[gps-talkusers] Re: Recording and Finding User points

Steve,

You are correct that you are dealing with both recording and playback 
inaccuracies. It may help if you have acquired for a couple minutes before 
recording a point. Since you aren't dealing with maps, there should only be 
the satellite positions to impact your point recording.

Mike
At 05:43 PM 5/23/2004, you wrote:
>Hi All
>
>I'd be intrested in people's experiences with locating points which users
>have recorded for themselves, especially in outdoor shopping areas. I've had
>some really good results but some pretty strange ones as well, and it
>doesn't always depend on the size of the overhanging roof or verandah.
>Sometimes GPS reports a place to be 50 metres away when I'm right next to
>it. I'm aware that, in a difficult area, I'm dealing with two sources of
>inaccuracy, one when recording the point and another when locating it.
>
>Cheers
>
>Stephen Bennett,
>Wellington,
>New Zealand


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