Elevato vs RFLossIOS

Instantly track your elevation, explore global terrain (even seabeds!), save peaks, and calculate long-distance visibility. Ever wonder about your current elevation? Want to remember that stunning viewpoint? Curious if that distant mountain is actually visible? Or maybe you’re intrigued by the depth of the ocean floor? Elevato is your ultimate elevation companion! Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, pilots, photographers, scientists, and the endlessly curious, Elevato delivers accurate elevation data and powerful visibility tools—right on your iPhone. It uses Copernicus DEM (30m resolution) for land and GEBCO 2024 Grid for oceans and polar regions. Key Features: Instant Elevation & Location: See your current altitude and location at a glance. Enjoy dynamic backgrounds that shift with your elevation—from mountain scenes to coastal views. Global Elevation Lookup: Tap anywhere on the map to instantly find the elevation of that point—land elevation, seabed depth (bathymetry), and polar ice height included. Save Favorite Spots: Mark important locations like peaks, viewpoints, or trailheads with a tap. Name them, manage your list, and view saved spots with their recorded altitudes on the map. Unique Visibility Calculator: Go beyond altitude—see if distant objects are visible with a tool that considers: Earth's curvature and atmospheric refraction. Observer height, object height, and distance inputs. Highest Altitude Record: Automatically track the highest point you've reached (toggle this feature in Settings). Download Elevato and explore the vertical world— from the highest peaks to the deepest ocean trenches—with confidence.

RFLossIOS helps you evaluate radio links between two locations on an interactive map. Set two points, search for towns, inspect the path, and view line-of-sight and terrain profiles. The app highlights possible obstacles along the route and provides RF calculations including FSPL, received power, noise floor, SNR, and link margin. It is designed for practical field-oriented link planning for VHF and higher frequencies. Obstacle and terrain sources include OSM buildings, AHN5 DSM/DTM for the Netherlands, Copernicus DEM 30m, and NASA SRTMGL1 where available. Building height data depends on the selected source and may be incomplete. FSPL calculations are intended for VHF and higher frequencies, and only when the path has no blocked LOS obstruction.