Yes. I coded my first website at an age of eight years already, and it was great fun. Following, my school education had its focus on Informatics, and I now have a degree in computer science from Graz University of Technology. Besides, lots of innovative software projects were completed successfully.
The most challenging part was – for sure – the AR 3D functionality that provides the cool Augmented Reality View showing the sun path for every day of the year at your current location directly in your camera view as an overlay. This was not easy to implement, but it was interesting solving that challenge.
I really like SUNNYTRACK [https://www.sunnytrack.app] because it is just great and useful for planning sun and shadows for photography, optimal real estate search, photovoltaics installation, garden planning or outdoor activities; and because it is “my baby”, developed by myself ;-)
Furthermore, I really enjoy Sixpack in 30 Days, because it provides great exercises when you spend lots of time in front of your computer :-)
I started around 2011. The app was published in 2018. So, that were about seven years of development. Of course, there is always work, still. SUNNYTRACK development will be continued.
It was my hobby since when I was a child to take photos of trains. Of course, at some point, it got more important having perfect sunlight conditions for these photos. There was an online tool to plan the sun direction on a map, but there was no cool app. So, I decided to create an app for planning the sun position, movement, and shadow situation for all times and days of the year.
I’m really proud of my baby, SUNNYTRACK. I think, and a lot of users reported that the design and UI is so simple to understand yet attractive and provide great functionality. Users really like to use SUNNYTRACK, and they usually understand everything at first sight. This is such great feedback for me, as a developer!
Updates are on the way. Sunny times are coming. (Not telling any secrets)
Get the app, try it out, calculate sunlight and shadows, and spread the word ?
About App:
Sunnytrack transforms your phone into a great tool knowing the sun's position, path and shadows for every place in the world, at any time. Easily displayed in different views, for example on the map or on your live camera image using Augmented Reality. See the height of the sun, its direction (azimuth) and its detailed path from sunrise till sunset.
☀️ You attach importance to photographing perfectly illuminated photo scenes? ? Being a great photographer you will never miss optimal light situations again. Sunnytrack gives you the opportunity to exactly plan sun position and Blue Hour/dusk ? for your scenes. Regardless of whether landscape or object photography, light plays an important role.
☀️ New flat? New house? Adapting your house with a solar panel? Not only great for individuals but also for professional real estate agents. Check the light and shadows, for all seasons of the year. When does the sun shine through the window in living room? ? Where exactly is sunrise, where is sunset? And when? In Augmented Reality (AR) 3D-View Sunnytrack overlays your live camera image with sun path and more information for any day. Also in photovoltaics, find optimal angles.
☀️ Simulate shadows thrown by objects in the sunlight using Shadow Simulation mode. ? You can see the length and direction of the shadow, a tree or a building throws on your garden. Or use it to track when the hill next to your house shadows your plot.
☀️ Save and easily revisit places like popular photo scenes or other objects like houses. ?
☀️ Data View ? provides lots of detailed information and times on sun position like length of day, solar noon, sunrise and sunset, and times for dusk and dawn (also Blue Hour and Golden Hour).
ALL FUNCTIONS:
• Easy to use & simple, beautiful design
• Integrated map (with different views - satellite, terrain, …)
• Show sun position on the map
• Sun compass mode on the map
• Search places
• Sunrise and sunset
• Sun path for shortest and longest day of the year
• Move time directly by swiping on graphical timeline
• Chart illustrating the suns height over the day
• Augmented Reality 3D View: showing sun position as overlay on live camera image for the whole day
• Augmented Reality 3D Grid with coordinates
• Sun path and hourly sun position on live camera image
• Shadow Simulation using as many objects as needed
• My places: easily save and revisit places
• Dark Theme for night hours
• Diverse settings in order to individually customize the App
Categories: Tools
Date: May 17, 2022
Developer: Thomas Wolfgang Moder
Website: https://www.sunnytrack.app/