Is there a way to check GPS setting in a fit file? Worst GPS tracks than 8.73, 8.74, 8.75 versions.

I tried fit file explorer on a mac, but could not find the setting? For some reason I am getting worst GPS tracks lately than the ones that I had in April and 8.73, 8.74, 8.75 versions. Can anybody help out with this? The only I thing that I am doing different is that, I am starting the activity max in 1 minute when the gps is green. When I had the good tracks, I had it in green for like 10 minutes and I was starting the activity after my warm up. Does this makes that much of a difference?

This is an activity in April : https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/4765163736

This is yesterday: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/5400036951

Same spot.

0 jarivee over 5 years ago

During that 10min you let watch find all the satellites and when starting activity just when green comes, watch has not found all the satellites yet. Maybe you could try to wait ~2min after seeing green before starting the activity?

0 Volker over 5 years ago

Maybe only the leaves on the trees have thickened and so the gps conditions are more difficult now?

0 Ouuzi over 5 years ago in reply to Volker

No they are exactly the same.

0 Ouuzi over 5 years ago in reply to jarivee

I have no idea. The difference is massive though. I can no recall which GPS setting I had back then thats why I wanted to know if you can see that in the fit file. But anyway I do not think that makes that much of a difference. May the soak before exercise is the reason.

If someone has experienced this before can help me out.

0 Volker over 5 years ago in reply to Ouuzi

You can look into the used app settings, which gps setting you have enabled. And in the general system settings, which data recording is enabled.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

Ouuzi

hi,

using beta's you should deploy the latest verion for up to date comparison !

like other's already told ...

spring vs summer
GPS 4.1 vs GPS 4.4
FW 8.74 vs 8.77 (latest 8.78)

guess gps setting is not saved in the fit file (correct me when wrong), only in the activity sport fit file or settings fit file, which get overwritten by the latest setting change

or you have backups of your watch after every activity ?

test to do ... change gps settings ... start short activity ... compare fit files
test to do ... start your activity as you did in april

using Fit file Repair Tool you can view GPS status during the activity

happy & safe sporting

0 Matt_Barrett over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Pace also make a massive difference with data quality, in the second you are almost 2 mins per km slower than the first 6:04 vs 7:51. There will be more drift between datapoint with the watch calculating the vectors from the various satellites to pin point your location.

0 Ouuzi over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Check out my running activity on Garmin Connect. #beatyesterday

well that’s very ok. I started the activity after 5 minutes in green. Looks ok to me.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Ouuzi

Ouuzi

thank you for the feedback

looks good...only a shift on the right side

compared to a teeny tiny shift in april at the bottom

next time start as usual and halfway run clockwise

happy & safe sporting

0 deeter26_2 over 5 years ago

The new workout interval view is pretty awesome! Folks have been asking for that for a long time.

Soaking has always been best practice for the greatest degree of GPS accuracy.