree creating a route is a valid workaround but it's not nearly as elegant as a two finger press and measure :) 

  Keep up the good work!

  Keith

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  mlmurray10

  • December 04, 2020 02:41

  Would like to add that a quick distance measure would be great and the route workaround is super awkward. Seems like an easy add in addition to area and would be nice for quick checks like KeithKessler described. OnX has something similar that is very intuitive

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  bartbowne

  • August 12, 2021 19:49

  Agree, need at way to measure distance on an actual track/route section without having to do the point to point route work around.....

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  eric.purcell.50

  • September 18, 2021 16:35

  I would like to see a quick measure tool as well.  I use the app with a satellite layer for work often.  Sometimes its a quick and easy way for me to get a distance but its a pain with the new quick waypoint tap crap.  I would also love it if the tool displayed the distance in feet for measurements less than a 1/4 mile or 1000' or something more "precise".  I'm not looking for perfect, just something more detailed than..."0.13 miles".  

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  Bamabww

  • January 17, 2022 14:14

  Yes, a quick way to measure distance between two points is something I would use a lot.  

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  laurapritts93

  • March 06, 2022 00:23

  Yes, please! Easy calculation of distance between waypoints would be a huge help on long hikes.  

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  GaryC

  • November 19, 2022 16:13

  It would be very convenient to have a selectable distance unit of measure of yards/meters in addition to miles/kilometers in either a circle radius or single point and stretch method. Take a look at OnX, Huntstand and BaseMap for reference. Thanks with your improvements.

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  apfisterer

  • April 14, 2023 13:37

  Another vote for the two-finger "rubber band" quick distance measure feature.  

   

  Thank you.

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