GPS question
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:19 am
Still trying to figure out why I can't get consistent results using smart BASIC GPS commands. Sometimes they work fine for a period of time, which indicates to me that my code is written correctly (I always read until GPS_COUNT () returns 0). Then I start to get many, many identical consecutive readings, almost as though GPS has suffered a brain freeze. Eg. I can sit unmoving for multiple position checks and it will repeatedly report that I am moving at 4.2 km/hr!
Does the position that the phone is held in affect the readings? I believe that the phone screen has to be parallel to the ground to read the compass heading. Most dedicated GPS units stand vertically with the screen in horizontal aspect, so I wondered if the phone must be held this way. I have been putting it into a belt holster while using my GPS tracker program, but it holds my phone with the screen vertical in landscape position.
Does the position that the phone is held in affect the readings? I believe that the phone screen has to be parallel to the ground to read the compass heading. Most dedicated GPS units stand vertically with the screen in horizontal aspect, so I wondered if the phone must be held this way. I have been putting it into a belt holster while using my GPS tracker program, but it holds my phone with the screen vertical in landscape position.