I tried it many times and it showed elevation data taken from the map or from other users, not from MY gps.
It shows topographic data, using the GPS coordinates from your device (definitely not data from other users), which is much more accurate than what you can ever get with GPS directly. The accuracy of GPS acquired elevation is in the range of tens of meters. The accuracy of topographic data is in the range of fractions of a meter.
Besides that, I do not think the device stores the GPS elevation. It stores the barometric elevation.
Thanks a lot!
Just fyi make an export of fit, then an export of gpx.
Upload them to https://quantified-self.io/ and compare them.
Gpx has only position info
Gpx has only position info
A GPX file exported from Garmin Connect contains the lattitude and longitude coordinates, the barometric elevation (as long as your device has a barometric altimeter), the heart rate, the cadence, and the temperature (depending ot the device you use, there may be more or less data in the <extensions> section).
However, it does not change anything on what I wrote - without the Elevation Correction activated, the elevation profile in Garmin Connect uses the data elevation from your device (barometric elevation in case your device has a barometric altimeter), and with the Elevation Corrections enabled, the GC elevation profile uses topographic data for the GPS path recorded by your device.
The elevation in the exported GPX file follows your choice of the Elevation Corrections - if disabled, it contains the elevation data from the device, if enabled, it contains the topographic elevation.
connect.garmin.com/modern/proxy/activity-service/activity/123456789123
Then search in the results for the section sensors, it will show something in this form
interesting enough, while HRM, Stryd, Power meters are all there, Garmin Tempe is not there !
interesting enough, while HRM, Stryd, Power meters are all there, Garmin Tempe is not there !
Was it used in this specific actvity, or do you mean another one? I can look at it closer, perhaps it is hidden elsewhere