PingPoint: Map Network Speed 1.1.1

For those looking to map network latency along roads or trails, PingPoint presents a promising solution. This application allows users to visualize network ping latency directly on a map, facilitating the identification of optimal signal areas.

With PingPoint, users can conduct ping sessions while navigating, allowing them to map connectivity across various locations, routes, or trails. The application marks pings on the map with color-coded indicators—ranging from green to red—to represent latency quality from good to poor. Users have the ability to select different ping intervals or target specific hosts for their tests.

PingPoint has been thoughtfully designed to simplify the process of diagnosing connectivity issues, particularly in remote areas and regions with limited cellular service. Suggested applications for this tool include:

• Mapping network latency within a specific area, trail, or route to uncover optimal connectivity zones (utilizing cellular or mobile Wi-Fi hotspot).
• Analyzing connection stability using the timeline graph (for cellular or Wi-Fi).
• Assessing latency in locations outside of one's home network (home Wi-Fi).
• Prioritizing traffic under congestion by conducting background pings while interacting with other applications (cellular or mobile Wi-Fi hotspot).
• Testing network latency to a host akin to traditional network ping tools.

PingPoint caters particularly well to IT professionals, network analysts, remote workers, digital nomads, and anyone with a technical inclination who seeks to gather and graph network latency data while in transit.

Features include:

• A dashboard providing real-time GPS accuracy readings, graphs, and maps for conducting latency tests.
• Quick-access buttons for switching ping intervals.
• Visualization of all pings along with detailed latency information on the map.
• A filtering option to view map pings by latency, highlighting fast and slow regions.
• Pings organized by session with comprehensive statistics including min/max/mean/average/round-trip details.
• The option to select individual pings for a closer look at their recorded accuracy and latency.
• Coordinates of any ping location can be copied easily.
• Navigation to any ping location via Apple Maps.
• The ability to export ping sessions as GPX routes.

Limitations:

• The dashboard’s timeline graph view lacks interactivity at this stage.
• Current support is limited to IPv4 (feedback is welcomed for IPv6 support).
• The size of ping packets is not yet configurable (users are encouraged to provide feedback if this feature is needed urgently).
• Location accuracy relies on the device's built-in GPS; utilizing a third-party GPS receiver may enhance accuracy reported by PingPoint.

Planned enhancements include:

• Improved layout for iPad screens.
• MacOS compatibility.
• An enhanced timeline view featuring scrollable, zoomable, and interactive elements.
• More granular details about individual pings and session statistics.
• Additional charts and graphs.
• Configurable ping packet sizes and payloads.
• A gradient heat map offering clearer visual representation of both latency and GPS accuracy on the map.
• Enhanced session organization capabilities (such as naming, tagging, or flagging sessions).
• A location-based ping interval feature (to only ping after moving a specified distance).
• Throughput testing capabilities.
• Potential support for Apple Watch, subject to user requests.

Privacy Policy:

PingPoint ensures that all recorded location data remains offline and encrypted on your device. Aside from optional data that can be shared with developers via Apple, no third-party analytics or advertising frameworks are utilized within PingPoint. The application will not transmit, distribute, or sell user data at any time.