just a question for fellow users, how accurate is your GPS on your HERO?
I turn on Google Maps and "my location" is hardly ever accurate.
I turn on Google Maps and "my location" is hardly ever accurate.
Mines dreadful...when I'm at home the gps locates me as being about a mile from where I am.so I've never bothered using it because its pretty useless if that's its accuracy.
That sounds like your GPS signal is just too weak in your house, and it is simply calculating your position via cell towers (which are accurate within about a mile). Try going outside, perhaps the sidewalk, where you have a clear view of the sky. Open up Google Maps and give it a minute or so to pinpoint your location via the real AGPS sensor. It will be accurate down to the meter when it has a strong signal.
As I have stated in a few other post on this subject ....
GPS DOES NOT WORK INSIDE OF BUILDINGS !!!!!!!!
Someone show me proof of accurate (down to at least 20 feet) GPS only signal inside of a building.
I own now 6 different GPS units other than the 2 G1 phones. None of them can even see 1 sattelite in side never mind finding enough to get a good signal lock. I do however get a lock using cell towers, but I have turned that off because it affects the GPS accuracy.
In Settings->LocationHow do you turn off cell towers?
In Settings->Location
This quite simply isnt true - once a good GPS signal is obtained it will take over from the wireless/tower location. Your accuracy will be as accurate as the most accurate source.To get the most accurate signal, you need to turn of location by towers and use gps only.
settings -> location -> use wireless networksspenspuma said:Just looked in there and doesn't mention cell towers
This quite simply isnt true - once a good GPS signal is obtained it will take over from the wireless/tower location. Your accuracy will be as accurate as the most accurate source.
settings -> location -> use wireless networks
But dont bother disabling it, it wont make any difference to your GPS accuracy.
Suggestion: download the GPS Status 2 app, it shows you how many satellites you can see and where they are. The accuracy of your GPS is purely down to the number of satellites in view, nothing else (well, their locations relative to each other can help or hinder triangulations, but whatever). Try indoors and outdoors, in various parts of your house (e.g. try standing by a window), and see how this affects which satellites are visible and how this directly affects accuracy.
GPS DOES NOT WORK INSIDE OF BUILDINGS !!!!!!!!
Someone show me proof of accurate (down to at least 20 feet) GPS only signal inside of a building.
I must add that I am _extremely_ pleased with the Hero's GPS sensitivity, actually outperforming other single purpose devices (e.g. directly compared to the Garmin Oregon). To my surprise I get awesome results in any car (even back seat) and in the woods.
There also seems to be some kind of satellite caching involved as turning off and on the device will sometimes re"find" the gps fix in a matter of seconds.
What is this "GPS Status _2_" some people are talking about?; I only see the "GPS Status" application in the market place.
Regards
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