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What is the meaning of the number in parentheses in the info box (at the end of position accuracy line)
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 8:31 am
by smbatpetrosyan
As far as I understand the help document
https://alpinequest.net/en/help/v2/geolocation it's defined as fix number.
The current location accuracy, its elevation, speed, and fix number;
But it's unclear what does that fix number exactly mean.
Re: What is the meaning of the number in parentheses in the info box (at the end of position accuracy line)
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 10:03 am
by Psyberia-Support
Hi,
When a new location is computed by your GPS chip, this number is increased.
So for each new location, this number changes.
Re: What is the meaning of the number in parentheses in the info box (at the end of position accuracy line)
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 12:31 pm
by jidanni
So on a long train trip, it should get into the thousands?
And when does it reset to 0? When we e.g., switch to Gmail and then switch back?
Or when we turn off the location slider to no longer track our position?
Re: What is the meaning of the number in parentheses in the info box (at the end of position accuracy line)
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 3:34 pm
by Psyberia-Support
It does help to know quickly if the GPS location is updated correctly. When the number is stuck, you know that the GPS struggles.
jidanni, it's quite easy to check when it does reset. But this number only concerns on map-real time location, it's not related to the track recorder.
Re: What is the meaning of the number in parentheses in the info box (at the end of position accuracy line)
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:52 pm
by jidanni
Seems that "seconds elapsed since last fix" would be more intuitive.
"My GPS hasn't updated in 45 seconds... maybe I'm in a tunnel."
That would only require one glance to get the answer.
Otherwise one would need to remember the number on the screen, and then look again and see if it is the same number, a little later. And also such numbers are not important in the first place: sort of like those one-time throwaway SMS codes: 761141.