There are a couple of cool new things in this beta.
The "Satellite Map" option from the What's Here menu has been totally rewritten to use native Google Maps API. This makes it much smoother, and also interactive. The Find function works so you can precisely locate postcode, houses, fields etc in the satellite map. You can then press and hold to create a User Waypoint exactly where you want. User Waypoints are annotated on the satellite map, can be dragged around and edited.
The Satellite functionality within the Airfield Information window has also been updated. You can now choose to show an Aerial View or a perspective view from finals down most runways, which is really cool.

Please give all this a try and give us some feedback. We particularly want to know if the maps functionality doesn't work on your (older) device, which might be because your Google Maps app on the device needs to be updated.

Could someone please try this and give us feedback?

Hi Tim,

I've been trying it out for the past few days and can't fault it. Thanks for adding back the editable live PLOG which works fine.

Still having problems with pinch zoom on two different Android devices but that's not new to this version (see http://forums.skydemon.aero/Topic16552.aspx )

Simon

Did all the satellite map stuff work?

Yup. faultlessly.

Hi,

I don't have real feedback, since I can't really access those capabilities. I refrain myself for writing it, since I was initially thinking I was doing something wrong, but I now wonder if I'm the only one.


It works great, I only miss a "plot" on the location, since it only center the map on it, but with a quite high level of zoom, meaning you can lose the point when zooming in.


I've never been able to do that. "Show on map" on an user waypoint opens Googlemap outside of SD, without any annotation.


The default aerial view works well, but I can't find how to switch to a perspective view.
The default GoogleMap buttons (especially the itinary one) could be confusing, since it opens the car/foot/public transport/cycle itinary page inside Skydemon. Unless you want to manage an important branch of the journey, the one to the closest restaurant

My GoogleMaps version is 9.16.2
I've certainly forgotten something, but I can't figure what at this stage ...

M

Mike, it sounds like you're not using the beta at all. That sounds like how the current public version works.

how can I choose the in flight satellite view ?
Nexus 7 2013 android last version sd 3.4.3
Maps 9.17.1

Angelo

There is no in flight satellite view.

Tim,I mean:
"The Satellite functionality within the Airfield Information window has also been updated. You can now choose to show an Aerial View or a perspective view from finals down most runways, which is really cool."
The question: how can I choose aerial view or perspective view ?
tanks

Angelo