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    Geocaching with a Nokia 700 | Symbian ^3

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Hi there,

     

    i get a new Mobile Phone from my Provider, so a Nokia 700. Afterwords i get the Idea, oh i could do Geocaching with it, i ever want to try……

    So now i sit here, search my A.... off and all i find don't really work on that Device. Now i try it to ask here, maybe someone can help me out.

     

    All Applications i tried failed even the GC-Live App is not installing at all.

    In the Store come some App´s to buy, but i don't want to spent Money without knowing what i get and if it works.

     

    So please help me out and tell me what i could use with that mobile…… you will even earn some good Karma Points ;o)

     

    Best wishes from Germany

     

    Andreas

    Its Symbian software on that phone so you dont have that many avalible options as Android or iPhone.

    I looked at the Nokia Ovi store and found at least 5 for free that you can test Ovi store

    New geocacher needs help with GPS

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Hello Geocaching Friends!

     

    Just hid our first cache today and used the GPS on our new Droid phone. FTF told us our coordinates were off. We don't have a clue what to do about it or how we are to know whether our coordinates are correct.

     

    Appreciate any help you can give us!

     

    Thanks!!

    Take more waypoints att differrent times, compare in google maps etc.

    Waas/Egnos

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Ok what type of information do you want in the screenshot. It is enough if the have two Garmins besides each other and takes screenshots and photos?

    i'd be interested in what the satellite status screen shows (push on the reception bars at the bottom of the main menu).

     

    using two different devices for this test may not be the best idea. it would be better to use one device only and enable/disable EGNOS on it, then take screenshots of the sat status screen before and after. make sure you give the GPS at least several minutes time to settle before starting the test.

    Ill be back as he said :mad:

    Waas/Egnos

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Mmmmm if I read the post above its indicates that the EPA calculation is working and trusted, why shouldent I trust it? I have the latest firmware and im not alone to have this problem in Sweden :mad:

    the EPE should be working, should go down when accuracy increases and should go up when it decreases, but it's still not a guarantee and doesn't have to behave that way. it can only be trusted so much. did you actually update to the recent firmwares to eliminate any bugs there may have been?

     

    but it's really simple: if you think EGNOS has a negative effect, then don't use it. personally i won't believe it without seeing at least some screenshots demonstrating that though.

    Ok what type of information do you want in the screenshot. It is enough if the have two Garmins besides each other and takes screenshots and photos?

    Waas/Egnos

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I live in the south and I get quite good reception, but it doesn't show in the EPA calculation. There the normal mode always outperform WAAS/Egnos mode. And "all" I talk to has the same experience in Sweden. Is it wrong to trust the EPA calculation?

    actually yes, it is. it's just an estimate, not a guarantee. you don't know how accurate the receiver is without performing proper real-world tests - the EPE is just a rough indicator about accuracy.

     

    personally i don't see why the EPE would go up with EGNOS reception, unless there's a bug in the firmware to cause this, in which case you should report it to garmin (assuming you have the most recent firmware). maybe you can post some screenshots that show this behavior?

    I'm not all that scientific with my testing.

    Without WAAS, the arrow wanders around near gz, and the distance to go is bouncing around.

    The accuracy is around 11 or 18 feet, and the distance to go is around 0 to 15 feet....and moving around.

    When I turn on the WAAS, the Garmin 62S version 2.8 settles in right away, and doesn't swing around. It seems much more accurate....and consistant. Also, the accuracy is in the 4 to 8 foot range (on the displayed accuracy).

    We don't spend more than a minute or so at each geocache, and we need the unit to point AT the geocache quickly. With WAAS on....it seems to do just that.

    Mmmmm if I read the post above its indicates that the EPA calculation is working and trusted, why shouldent I trust it? I have the latest firmware and im not alone to have this problem in Sweden :mad:

    Waas/Egnos

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    sweden is well covered by EGNOS and has monitoring stations as well, but you have to consider that you're pretty far north and that makes getting reception much harder than further south (as is the case with any geostationary satellites). it's not impossible, but harder. in any case, enabling WAAS/EGNOS doesn't hurt: if you manage to get reception, it will improve your accuracy, and if you don't, then it will be the same as in "normal" mode. there's no negative side effects.

