Observed arrival · 2026-10-09
View Scanner names the hills in your photograph
A planned phone app matches a photographed skyline to named hills, lakes, lochs and nearby places, including offline.
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- Hillwalkers identifying Great Britain’s skylines
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- Its described matching compares photographed ridgelines with the skyline predicted from detailed height maps, rather than relying on compass direction alone.
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The page describes a workflow that combines a phone photo, location and terrain-height data, with labels for nearby landscape features and a map view. It says areas can be downloaded in advance for offline use, and that photos and location stay on the phone. The stated initial coverage is Great Britain; the site names Ordnance Survey as its map and height-data source.
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