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[Feature Request] Ground Track Improvements #94
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Just doing some initial footwork here, with respect to the ground-track direction topic:
Thoughts? |
Hi @tomswartz07 Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, I have to disappoint you... What has happened is that I have taken some time (that I did not have) and spent it on some required maintenance that was practically forced down on me. That work is still ongoing and the next 2-3 releases will be mostly clean-up and fixing/finishing existing functionality. So any new feature that requires significant work will have to wait.
I see how this can be useful but I think it would be confusing together with the current "show ground track" option. I think the only way this might work is if we replace the existing "Show ground track" option with this way of showing the ground track. I will think about it.
At first I thought you meant a small arrow from the satellite pointing in the direction of moving, which is something I have actually thought about adding. But now I think you mean adding arrows along the ground track at regular intervals? I'm not sure how that would look... Anyway, as I said, my plan right now is to spend the time that I don't have on clean-up and fixing existing stuff. You are of course more than welcome to play with the code and try things out, but please expect that any GUI code may have to be re-written after the port to Gtk+ 3 is complete. |
Hey @csete: Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks for the consideration. Totally understand.
From the very first post in the feature request, I was imagining arrows all along the line. If you're open to it, I'd be more than happy to play around with the code to see if this is easily implemented. Thanks again for your work, I appreciate it. |
You should play around with the code regardless of what I think; it's why it's there. On the other hand, I don't promise anything ;-) |
I've implemented these suggestions here: #194 |
Hey there:
Super glad to see that GPredict is getting some love lately.
I do have one feature request- I'd be glad to help out with implementation as well.
Feature:
This feature makes it easy to quickly visualize the rough path of a satellite as it relates to the ground station, without having to resort to viewing the 'Sky At A Glance' window or inspecting individual polar pass info screens.
The direction of orbit indicators also allow for quick indication if it will be a N→S or S→N or any other combination of pass.
This is especially useful when viewing the ground track 2+ orbits away for a polar orbiting satellite (such as NOAA 15/18/19), as it would otherwise be necessary to trace the path manually to determine.
These functions could be enabled or disabled as a user preference.
Current process:
Currently, in order to enable the ground track on a specific satellite, you must right-click on the sat, select 'Ground Track'.
Then, repeat the process to disable the ground track.
To determine the direction of a polar-orbiting satellite's ground track, one must observe the current direction of orbit, then trace line forward.
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