For those of you who have been enjoying holoholo's pictures in the http://forums.tombihn.com/customer-p...n-volcano.html thread, if you have an iOS device such as an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, the Explore Kilauea Volcano app by Fire Work Media is free today. This app shows you panoramic views around the terrain of the Kilauea Iki Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It's also meant as a companion app that can be used as you walk along the Kilauea Iki Trail, where you can view details about plants along the route, which are described with an audio clip pronouncing the name.
From the main menu, tap on "Explore", then tap "1. Kilauea Iki Trail" to start your virtual tour. The other numbered map points will display photos of other locations in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which will apparently be sold through in-app purchase. When the "volcano" icon in the lower right is shown "erupting", dotted lines will circle parts of the screen where you can tap for further information — for example, to find out about plants along the trail. Tapping either on the circled hiker figure in the first screen, or on the right arrow key for the auto-played tour will start by showing you a movie of a Kilauea eruption. I've hiked this trail a few times, so I prefer to interactively browse parts of the trail, which you can do by panning around and also tapping in the direction of the blue arrows à la Google Streetview.
There's also another app from Fire Work Media called Explore Kilauea Volcano: Plants that specifically focuses on the plants. This has gone free several times in the past, but is not currently free ($0.99). I think they've been using it as a testbed for integrating parts into the Explore Kilauea Volcano app.
Hope this is of some interest, and not too specialist!
moriond
From the main menu, tap on "Explore", then tap "1. Kilauea Iki Trail" to start your virtual tour. The other numbered map points will display photos of other locations in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which will apparently be sold through in-app purchase. When the "volcano" icon in the lower right is shown "erupting", dotted lines will circle parts of the screen where you can tap for further information — for example, to find out about plants along the trail. Tapping either on the circled hiker figure in the first screen, or on the right arrow key for the auto-played tour will start by showing you a movie of a Kilauea eruption. I've hiked this trail a few times, so I prefer to interactively browse parts of the trail, which you can do by panning around and also tapping in the direction of the blue arrows à la Google Streetview.
There's also another app from Fire Work Media called Explore Kilauea Volcano: Plants that specifically focuses on the plants. This has gone free several times in the past, but is not currently free ($0.99). I think they've been using it as a testbed for integrating parts into the Explore Kilauea Volcano app.
Hope this is of some interest, and not too specialist!
moriond
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