[OSM-newbies] GPS question..

[Mark Williams]

Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:
> El Jueves, 22 de Mayo de 2008, Richard Fairhurst escribió:
>> Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:
>>> And the digital magnetometer (AKA "compass") and barometer on the
>>> Vista add up 30 bucks... You won't need 'em if you don't go hiking.
>> Or even if you do... you can tell which way you're facing (i.e.
>> compass) if you keep walking, it's only if you're standing still that
>> the magnetometer is necessary.
> 
> Does anybody know if the data from the magnetometer gets recorded in the .gpx 
> file? I've been dreaming about geo- and compass-tagging photos...
> 
> 

It doesn't - there's no 'bearing'in the .gpx file at all. It does
however record <ele> from the barometric altimeter.

Mark