V5.1.0 - 462 New altitude/heading shows incorrect Data
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I did a little experiment with this. My house is just below a 50m contour line. My phone using MRA gives 341ft or 104M.
Same with OSMand.
In OSMand you can download a correction file "World Altitude Correction"
This puts me at 157ft or 48M which would be within + or - 3m of my actual elevation.
Might be worth building in the correction file somewhere?
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I noticed also that a correction of about -50 m is necessary.
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Regarding the Noth segment display, I believe it was always correct.
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I compared several apps and GPX Tools. Only OsmAnd Shows the correct value (at my home base in southern part of Germany.
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It’s just a nice extra feature! It’s not like your life depends on the altitude display shown by the navigation system. I see it as a fun gimmick. Whether I’m driving at sea level or at 1500 meters in mountainous terrain, it’s simply fun to see — nothing more. And I believe that’s exactly how this functionality was intended: nothing more and nothing less. Apparently, some phones handle it better than others.
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It’s just a nice extra feature! It’s not like your life depends on the altitude display shown by the navigation system. I see it as a fun gimmick. Whether I’m driving at sea level or at 1500 meters in mountainous terrain, it’s simply fun to see — nothing more. And I believe that’s exactly how this functionality was intended: nothing more and nothing less. Apparently, some phones handle it better than others.
@Rob-Verhoeff I totally agree with you Rob. It was just this discussion, which let me check just at home, because I know the hight there
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It’s just a nice extra feature! It’s not like your life depends on the altitude display shown by the navigation system. I see it as a fun gimmick. Whether I’m driving at sea level or at 1500 meters in mountainous terrain, it’s simply fun to see — nothing more. And I believe that’s exactly how this functionality was intended: nothing more and nothing less. Apparently, some phones handle it better than others.
@Rob-Verhoeff Agree also. Just a fun thing. Elevation isn't even critical when hill walking. I'm more of a map and old Silva compass person for that activity. I have started to use OSMand a bit whilst walking.......its a slippery slope (sorry couldn't resist)
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I also see the altitude information as a nice addition, but my main concern is the incorrect direction. It seems the direction is reversed, and west/east are swapped. North/south is displayed correctly on my Android devices.
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I also see the altitude information as a nice addition, but my main concern is the incorrect direction. It seems the direction is reversed, and west/east are swapped. North/south is displayed correctly on my Android devices.
@Reinhard-Punz You mean the red stripe in the compass? It always pointed to the north as far as I can see.
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It’s just a nice extra feature! It’s not like your life depends on the altitude display shown by the navigation system. I see it as a fun gimmick. Whether I’m driving at sea level or at 1500 meters in mountainous terrain, it’s simply fun to see — nothing more. And I believe that’s exactly how this functionality was intended: nothing more and nothing less. Apparently, some phones handle it better than others.
@Rob-Verhoeff, That is of course true, but does not reason away why other apps show it right
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@Reinhard-Punz You mean the red stripe in the compass? It always pointed to the north as far as I can see.
@Rob-Verhoeff Yes, exactly. The screenshot shows that I'm facing southwest, but the compass is pointing southeast. I'm at an altitude of approximately 331 meters.
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@Rob-Verhoeff Yes, exactly. The screenshot shows that I'm facing southwest, but the compass is pointing southeast. I'm at an altitude of approximately 331 meters.
@Reinhard-Punz, I don't think the direction you are facing is relevant. It's the direction you are moving to that is. It looks like you are stationary. Then it will not work.
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@Rob-Verhoeff, That is of course true, but does not reason away why other apps show it right
If correction is possible, I am all for it.
@Con-Hennekens It's true that in this example I was on foot (so very slowly). But I observed the same thing yesterday during a long car ride.
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I think the red bar is showing North and all is correct, am I wrong?
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@stanisław You could be right but is not more logical the top is always North and the red part the direction of riding?
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I'm not trying to judge. I'm just taking what the app gives me, Corjan usually knows better
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I think the red bar is showing North and all is correct, am I wrong?
I think the red bar is showing North and all is correct, am I wrong?
Oh, I hadn't thought of that. It may be intended that way, but I find it very confusing. I think it would be much more logical, as M. Schrijver suggests: north at the top, and the red part indicating the direction traveled.
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@reinhard-punz
As written in Post #8, I already thought that you misunderstood the meaning of red part.
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