Columbus Eye
Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Columbus Eye is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated July 17, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 213 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 17
- 2026 · v4.0
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About Columbus Eye
Explore the Earth in Augmented Reality – with Columbus Eye! Columbus Eye brings stunning satellite imagery and scientific content straight to your smartphone – letting you discover our planet through marker-based Augmented Reality (AR). Perfect for use in classrooms, at home, or simply out of curiosity. What you’ll find: • Marker-based Augmented Reality – Bring satellite images to life • High-quality satellite imagery – Explore volcanoes, cities, oceans, and more • Interactive learning modules – Understand how Earth observation works • Based on real satellite data – Scientifically sound and educational • Made for education – Works with free printable worksheets How it works: Print the matching markers from the official worksheets at https://esero.de/unterricht/arapps or https://columbuseye.rub.de/english.html, open the app – and watch satellite images come to life in 3D! A DLR educational project Columbus Eye was developed as part of an educational initiative by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). It combines real Earth observation data with engaging, curriculum-aligned content for schools and curious minds alike. Discover Earth from space – right on your smartphone.
What’s new
Version 4.0 · Updated July 17, 2026
The main menu and selected AR parts work in portrait mode now.
App privacy
The developer, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: App Functionality
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