Optimal GPS settings

Hey everybod
there are several settings for the gps. im searching for the optimal battery / location settings. sometimes i have the feeling that the gps is very inaccurate. i experimented with on/off 3d distanz and in the system settings mode intelligent or every second. whats your settings for walking / running to get a good and quiet exact track??

0 charea over 7 years ago

I personally run a lot in between high rise buildings and I found that adding GLONASS does help. Less chance of bounce, usually.

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

A quick goole search shows
The United States government currently claims 4 meter RMS (7.8 meter 95% Confidence Interval) horizontal accuracy for civilian (SPS) GPS. Vertical accuracy is worse. Mind you, that's the minimum. Some devices/locations reliably (95% of the time or better) can get 3 meter accuracy

While in surveyeing and military is is normal to use
Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) are enhancements to the Global Positioning System(GPS) which provide improved location accuracy, in the range of operations of each system, from the 15-meter nominal GPS accuracy to about 10 cm in case of the best implementations..

I do not doubt the Fenix is less accurate then other devices on the marked.
But I think people have an unrealistic expectation to a small device on your wrist (witch is constantly moving) to give them 100% accurate data

0 Volker over 7 years ago

My knowledge about using GPS+Glonass on Garmin wearables is, that you don’t get a better gps accuracy, but under stronger conditions (tall buildings, trees etc.) the signal is more stable. I think it is the same with GPS+Galileo on the new Fenix plus series. Dcr may see this different, but over all only Garmin can answer it exactly.

0 mcbadger over 7 years ago

I personally run a lot in between high rise buildings and I found that adding GLONASS does help. Less chance of bounce, usually.

Thanks. I don't do a lot of high rise buildings, but plenty of trees, and it doesn't seem to help me. I think this underlines my first post in this thread, where I recommended the OP test both ways; I think it really does depend on your exact use case.