AvyPal is an iPhone application designed to assist backcountry travelers in identifying avalanche-prone terrain using camera-based visualization. The app utilizes color-coded indicators and GPS data to provide real-time slope angle analysis and risk alerts.
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The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Backcountry travelers and outdoor enthusiasts navigating mountainous terrain.
What does it look like?
Key features
Displays the slope angle and associated avalanche risk for terrain intended for ascent or descent.
Provides angle and avalanche risk assessment for slopes that the user intends to cross.
Delivers audible alerts every five seconds when the user is in terrain identified as having avalanche risk.
Uses color-coded overlays, including red for high-probability avalanche slopes, to visualize terrain danger.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Dormant developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: zombie.
Who built it?
Timothy Kelley
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Bottom line
AvyPal provides real-time, camera-based slope angle analysis and audible GPS alerts to help users identify potential avalanche hazards in the backcountry.
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