Outcrop
Point your camera at a landscape to learn about its geology
Startup
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Outcrop is a geology app for iPhone and Android with geologic maps in augmented reality. Point your camera at the landscape around you to learn about its geology: what its rocks are called, when and how each formed, and where the continents were at the time. Works offline.
Highlights from the product’s site
- Geologic maps in augmented reality
- See where it formed
- Know what’s under your feet
- See the layers below
- Search for rocks
First shown on Hacker News on 29 October 2026 as “Point your camera at a landscape to learn about its geology”, where it reached 164 points and 38 comments. Read the discussion.
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