[OSM-newbies] New Garmin questions

[Jeffrey Martin]

I thought I read somewhere that sometimes using WAAS
can actually decrease accuracy when the service is marginal.

What happens if I set the track option to auto and most points?

On 8/10/07, Christoph Eckert <ce at christeck.de> wrote:
>
> Hi Martin,
>
> > Do I want WAAS on or off?
>
> if you have good luck, enabling it leads to better precision.
>
> > I think the wiki said to set the track to time
> > interval. Why not distance?
>
> If set to distance, you'll get less trackpoints at high speeds. 1/sec
> usually gives you the most trackpoints the device is capable of
> generating.
>
> > If I set the track to store to the microSD card
> > then should I have wrap when full or or off?
>
> It depends, but in most cases you want to have the most recent
> trackpoints.
>
> > When it wraps does it wrap the data on the SD card also?
>
> No. The SD will always contain all trackpoints collected. The option
> only affects the internal memory.
>
> > Which way is the best way to set the altimeter?
> > Can I find a highway sign with the altitude and set it by hand?
>
> Sorry, I have no experience here.
>
> HTH & best regards,
>
> ce
>
>
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