Firstly the latest version online Minotaur
Minotaur is a JavaScript and HTML5 a software that allows you to use your phone's sensors to build underwater cave routes. Using sensor data and AI, you can get an amazing accuracy of 2-3%. On closed routes using diver propulsion vehicle(DPV) the accuracy reaches 1%. Without experience in use and calibration, the Minotaur will produce a result with an accuracy in the neighborhood of 4%
Minotaur has a module for route recording, editing and viewing. Routes can be processed and cleaned of sensors fluctuations and deviations. Routes can be assembled into a complex system. Circular routes are supported. Minotaur also has a built-in viewer of finished routes on the world map. Google's open GPX format allows routes to be edited in thousands of other programs and services. Exchange with any geodetic mapping system in the world. This gives a wide range of possibilities for further placement and publication of routes of any kind and configuration for any purpose.
Install Minotaur on your phone. Place your phone in any underwater housing with Bluetooth access buttons. Using a simple compass calibration procedure and navigation rules you can now record underwater cave routes! The constant measurement mode allows you to take pictures regardless of location or difficult line positioning. This method of surveying is very fast, it is difficult to use in cramped, confined caves. It is necessary to move using a DPV scooter for the best mapping results.
- Rapid cave survey
- Available in different languages
- Internet connection is not required
- Minotaur is available for major platforms PC, Mac, Linux, IOS and Android
- GPS Exchange Format file (GPX) are full supported
| Features | Minotaur | Ariane`s Line | The Surveyor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 750$ + $40 Yearly subscription | 2600€ | |
| Accuracy of measurement | Around 2% | Around 1% | |
| Difficulty in learning to use | Hard | Hard | |
| Loop closure | Around 2% | Around 2% | |
| Depht precision | 5 meters | 0.3 meters | |
| Compass precision | 2° | 2° | |
| Open data format | No | No | |
| Support by third-party programs for the format | No | No | |
| Code availability | No | No | |
| Use routs in other software | No | No | |
| Supported OS | Windows, MacOS, Linux | Windows, Android | |
| IGRF13 correction | No Info | ||
| WGS84 model for calculations | No Info | No Info | |
| Point reduction filters | No | ||
| Temperature sensor | No | No | |
| Using pulsation to calculate average speed | No | ||
| Memory maximum routes | 50 | +/- 5000 | |
| Working with multiple routes | No | ||
| Manual map drawing | Use WTracks | No | |
| Add LRUD data | No | ||
| Building complex profiles | No | ||
| Multilingual software GUI | No | No | |
| Third party software installation required | Yes | Yes | |
| Accessibility | No |
- To record routes, install Minotaur as a PWA app on your phone
- To edit and create routes in Browser, Get the latest version online Minotaur or clone\download from GitHub
- Unzip arhive. Use latest Google Chrome\Safari Browser for view
- Go to Minotaur/HTML_SRC/
- Search index.html and start it
- Thats all!
- To edit and create routes in your favorite OS, unzip arhive from GitHub to your OS
- Start executable file with Minotaur icon
- Really thats all :)
To be available later
- Chrome
- Safari
- Safari iOS, Chrome iOS
- Chrome Android
Want to contribute? The team encourages community feedback and contributions. Please follow our contributing guidelines. If Minotaur is not working properly, please file a report in the email. We also welcome issues submitted on GitHub.
For information regarding Minotaur plans and release schedule, please see the Minotaur
Many of the core components and extensions to Code live in their own repositories on GitHub. For example, the JsPDF and the JsXLSX have their own repositories. Simply ask if you need more info.
Copyright (c) 2023, VlasovAlexey
All rights reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
Minotaur doesn't collect any personal data.
Please note - this program is made with the experienced and technical diver in mind. If you're relatively new to diving, you may find this program difficult to use. You're expected to know the theory behind the diving practices and procedures used here.