[OSM-talk] Osmand+ question

[John F. Eldredge]

Well, that explains the wavering. I have owned several smartphones, of several different brands, but have yet to see one where the magnetic compass sensor worked reliably. Fortunately, if you are moving, the direction of travel can be deduced from GPS data.


On May 19, 2015 11:09:41 AM CDT, Cristian Consonni <kikkocristian at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2015-05-19 16:49 GMT+02:00 Dominik George <nik at naturalnet.de>:
> > On 19.05.2015 16:40, John F. Eldredge wrote:
> >> What is the meaning of the pie-wedge shape that extends out from
> the
> >> dot marking your current location? The direction in which it
> extends
> >> outward changes occasionally. Does it point to the cell tower you
> are
> >> currently connected to?
> >
> > It shows the direction in which the device is "looking", if the
> magnetic
> > compass is working properly.
> 
> Dominik is right.
> Also note that you can change the orientation of the map with the icon
> in the top left corner.
> 
> C
> 
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