Other Overlays

Miscellaneous overlays that don't fit any other family: the International Space Station's live position and world time zones.

Where to find it

Map › floating Overlays button (layers icon, top-left of the map) › Other tab (satellite icon, last tab in the row).

Hierarchy

Overlays (floating panel)
└── Other
    ├── ISS Tracker
    └── Time Zones

Opening the panel and the Other tab

  1. On the map, click the Overlays button at the top-left to expand the panel.
  2. In the tab row, click the Other tab (satellite icon, far right).
  3. Toggle each overlay on or off with a single click on its button; an active overlay is shown in colour, and a badge on the tab shows how many overlays are active.

ISS Tracker

What it's for: show the live position of the International Space Station on the map, refreshed automatically.

How to use it: 1. Open the Other tab. 2. Click ISS Tracker to turn it on (the button turns purple). 3. The ISS position appears on the map and updates on its own. 4. Click again to hide the overlay.

Options & settings:

Control Effect
ISS Tracker button Turns the live ISS position on/off on the map.

Tips & limits: - The position is updated roughly every 10 seconds. - Purely informational overlay, unrelated to navigation; handy for spotting a visible ISS pass over your area on a clear night. - Requires an internet connection to fetch the real-time position.

Time Zones

What it's for: display the world's time zones on the map with live local time labels — useful for setting watch schedules, broadcast windows, or rendezvous times on a long passage.

How to use it: 1. Open the Other tab. 2. Click Time Zones to turn it on (the button turns blue). 3. The zone boundaries and live local-time labels appear on the map. 4. Click again to hide the overlay.

Options & settings:

Control Effect
Time Zones button Shows the zone boundaries and live local-time labels.

Tips & limits: - On land, the boundaries follow the official IANA borders (daylight saving time is handled automatically). - At sea, the display switches to 15°-longitude nautical bands (the sailor's theoretical time zones). - Local-time labels are computed live; handy for anticipating the time shift as you make easting or westing.

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