gipfel

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gipfel
Software Details:
Version: 0.4.0
Upload Date: 17 Feb 15
Developer: Johannes Hofmann
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 6

Rating: 1.0/5 (Total Votes: 1)

gipfel is an unique, very cool, completely free and open source software project that allows you to find the names of the various mountain peaks, as well as other points of interest, that are displayed in an image, using a database that contains GPS data and names.

How does this uber cool tool works?

For it to work as expected, the application needs the names of any two known mountains that are shown in the given picture. After that, gipfel will automatically compute all the parameters required to display the positions of other mountains on the respective photo.

However, if only the name of one mountain is known, the gipfel application will try to guess the name of the other mountains, which might render all the names completely wrong. Users can manually configure the application’s parameters.

What? How does it do that?

Well, it may sound complicated at first, but it’s actually pretty simple, as the program uses a database comprised of GPS data and names. It is often described as a georeferencing software for random images, not only maps and satellite images.

In addition, the program features an image stitching mode, which will generate a panorama image from the merge of multiple photos, which have been first analyzed by the application. The stitching functionality has been engineered to reuse the code from the referencing images.

Does it work on my Linux box?

Yes, most probably, as well as on the Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and BSD operating systems. It has a minimal set of requirements (see below for details) and it’s distributed as a pre-built binary package for RPM-based distributions, such as openSUSE, and a universal source archive that can be installed on any Linux/UNIX OS. Both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures are supported at this time.

What is new in this release:

  • Fix compilation with fltk-1.3.x.
  • Use proper distance for distortion correction.
  • Don't update coordinates of marked hills.
  • Remove compute button. Positions are now updated automatically when marked hills are moved.
  • Fix focal length for images in portrait format.
  • Fix up/down keys in viewpoint chooser.

What is new in version 0.2.9:

  • Major bug fixes and feature enhancements.

What is new in version 0.2.8:

  • This release fixes problems with image saving on some platforms and a crash in stitching mode.

What is new in version 0.2.7:

  • The mountain database has been updated with data from viewfinderpanoramas.org.
  • It now contains more than 21000 mountains.
  • This release highlights the name, height, and distance of the mountain that is under the mouse.

What is new in version 0.2.6:

  • Image saving has been improved, a simple README viewer was added, the stitching code was simplified, and the data file has bee updated.

Requirements:

  • FLTK
  • libtiff
  • libjpeg
  • Exiv2
  • GNU Scientific Library

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