[time-nuts] GPS location inaccuracies from a cell phone

[Dana Whitlow]

Looks like most of your route was under dense foliage, as well.  That could
cause GPS
signal dropouts.

Dana


On Sun, Feb 2, 2020 at 11:36 AM Chris Wilson <chris at chriswilson.tv> wrote:

>
>
>   02/02/2020 17:28
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> Hopefully not too off topic a question, but GPS experts abound here...
>
> I am running a tracking device server on one of my PC's and an option
> is to use an app on a cell phone and the phone acts as a tracking
> device. But it shows seemingly random anomalies in position. For
> example I walked the dogs around the wood earlier. 99% of the tracking
> of the phone is correct, but I see occasional abnormalities where the
> track veers off into the distance to a "dead end" where I have
> certainly not taken the phone.
>
> Could it be because I am not keeping the phone in a constant
> orientation? I do not see such anomalies with a "proper" tracking
> device, say in a vehicle? Where the trace veers off I may have been
> bending down burning some rubbish. Te phone would have been in the top
> pocket of my overalls. Any idea why these anomalies occur please? The
> track can be seen at http://www.chriswilson.tv/phone.jpg
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> --
>        Best Regards,
>                    Chris Wilson.
> mailto: chris at chriswilson.tv
>
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