     

    this firmware update affected the device's ability to acquire and hold a lock to the sats and nothing else. not sure where you deduct the "humbug" from, it's got nothing to do with WAAS or EGNOS itself.

    of course you're free to leave it disabled if you don't think it's working or don't like it for whatever reason. but please don't try to tell other people that it's a bad thing - they might believe you.

    I live in the south and I get quite good reception, but it doesn't show in the EPA calculation. There the normal mode always outperform WAAS/Egnos mode. And "all" I talk to has the same experience in Sweden. Is it wrong to trust the EPA calculation?

    Humbug or not I don't know? The accuracy is not improved, quite the opposite?

    Waas/Egnos

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    In Sweden we have a discussion about that the normal mode seems to be more accurate then the WAAS/Egnos mode. Do you have any comments about that?

     

    I have done tests with two Garmins (Dakota 20 and Oregon 450) side by side during a day and the normal mode "always" shows better numbers on accuracy (3 meters ->7 meters typically)

    Is this the EPE that is bigger with EGNOS? Or are you measuring the position error directly?

     

    SBAS gives corrections for increased accuracy, but it also (more importantly for Safety of Life applications, like flying) allows the receiver to get a better estimate of its error. This is most significant for the ionospheric corrections. In a strong or quickly changing ionospheric environment, a receiver will have a much better idea of how well it's correcting for the error using SBAS than using the GPS broadcast model. And the ionosphere tends to be more variable in higher latitudes, like Sweden.

     

    Could it be that your accuracy is better, even if the reported EPE is worse?

    It is the EPA that I trust, I haven't had a chance to stand on a known position and compare. Is it Sweden or is it Egnos, then I read some old threads in Swedish it seems that they had the same discussion in 2004 and 2007 are we a forgotten country then it comes to Egnos?

    Waas/Egnos

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    In Sweden we have a discussion about that the normal mode seems to be more accurate then the WAAS/Egnos mode. Do you have any comments about that?

     

    I have done tests with two Garmins (Dakota 20 and Oregon 450) side by side during a day and the normal mode "always" shows better numbers on accuracy (3 meters ->7 meters typically)

    I don't know what sort of malfunction there might be with EGNOS. I can only say that WAAS improves the Oregon 450 accuracy here by a fair amount. Here, even with the best conditions, I can't ever see 3 meter EPE on either my Dakota 20 or Oregon 450 without WAAS. 4 meters is as good as it ever gets in "Normal" mode, and most often 5 meters and sometimes even more. With WAAS enabled and good skies, 3 meters is typical with WAAS.

     

    +1 - same situation in the UK.

     

    I dont know what you mean with "+1 -same situation in UK" Is it better accuracy when you enable WAAS/Egnos or is it the same problem in UK as in Sweden?

    Have UK WAAS or Egnos?

    Waas/Egnos

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Is which true? For current models? Lots of info there.

    2) The description of "normal mode" is no longer relevant. WAAS is enabled separately from any battery saving mode on current units. Using WAAS does NOT "greatly reduce the life time of your battery".

    Ok that answer my question :laughing: thank you!

    Do you have a up to date site about WAAS/Egnos aka Garmin? In Sweden we have a discussion about that the normal mode seems to be more accurate then the WAAS/Egnos mode. Do you have any comments about that?

     

    I have done tests with two Garmins (Dakota 20 and Oregon 450) side by side during a day and the normal mode "always" shows better numbers on accuracy (3 meters ->7 meters typically)

    Waas/Egnos

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Beginning with April 1st, 2003 , the EGNOS or ESTB signal is transmitted in WAAS compatible data format (SBAS mode 0/2). Since that time, the receivers from Garmin are able to use the data. It should be repeated that Garmin receivers are only capable of doing WAAS/EGNOS corrections if they are set to normal mode. It is not enough to switch to WAAS-yes, you also have to got to normal mode. Being in enery-saving mode they do not evaluate the WAAS/EGNOS data. Unfortunately, normal mode does use significantly more power and thus greatly reduces the life time of your battery. The picture on the right shows the satellite screen of Garmins extrex vista with EGNOS correction applied. The letter “D” in the signal bar indicates that the data from this particulate satellite is being corrected by the EGNOS signal. With an accuracy of 2 meters (RMS) the positioning is quite good.

