Clinometer + bubble level
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About Clinometer + bubble level
This professional tool called Clinometer is the most precise (all you can get with some calculations) slope measurement tool for Android devices using all sides of the device plus the camera. It can be used for simple applications like aligning a frame as well as for more sophisticated fields of applications where an arbitrary slope needs to be measured exactly. Read the reviews (and write your own) for all the applications you find! Thank for all your positive feedback! Please use our support link if you have questions and suggestions, we don't read the Play Store reviews every day.
Common description of an inclinometer
A clinometer or inclinometer is an instrument for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation or depression of an object with respect to gravity. It is also known as a tilt meter, tilt indicator, slope alert, slope gauge, gradient meter, gradiometer, level gauge, level meter, declinometer, and pitch & roll indicator. Clinometers measure both inclines (positive slopes, as seen by an observer looking upwards) and declines (negative slopes, as seen by an observer looking downward) using three different units of measure: degrees, percent, and topo (see Grade (slope). Astrolabes are inclinometers that were used for navigation and locating astronomical objects from ancient times to the Renaissance.
In aircraft, the "ball" in turn coordinators or turn and bank indicators is sometimes referred to as an inclinometer.
Drawing of an inclinometer, Museo Galileo, Florence.
Inclinometers include examples such as Well's in-clinometer, the essential parts of which are a flat side, or base, on which it stands, and a hollow disk just half filled with some heavy liquid. The glass face of the disk is surrounded by a graduated scale that marks the angle at which the surface of the liquid stands, with reference to the flat base. The zero line is parallel to the base, and when the liquid stands on that line, the flat side is horizontal; the 90 degree is perpendicular to the base, and when the liquid stands on that line, the flat side is perpendicular or plumb. Intervening angles are marked, and, with the aid of simple conversion tables, the instrument indicates the rate of fall per set distance of horizontal measurement, and set distance of the sloping line.
The Well's clinometer
The Abney level is a handheld surveying instrument developed in the 1870s that includes a sighting tube and inclinometer, arranged so that the surveyor may align the sighting tube (and its crosshair) with the reflection of the bubble in the spirit level of the inclinometer when the line of sight is at the angle set on the inclinometer.
One of the more famous inclinometer installations was on the panel of the Ryan NYP "The Spirit of St. Louis"—in 1927 Charles Lindbergh chose the lightweight Rieker Inc P-1057 Degree Inclinometer[1] to give him climb and descent angle information.
Measuring slope with a clinometer
A forester using a clinometer makes use of basic trigonometry. First the observer measures a straight-line distance D from some observation point O to the object. Then, using the clinometer, the observer measures the angle a between O and the top of the object. Then the observer does the same for the angle b between O and the bottom of the object. Multiplying D by the tangent of a gives the height of the object above the observer, and by the tangent of b the depth of the object below the observer. Adding the two of course gives the total height (H) of the object.
The forester stands at a fixed distance from the base of the tree. The most common distances in the United States are 50 feet (15.24 m) and 66 feet (20.12 m).[2] To obtain accurate readings it is best to use taped measured distance instead of paced distances. For the most accurate readings it is best to use a distance that is not less than the height of the tree being measured,[3] that is, that the clinometer will measure an angle less than 45° (100%).
Common description of an inclinometer
A clinometer or inclinometer is an instrument for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation or depression of an object with respect to gravity. It is also known as a tilt meter, tilt indicator, slope alert, slope gauge, gradient meter, gradiometer, level gauge, level meter, declinometer, and pitch & roll indicator. Clinometers measure both inclines (positive slopes, as seen by an observer looking upwards) and declines (negative slopes, as seen by an observer looking downward) using three different units of measure: degrees, percent, and topo (see Grade (slope). Astrolabes are inclinometers that were used for navigation and locating astronomical objects from ancient times to the Renaissance.
In aircraft, the "ball" in turn coordinators or turn and bank indicators is sometimes referred to as an inclinometer.
Drawing of an inclinometer, Museo Galileo, Florence.
Inclinometers include examples such as Well's in-clinometer, the essential parts of which are a flat side, or base, on which it stands, and a hollow disk just half filled with some heavy liquid. The glass face of the disk is surrounded by a graduated scale that marks the angle at which the surface of the liquid stands, with reference to the flat base. The zero line is parallel to the base, and when the liquid stands on that line, the flat side is horizontal; the 90 degree is perpendicular to the base, and when the liquid stands on that line, the flat side is perpendicular or plumb. Intervening angles are marked, and, with the aid of simple conversion tables, the instrument indicates the rate of fall per set distance of horizontal measurement, and set distance of the sloping line.
The Well's clinometer
The Abney level is a handheld surveying instrument developed in the 1870s that includes a sighting tube and inclinometer, arranged so that the surveyor may align the sighting tube (and its crosshair) with the reflection of the bubble in the spirit level of the inclinometer when the line of sight is at the angle set on the inclinometer.
One of the more famous inclinometer installations was on the panel of the Ryan NYP "The Spirit of St. Louis"—in 1927 Charles Lindbergh chose the lightweight Rieker Inc P-1057 Degree Inclinometer[1] to give him climb and descent angle information.
Measuring slope with a clinometer
A forester using a clinometer makes use of basic trigonometry. First the observer measures a straight-line distance D from some observation point O to the object. Then, using the clinometer, the observer measures the angle a between O and the top of the object. Then the observer does the same for the angle b between O and the bottom of the object. Multiplying D by the tangent of a gives the height of the object above the observer, and by the tangent of b the depth of the object below the observer. Adding the two of course gives the total height (H) of the object.
