Measure Tools

Measure Tools allows you to measure the distance of an object (building, tree, person …) and its height. This is done by combining data from the motion sensor of your windows phone device and some trigonometry.

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‚Measure Tools‘ supports European and Anglo-American unit types (meters, centimeters, inches, and feet).

The usage of this tool is simple but yet it’s powerful:

  1. Adjust your phone to the height of the measurement level (the height, you hold your phone), the „eye height“. This only need to be done once and per default is set to 175cm / 65 inches.
  2. Point your phone at the ground of the object you want to measure the distance. The important point is aiming the camera at the GROUND, NOT the object or the wall. (i.e. In order to measure the distance from someone, aim at his shoes). The distance is displayed immediately – press the shutter of the phone camera (or tap the camera icon) to store the distance.
  3. Now point at the objects highest point and press the shutter of the phone camera again (or tap the camera icon on the command bar). The height of the object is displayed.

4 Gedanken über “Measure Tools”

  1. Tom

    Hello

    I have purchased this app for my Windows 8 phone but when loading the app it says “The Motion API is not supported on this device‘. Can you help as to why it won;t work on my phone?

    Thanks,
    Tom

    1. admin Beitrags Autor

      Hi Tom,

      „Measure Tools“ uses the acceleration sensors of your windows phone device to measure the tilting, while you hold your phone.
      Other apps which use these sensors are „level apps“ for example. These sensors are required for the app to run.
      As far as i know, all windows phone devices have these sensors – which windows phone do you use?

      thx
      Hannes

  2. Michaela

    Hallo,
    soeben habe ich Meassure Tools auf meinem Lumia 920 installiert.
    Wenn ich testweise eine Messung vornehmen will, bekomme ich immer die Meldung, dass ich mein Handy nicht nach rechts oder Links neigen soll, sodass der Indikatorbalken grün wird.
    Ich nehme an, dass der Indikatorbalken der verstellbare Balken mit Ausrufezeichen dahinter unten im „Bild“ ist.
    Dieser verändert seine Farbe leider nie.

    1. admin Beitrags Autor

      Wichtig ist es dabei, dass man das Handy im Hochformat hält.
      Wenn man es genau waagrecht hält, wird der Balken grün und das Rufzeichen verschwindet – das ist die Voraussetzung für eine möglichst exakte Messung.

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