     

    http://www.kowoma.de/en/gps/waas_egnos.htm

    My first real caching injury

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by rogge88

    I've had various scrapes and bruises before but this is my first real one.

     

    We were on vacation to Myrtle Beach from Illinois and on the way back, my husband wanted to go to Charlotte to the NASCAR hall of fame. (It wasn't as lame as I expected and I even logged a cache on the Hall of Fame grounds) I checked out a couple cache's near our hotel and was doing great. Got two finds ina row, going for #3. My daughter waited in the car as we pulled up to a lamp post. I was going to lift the skirt but my daughter said it was probably in the top where there is a cover that gives access to wiring. I noticed that it had one screw missing and was rather mangled. It looked like it had been slid open and closed several times before so I thought I'd humor her and slide it open. As it started to slide, the remaining screw sheared off and it fell. My reaction was to catch it. It bounced off the concrete part of the lamp post and I impaled my hand on the rusty mangled shard of metal. Nice. It was open pretty wide! I was instantly holding a puddle of blood. My daughter wasn't really thrilled about this.

     

    So first things first... of course, I took this picture. Then, while holding onto my bunch of napkins with that hand, I lifted the skirt and logged the cache. It was a film can. Then I found a CVS with better stuff than my limited car first aid kit could offer and patched it up. It probably could have used a stitch or two but I'm a huge wuss and didn't want to ruin the rest of our vacation. It didn't hurt too bad.

     

    I didn't know what to do about the lamp post. I had damaged their property but it was a deserted parking lot of a movie theatre. I put the cover up on the concrete part of the post and fled.

     

    When we got back home on Saturday, I went to the ER to get a Tetanus shot. Its looking a lot better now, but my arm really hurts from the shot.

     

    I still think the smiley was worth it. <_<

     

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    Thats caching at its best :laughing: I had my shoulder dislocated 5 month ago, still hurts :laughing:

    North of Poland

    in Poland

    Posted

    Hello geocaching friends!

     

    My family and I intend to take a road trip in northern Poland in a few weeks. The trip will start from Gdansk. After a few days we go on to northern Germany. I would like some tips on some good geocaching route / caches and places you just have to see. My daughter would like to visit a concentration camp, we vistited Stutthof many years ago, is there more death/conentrations camp i northern Polen.

     

    Best regards

    rogge88

    T-Shirt Slogans

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by rogge88

    My contribution:

     

    "Ammo boxes IS meant for Geocaching" :D

    "Geocaching improves the ..." :o

    "TFTC TNLNSL in WAAS we belive" ;)

    "U are on my Watch List" :(

    "BYOP muggler!!!" :(

    "Additional Waypoint anyone?" :o

    "Triangulate?" :P

    "I need help logging a bug" :o

    "I have entered the coordinates into my GPS" :o

    "How many feet's are there in 0.001 minutes?" :(

    "Geocaching brings the world to.... places..?" :blink:

    "I only tie my shoes in public" B)

    "A man falls 15 feet's and his friend asks him: did u find it?" :)

    "I have no DNF" B)

     

    Bad English? its not my mothers tongue......... :blink:

    A solution to the static navigation problem HTC gps

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    GPS Driver - Working Lag Fix By Mach2003 at xda-developers ;):mad: .

     

    First post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=571266 for summary about the GPS Mod Driver

     

    This Driver installs between your gps application and the GPSID driver that reads the hardware gps data. I have found that I now have a GeoCaching enabled phone :blink:

     

    Tested by Master Darko http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...;postcount=2192

    Tested by Pingu-net http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...;postcount=2188

    Test was done on geosoftware GCz http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482249 First post summary about the software.

     

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php pretty neat collection of WinMo software developers that changes the world of geocaching on WinMo, HTC and the Qualcomm chipset and a lot of other things check it out if you have a WimMo HTC

     

    Cheers :blink:

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