Using SkyView on Mobile Devices

SkyView is a Progressive Web App (PWA), so you can install it directly on your phone or tablet and use it like a native application: a standalone window, home‑screen icon, offline caching, background updates, and optional push / stream status notifications. Just open your SkyView server in a mobile browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari) and choose “Add to Home Screen” / “Install app” when prompted. On a LAN or the Internet, use HTTPS so that the install prompt and WebRTC streams work properly.

Once installed, the app launches without browser chrome (tabs or address bar) and behaves like other apps you’ve pinned to your home screen.

Video

Mobile

You can use all available controls to open map, metadata windows, stream events or detected parameters, making critical operational context reachable on a small screen.

Full screen

In landscape mode you can expand to true full‑screen for maximum immersion and improved legibility of fine details.

STANAG 4609 & MISB Metadata

SkyView decodes STANAG 4609 compliant video streams and extracts accompanying MISB KLV metadata in real time. Values (sensor latitude/longitude, platform heading, frame center, elevation, slant range, target coordinates, timestamps, etc.) are normalized and presented in a clean, human‑readable panel. This lets operators interpret geospatial and sensor context instantly without external tools.

Mobile Metadata

Map View (Situational Awareness)

The integrated map view places platforms and sensors in geographic context, updating as streams publish position and attitude metadata. Pinch‑zoom and pan gestures behave like native mapping apps. This spatial layer delivers rapid situational awareness on handheld devices during live operations.

Mobile Map

Tips

  • Install the PWA to enable background notifications on Android devices (configure under Config → PWA).
  • Trust the HTTPS certificate (on LAN) so WebRTC and install prompts aren’t blocked.
  • Use landscape full‑screen for multi‑stream monitoring or when reading dense metadata.

Summary

Mobile users get the full SkyView capability set: low‑latency STANAG 4609 playback, live MISB metadata decoding, interactive situational map, and native‑like PWA behaviors - compressed into an ergonomic touch interface.