Support

Use the field guide first, then export diagnostics if the capture or reconstructed horizon does not behave as expected.

Common issues

The camera or map does not start

Open iOS Settings and confirm Camera and Location access for Skyfence. Return to the app and start a new capture. The status message should explain whether permission, AR tracking, depth, or location is unavailable.

Parts of the horizon are missing

Missing sectors are not silently filled. Follow the weakest-bearing guidance and make a slower pass through those bearings. Reflective surfaces, blank sky, severe backlight, and rapid movement can reduce confidence.

A wall, branch, or pole looks wrong

Recapture the sector from the same observing position. If automatic evidence remains wrong, apply a manual sector correction and include that fact in the field note.

Capture pauses when the phone is hot

Skyfence reduces or pauses expensive mesh and Vision work under serious thermal pressure. The survey and thermal transitions remain available in diagnostics. Let the device cool before continuing if capture quality is affected.

Export diagnostics

Open Export, add a note describing the site and problem, then share either the full survey package or standalone diagnostics JSON. Include the iPhone model, iOS version, approximate lighting/weather, and what you expected to see.

Review before sharing. A field export can contain site coordinates, notes, horizon geometry, point-cloud samples, and device diagnostics.

Contact

Email skyfence@vocti.ca. Attach exports only when you intend to share their contents.