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Leascope app reveals destination if traveling straight

Leascope is a new iPad application that allows users to discover their geographical destination if they were to travel in a straight line. The app utilizes historical map data from André Ourednik's Historical Basemaps project. Developed by Ben Gross, Leascope is available for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS, with privacy practices indicating no data collection by the developer. AI

RANK_REASON This is a new application release, but not from a frontier AI lab.

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Leascope app reveals destination if traveling straight

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