Position reporting and navigation in an integrated flight application using bullseye
Position reporting and navigating using a bullseye in an integrated flight application includes obtaining bullseye coordinates in a map reference frame. The map reference frame is associated with a map of the integrated flight application. Position reporting and navigating using a bullseye in an integrated flight application further includes determining current location coordinates in the map reference frame, rendering the map with the bullseye and a current location indicator superimposed on the map, using the bullseye coordinates and the current location coordinates in the map reference frame, determining the current location coordinates in a bullseye reference frame, and reporting the current location in the bullseye reference frame.
1. A method for position reporting and navigating using a bullseye in an integrated flight application, the method comprising:
receiving, in a user interface of the integrated flight application executing on a portable computing device, a first selection of a location on a map displayed in the user interface;
receiving a second selection in the user interface to set the location as a bullseye;
obtaining, responsive to the first selection and the second selection, bullseye coordinates of the bullseye in a map reference frame,
wherein the map reference frame is associated with a map of the integrated flight application;
detecting, by the integrated flight application using a global positioning system (GPS) sensor of the portable computing device, current location coordinates in the map reference frame;
displaying, by the integrated flight application in a display of the portable computing device, the map with a bullseye located at the bullseye coordinates and a current location indicator superimposed on the map, wherein displaying the map uses the bullseye coordinates and the current location coordinates in the map reference frame;
transforming, by the integrated flight application, the current location coordinates in the map reference frame to current location coordinates in a bullseye reference frame;
displaying, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, a bullseye instrument listing the current location coordinates in the bullseye reference frame, the bullseye instrument being a popup box in the user interface;
receiving, in the bullseye instrument of the user interface of the integrated flight application, object coordinates in the bullseye reference frame;
determining the object coordinates in the map reference frame;
displaying, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, the map with an object indicator superimposed on the map, using the object coordinates in the map reference frame;
generating, by the integrated flight application, a flight plan from the current location to the object; and
displaying, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, the map with the flight plan superimposed on the map.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
tracking the current location during the execution of the flight plan; and
storing the tracked current location.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bullseye coordinates are obtained from a user entering the bullseye coordinates.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the map reference frame is based on one selected from a group consisting of a latitude/longitude representation and a military grid reference system (MGRS) representation.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bullseye reference frame is a polar reference frame using the bullseye as an origin.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sharing the bullseye coordinates to a secondary application, wherein the integrated flight application and the secondary application are hosted on different devices.
7. A system for position reporting and navigating using a bullseye in an integrated flight application, the system comprising:
a computer processor of a portable computing device; and
instructions executing on the computer processor, causing the system to:
receive, in a user interface of the integrated flight application executing on the portable computing device, a first selection of a location on a map displayed in the user interface;
receive a second selection in the user interface to set the location as a bullseye;
obtain, responsive to the first selection and the second selection, bullseye coordinates of the bullseye in a map reference frame, wherein the map reference frame is associated with a map of the integrated flight application;
detect, by the integrated flight application using a global positioning system (GPS) sensor of the portable computing device, current location coordinates in the map reference frame;
display, by the integrated flight application in a display of the portable computing device, the map with a bullseye located at the bullseye coordinates and a current location indicator superimposed on the map, wherein displaying the map uses the bullseye coordinates and the current location coordinates in the map reference frame;
transform, by the integrated flight application, the current location coordinates in the map reference frame to current location coordinates in a bullseye reference frame;
display, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, a bullseye instrument listing the current location coordinates in the bullseye reference frame, the bullseye instrument being a popup box in the user interface;
receive, in the bullseye instrument of the user interface of the integrated flight application, object coordinates in the bullseye reference frame;
determine the object coordinates in the map reference frame;
display, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, the map with an object indicator superimposed on the map, using the object coordinates in the map reference frame;
generate, by the integrated flight application, a flight plan from the current location to the object; and
display, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, the map with the flight plan superimposed on the map.
8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising a communication interface, and wherein the instructions further cause the system to share the bullseye coordinates to a secondary application, using the communication interface, wherein the secondary application is hosted on a secondary system.
9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code for causing a computer system to:
receive, in a user interface of the integrated flight application executing on a portable computing device, a first selection of a location on a map displayed in the user interface;
receive a second selection in the user interface to set the location as a bullseye;
obtain, responsive to the first selection and the second selection, bullseye coordinates of the bullseye in a map reference frame,
wherein the map reference frame is associated with a map of the integrated flight application;
detect, by the integrated flight application using a global positioning system (GPS) sensor of the portable computing device, current location coordinates in the map reference frame;
display, by the integrated flight application in a display of the portable computing device, the map with a bullseye located at the bullseye coordinates and a current location indicator superimposed on the map, wherein displaying the map uses the bullseye coordinates and the current location coordinates in the map reference frame;
transform, by the integrated flight application, the current location coordinates in the map reference frame to current location coordinates in a bullseye reference frame;
display, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, a bullseye instrument listing the current location coordinates in the bullseye reference frame, the bullseye instrument being a popup box in the user interface;
receive, in the bullseye instrument of the user interface of the integrated flight application, object coordinates in the bullseye reference frame;
determine the object coordinates in the map reference frame;
display, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, the map with an object indicator superimposed on the map, using the object coordinates in the map reference frame;
generate, by the integrated flight application, a flight plan from the current location to the object; and
display, in the user interface of the integrated flight application, the map with the flight plan superimposed on the map.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the bullseye coordinates are obtained from a user entering the bullseye coordinates.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the map reference frame is based on one selected from a group consisting of a latitude/longitude representation and a military grid reference system (MGRS) representation.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the bullseye reference frame is a polar reference frame using the bullseye as an origin.