After firmware to 10 elevation is way higher now.
After firmware to 10 elevation is way higher now.
Are you on v 10.0 or 10.20? Forum has lots of same reports, supposedly fixed in 10.2. Take a look before posting.
I just installed 10.20. I didn’t know that was out. Hopefully that will fix the issue.
Thanks for your post!!
Yes 10.20 specifically fixed that issue with elevation.
I still have to test this latest update, but with the oldest version, before 10, my garmin always showed less elevation, I hope they would also fix that issue.. when I started a climb with no descent, for ex from 900 mt elevation to 1850 mt, my garmin didn't show 950 mt but only 900, and that's really a nuisance..
You must understand that the Edge calculates elevation variation using a barometer, not al true altimeter. So it really measure atmospheric pressure and convert that to an equivalent altitude change using the pressure at the start of the ride as the reference. But if during the ride the weather changes and the atmospheric pressure varies somewhat this will show as an erroneous variation of altitude in your ride. That is one reason why when you ride a loop the total ascend and descent are never equal - they are close but not equal. So my point is that you should not expect an absolute precision from a barometer-based measure. Getting 900m instead of 950m on one ride is pretty fine in my view.
using a barometer, not al true altimeter
An altimeter (usually) is a barometer (that is, they both measure air pressure).
There are other kinds of altimeters but they are unusual. GPS can be used but it's consider a poor choice (worse than a barometer).