GST[AR]

September 18, 2024

iOS 18 is here and we made sure that all things keep running smoothly. A couple of changes under the hood and a few small improvements that we had lying around insure that you are running the best version of GST[AR] there is!

March 13, 2024

We are happy to release the largest update to GST[AR] yet! As always get in touch if you have any feedback or suggestions. We hope you enjoy GST[AR]! Support for QR-codes We have added new ways to add and open endpoints to the app. Whenever you encounter a GST[AR] QR-code you can just use the camera app to scan it. This allows you to quickly add an endpoint to the app or jump directly into a scene without having to type in the information by hand. Of course you are also able to share a model opened with such a QR-code with others using a collaborative session. Want to share an endpoint that you have stored on your device with a peer? Just simply tap the new QR-code symbol next to the URL and view the appropriate QR-code on your display. More information about the QR-codes and how to create them can be found on our blog. We want to do more with QR-codes in the future but we think that these first features come in handy already. Feature toggling It has taken us long enough but users are now able to hide and show individual features while staying immersed inside the AR view - no more reloading of the model required when that pesky DEM hides all the faulty goodness. Additionally any toggled features will be synchronized with every other peer in a collaborative session. This way we guarantee that you will always be talking about the same model with your friends and colleagues. Themes Users can now switch between themes to change the coloring of features according to a certain geoscientific scope. A new picker will show up within the AR view for every endpoint that provides one or more themes. A small legend will be shown that provides a label to every color that is visible in the scene to give more context. The legend can be minimized with a tap if it should cover up too much of the screen. Themes do not affect the order of models or features yet, but are synchronized in a collaborative session as well. Exponential superelevation We have switched the slider of the superelevation to an exponential scale which allows users to go from 1x up to a 20x superelevation. The previous maximum was 5x. We hope that this keeps both the granularity for the lower factors while providing higher factors for very flat or large scale models.

February 22, 2024

We are happy to release the largest update to GST[AR] yet! As always get in touch if you have any feedback or suggestions. We hope you enjoy GST[AR]! Support for QR-codes We have added new ways to add and open endpoints to the app. Whenever you encounter a GST[AR] QR-code you can just use the camera app to scan it. This allows you to quickly add an endpoint to the app or jump directly into a scene without having to type in the information by hand. Of course you are also able to share a model opened with such a QR-code with others using a collaborative session. Want to share an endpoint that you have stored on your device with a peer? Just simply tap the new QR-code symbol next to the URL and view the appropriate QR-code on your display. More information about the QR-codes and how to create them can be found on our blog. We want to do more with QR-codes in the future but we think that these first features come in handy already. Feature toggling It has taken us long enough but users are now able to hide and show individual features while staying immersed inside the AR view - no more reloading of the model required when that pesky DEM hides all the faulty goodness. Additionally any toggled features will be synchronized with every other peer in a collaborative session. This way we guarantee that you will always be talking about the same model with your friends and colleagues. Themes Users can now switch between themes to change the coloring of features according to a certain geoscientific scope. A new picker will show up within the AR view for every endpoint that provides one or more themes. A small legend will be shown that provides a label to every color that is visible in the scene to give more context. The legend can be minimized with a tap if it should cover up too much of the screen. Themes do not affect the order of models or features yet, but are synchronized in a collaborative session as well. Exponential superelevation We have switched the slider of the superelevation to an exponential scale which allows users to go from 1x up to a 15x superelevation. The previous maximum was 5x. We hope that this keeps both the granularity for the lower factors while providing higher factors for very flat or large scale models.

September 28, 2023

We have fixed some small visual glitches. Stay tuned for exciting news that will come soon!

September 20, 2023

We have updated the app to run flawlessly on iOS 17 and made some under the hood improvements for the future. We hope you enjoy exploring models with GST[AR]!

May 25, 2023

We improved some things under the hood!

April 5, 2023

The app is now fully compatible with the newly released GST 3.11!

November 28, 2022

Minor changes and improvements. We hope you enjoy GST[AR]!

April 22, 2022

This update fixes an issue with the endpoint library where it would not accurately show changes made on the backend. Furthermore we have updated endpoint details to work with our new version of GST Web. Should you have an endpoint that is not working anymore after an update of GST Web, try removing and re-adding it via the library or manually add it again. Old versions of GST Web are still supported. Just make sure to use the old details when entering an endpoint manually.

March 28, 2022

In this version we have added a small library of interesting public endpoints. This allows you to easily add and discover new sources of exciting geological models without having to type in all the details manually. This library can be found in the settings menu when you start to edit your current list of endpoints. Furthermore we have squished some bugs and improved the performance of the app, especially in the menu. And if you are amongst the first to adopt the new and shiny version of GST Web, the app should be ready for you as well. Only minor adjustments to your endpoint should be necessary.