[android-developers] Re: Altitude Discrepancies - Any Secrets

2012-09-27 Thread Nathan
Thank you. I have read more about the Elipsoid -geoid differences. That fits with what the customer was seeing. Nathan On Thursday, September 27, 2012 5:51:23 PM UTC-7, Rudolf Hornig wrote: > > Hi, the 45m difference is quite plausible and it comes because of the > different 0 points used for

[android-developers] Re: Altitude Discrepancies - Any Secrets

2012-09-27 Thread Rudolf Hornig
Hi, the 45m difference is quite plausible and it comes because of the different 0 points used for altitude measuring. GPS is using the WGS84 ellipsoid as a reference for altitude, while people (and maps) are using altitudes relaive to the mean sea level around their location. The two reference

[android-developers] Re: Altitude Discrepancies - Any Secrets

2012-09-27 Thread Nathan
On Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:59:27 PM UTC-7, bob wrote: > > *Using the Barometer Sensor* A barometer is used to measure atmospheric > pressure. The inclusion of this sensor in some Android devices makes it > possible for a user to determine his or her current altitude and, > potentially,

[android-developers] Re: Altitude Discrepancies - Any Secrets

2012-09-27 Thread bob
*Using the Barometer Sensor* A barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure. The inclusion of this sensor in some Android devices makes it possible for a user to determine his or her current altitude and, potentially, to forecast weather changes. *Meier, Reto (2012-04-05). Professiona