[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap GPS Points Map

Jochen Topf jochen at remote.org
Mon Sep 10 16:05:50 BST 2012


On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 08:15:50AM -0600, Martijn van Exel wrote:
> Another thing I noticed is how many people apparently successfully
> record traces from airplaines. I almost never get a signal on an
> airplane. Do you keep the receiver in your checked luggage?
> Maybe not the most useful thing for OSM, but I was just curious..

The reception is only marginal. Worked for me only when I switched on the
receiver before entering the airplane and having a good GPS fix then.

And, btw, barometric altimeters as they have in some GPS units give you very
wrong results in planes. :-)

Jochen
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