Author’s Tools
https://dalekiewidoki.pl/obserwator – Observer Tools is a program with useful features for distant view enthusiasts: distance and azimuth calculator, object search, and other helpful tools.
https://dalekiewidoki.pl/interaktywna-mapa – Interactive FAR VIEWS MAP
https://dalekiewidoki.pl/refraction_calc – Atmospheric Refraction Coefficient Calculator – calculate the atmospheric refraction coefficient at which point C is visible from point A exactly behind point B.
https://dalekiewidoki.pl/range_calc – Visibility Range Calculator – calculate the maximum visibility range considering Earth’s curvature and atmospheric refraction.
Panorama Generators, Visibility Simulations
Tools that work in a browser window
Heywhatsthat
Description of program usage – dalekiehoryzonty.pl website
Ulrich Deuschle’s Panorama Generator
https://www.udeuschle.de/panoramas/makepanoramas_en.htm
Description of creating simulations – dalekiehoryzonty.pl website
Identifying objects in a photo by overlaying panorama simulation – dalekiehoryzonty.pl website
Peakfinder (also has a mobile app option)
Tools that work as standalone programs on a computer
Kashmir 3D
https://www.kashmir3d.com/index-e.html
Program configuration and panorama creation description – on dalekiehoryzonty.pl
Tools that work as mobile applications
Other Tools
Aviation Obstacle Map: http://caa-pl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=252d2be2e6104adcb9be8201660a05b3
Geoportal tools: https://mapy.geoportal.gov.pl/imap/Imgp_2.html?gpmap=gp0
- Digital Terrain Model → Terrain Profile – useful for verifying and checking heights and terrain profiles.
- Digital Terrain Model → Visibility Analysis along a given line – useful for analyzing obstacles along the line of sight.
- Layer → Spatial Planning → Exclusion zones around wind turbines – useful for identifying wind turbines.