The forester stands at a fixed distance from the base of the tree. The most common distances in the United States are 50 feet (15.24 m) and 66 feet (20.12 m).[2] To obtain accurate readings it is best to use taped measured distance instead of paced distances. For the most accurate readings it is best to use a distance that is not less than the height of the tree being measured,[3] that is, that the clinometer will measure an angle less than 45° (100%).
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✔ Fix inverted Camera with Nexus 5X and 6P
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✔ Fix inverted Camera with Nexus 5X and 6P
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What are users saying about Clinometer + bubble level
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Why am I now getting ad's I paid for this not at all happy
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Camera based inclinometer is extremely inacurate off by 15 degrees.
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Great because it is both accurate and simple. AND oh yeah...NO stupid invasive asinine permissions.
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I used my phone on my kitchen knife, with the app running, to make sure I was sharpening it at the right angle. Worked really well
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This app takes your internet data at exorbitantly high levels. Used this app 10 or 12 times and it took around 400 mb of data.
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wao wao wao so nice 5 star se ziada acha ha.... or main galat app k loe aik star b ni deta per ye bahot nice ha thank you sir
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This slope guage, angle guage, is the smoothest running, slickest looking app in this category of tools/utilities. Very impressive. I'm not able to compare measurements against something mechanical and high-end. Will try to do a comparison, but still, this is an amazing app.
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Doesn't even work. You can't even hold your phone and get an angle displayed. These silly blue bubbles are completely unusable. Worthless app.
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Liked this ap, problem started when I was relying up on it and taking it in and out if my pocket as needed. Somehow the display came out of my pocket red, and it was way out of cal with no handy idea on how to set it back to side of phone is "zeto". Had to Uninstaller it and reload it. Got out of calling again and went to 'by eye'. Have to see if I can find out what went wrong now the job is done for this year.
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Inconsistent. Bubble level says 1.5 degree gradient; meter-looking level says 0.1. That's a rather enormous difference.
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Great app but I have a question. When I measure my bicycle fork angle if I put the phone under the fork stanchion I get one measure (67) and if I put the phone over the fork stanchion I get a different one (66)! What is the correct way to measure the angles using my phone?
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Two-point calibration (meaning known level surface not required to calibrate the level)! The only level tool I have found on Android to have this feature. At first I found the graphics a bit fussy but it's actually a really well thought-out interface. I love the guide arrow on the bubble level. My only gripe is that the clinometer goes from 0-90 degrees rather than 0-360 or +/- values, so the only way to see the direction of error from vertical or horizontal is to use the analog display - the digital readout shows the same number regardless of the direction of the error.
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I needed the camera and relative angle features so purchased them. Only trouble is, as of this writing, they do not show up! I was charged the $1.50. Am awaiting reply from them, but my experience with shadow producers is bad.
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Using this to calculate shoulder slopes for drafting sewing patterns. Saved me a lot of hassle. It's working great so far!
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So bad app how to know that network is increase
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I thought this was going to be a good app till I paid extra for it and found my camera (normally good) wouldn't focus in the camera mode!
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Something looking faulty when level the device on earth
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Exellent app included with all features like % or° setting ,worthy app for android 2.3 to 7 version. I'm satisfy with that $$$$$$
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واقعاًکاربردی وبهدردبخوره ،بااطمینان میتونم بگم که :ازچندتاapp مشابهی که قبلاًاستفاده کردهبودم بهتره.
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Crappy the measurements are too large.
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Wen iam set up cignal dish/ not totally 67° its only 40.
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I had to tighten some suspension bolts with the suspension on the ground. I couldn't reach a couple bolts with the wheels on so I took an angle measurement with this app of the angle the control arm was at while loaded, jacked and jack-standed the car and then jacked up each particular wheel until I reached the same angle I had had taken with this app. Far better than guessing or eyeballing it...5 stars for this project alone.
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Very useful app. One small thing, there does not seem to be a way of calibrating the camera clinometer. Mine is about 0.8% off (I checked by putting the face of the phone on each side of a glass door).
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Installed app on tablet and phone. Turned on apps. Leaned 10" tablet over a box, then laid phone on tablet. Variation was .3°(point 3) App plays in my ballpark!
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Use this on my Samsung and there it works but there is a problem on the S60 the readings just drift slowly
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First time I saw it I had try it and wow..! Awesome...! It works so perfect it is made for... Thanks guys, now my works site just turn fun...
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This app takes your internet data at exorbitantly high levels. Used this app 10 or 12 times and it took around 400 mb of data.
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I think it will asist with slope gradient measurement in the mining of bauxite.
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Roof and 1 in x reversed.
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Одно из редких приложений, на которое тратишь время, чтобы дать ему оценку. Удобное и наглядное.
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Used this app to find the driveshaft pinion angle on my car. It beats the manual angle finder I had. I also use it to check for flatness on surfaces and I don't need to carry a separate bubble level with this app.
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Pretty cool ... came in handy at work... takes awhile to get used to it
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Does not work with note 3
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Versitle with several different configurations.
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I am very impressed at the functionality of this inclinometer. Does its job very well.
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This app just plain works. It works as described and works as expected. The UI is pretty good too.
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GREAT for RV's
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I wish it was lighter.
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Very good
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I cannot Believe rhat new Generation thinks everything Digital. Sew those marks between each degree? They call them: Minutes (go ask Grampa