iPhone clinometer
Who needs a Brunton compass when you've got your iPhone?
I had a few beers earlier in the week with geoblogger-home-for-the-holidays Jess Ball. I was telling her how I was going to be teaching structural geology next semester at George Mason, which prompted Jess to show me a very cool application on her iPod Touch that also works on the iPhone: it's a clinometer!
It is very cool. Twist and turn the thing, and there in two confident digits, is the angle of inclination for the device's straight edge. I was impressed. Future structure students, take note: you need this thing ($1). But first, you need an iPhone (>$1). Or I can just loan you one of GMU's Brunton compasses ($0). Your choice.
Image from John Naughton, showing that there is a margin of error associated with this cool toy.
I had a few beers earlier in the week with geoblogger-home-for-the-holidays Jess Ball. I was telling her how I was going to be teaching structural geology next semester at George Mason, which prompted Jess to show me a very cool application on her iPod Touch that also works on the iPhone: it's a clinometer!
It is very cool. Twist and turn the thing, and there in two confident digits, is the angle of inclination for the device's straight edge. I was impressed. Future structure students, take note: you need this thing ($1). But first, you need an iPhone (>$1). Or I can just loan you one of GMU's Brunton compasses ($0). Your choice.
Image from John Naughton, showing that there is a margin of error associated with this cool toy.
4 Comments:
But, can it delineate the strike???
Cool! Where is this app available, and by what name?
I've already used mine to measure dip when I didn't have a Brunton in hand. :)
slopeView is an iPhone clinometer which uses the camera, which is kind of cool (and rather useful)
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