aCoPilot Capitan

aCoPilot Capitan aCoPilot Capitan is a vehicle digital dashboard, featured by unique combined speed, location and altitude 3D log graph. It also visualizes your current speed and heading, keeps an eye on speed limits and driving style, and reminds you to take some a rest if you're driving for too long.

Detailed features list include:

  • Location/Speed/Altitude 3D trip graph

    Unique way to represent the speed, location and altitude data in a single 3D graph. Color coded speed and altitude chart is constantly adjusted according to your moving trajectory. At your current location point there is a digital compass, showing moving course related to the true (not magnetic) North.

    You can adjust the view angle by moving your finger vertically, horizontal move changes the time scale. Tapping the "CLR" icon clears the track data, "FIT" sets the default view angle and fits the whole track on screen. in Preferences, you can adjust the transparency of all the components of the chart or switch them off completely.





  • Speed display

    The speed display of aCoPilot Capitan is "live" - it changes the font size and color depending on your acceleration, making the reading more expressive. Also, it has two modes of showing the average trip speed (tap to display it in full size): average speed during last 5 minutes ("-avg") or average speed since program startup ("+avg").

  • HUD (Head-Up Display) mode

    Tapping the "HUD" icon mirrors all the text and removes small display details, so if you position the iPhone horizontally under your car's windscreen you can see perfectly readable half-transparent reflection of the picture displayed. We love this mode! We found it much more convenient compared to traditional car dashboards (especially on the roads of Western Europe, which are full of speed cameras and where you need to watch your speedometer all the time). And last but not the least - it just looks cool.
    Note: this mode works pretty well at night time and twilight, but on direct sunlight the screen brightness can be insufficient.


  • Display color themes

    You can choose between three color themes: green, blue and red.

    Red theme may suit the BMW and Audi drivers:



    While Blue theme looks better in Volkswagen Golf or Passat:



    Aslo, you can adjust transparency if different log chart components.




  • Driving style advisor

    Every 5 minutes aCoPilot Capitan checks the collected speed data and if you accelerating or braking too hard and too often reminds you about the safety. Sometimes, when you're hurrying to the airport overtaking other cars, it's good to have something that reminds you that missed plane isn't worth your life!
    The "lightning" icon on the left below the "speed limit" is a meter that indicates how "smooth" your driving is. When you driving on motorway keeping the constant speed the icon is green, but if you change the speed often it turns red, indicating that the situation is getting potentially dangerous. Gray color tells the advisor indicator is off or there is not enough speed data collected.

    Also this feature can be used as a fuel economy indicator - smooth driving results in lower fuel consumption. Of course, sensitivity of the Advisor can be adjusted in Preferences, or it can be completely switched off.




  • Satellite location info

    Information about your current location, altitude, speed, course, satellite measurement precision and distance to the starting point of your trip. You can adjust the transparency of the view to use it together with the 3D trip graph.



    On a separate screen you can see the maximum reached speed, altitude or distance from start, for you current trip or for for all the trips you ever did.



  • Speed limit warnings

    aCoPilot Capitan can keep track on 4 speed limits, giving a warning each time you crossing it. Normally, it's legal speed limits within cities, local roads and high-speed motorways.


     


    "Never exceed speed" is the speed you should not exceed under any conditions. For example, it can be a technical limit of your vehicle or the point where government can arrest your driving license.
    Speed limit warning fullscreen:
     


  • Driving timer

    Displays current system time set on your iPhone and a time of your trip.
    In some countries it's illegal to drive longer then particular period of time without having a break. aCoPilot Capitan can watch this period and remind you that it's necessary to stop and have some rest.
    Tapping the "Clock" icon resets the timer, average speed and driving style adviser timeout.


  • Display units

    The speed can be displayed in:
    • Kilometers (1000 meters) per hour
    • Miles (1609 meters) per hour
    • Knots (1852 meters per hour)
    • Meters per second

    The available distance units are:
    • Kilometers (1000 meters)
    • Statute miles (1609 meters)
    • Nautical miles (1852 meters)



    We found this feature truly useful when traveling from UK to continental Europe in a car with speedometer, marked only in miles.

  • Video review by http://theapppodcast.com:





  • Limitations
    • The program is running only on GPS-enabled iPhones 3G (second generation or higher) with iPhone OS 2.2 or higher. No iPod Touch, 1st-generation iPhones or minor OS versions supported.
    • The precision is affected by the satellite signal quality. On open-sky spaces it's pretty good, but under other conditions can noticeably decrease. Also, after startup it requires some time to locate the necessary satellites, so during first minutes of running the measurement can be less effective. If unsure, use the program only for reference, don't rely on it for 100%.
    • To avoid filling the memory of your iPhone with old travel tracks we limited the maximum track size and dynamically decrease detail level of your most old GPS data. We do not recommend to use this program for serious navigation in any sort of dangerous conditions.


    • Thanks to everyone for your suggestions about additional functionality, there is a big chance they will be implemented in next version. Please forward your requests or bug reports to
    requests@atoll-ordenadores.com
    or share your opinions at
    http://forum.atoll-ordenadores.com.

  • How to buy:
    Install iTunes and click on the link below:

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