+CND SuperCrew Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Since getting my unit (Magellan Gold) I have noticed that it is off by as much as 16m while looking for Caches. Is it the unit, satilites or what? Quote Link to comment
+CacheCreatures Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Hi CDN. Welcome to geocaching! Let me introduce you to the search feature. You'll probably find it to be one of the more powerful features this message board has to offer. Near the upper right, click the eyeglass icon next to the word "search". Type in a couple of keywords and watch the hits pile up. This is an issue that has been discussed hundreds of times here before. Having said that, GPS accuracy is most often not the issue. Rather, it is typically how the coordinates are measured in the first place. If you measure with plus/minus 10meter accuracy, and a cacher is searching with a GPS of plus/minus 10meter accuracy, you can see how "off" one might get. You'll get used to it. After a few caches, you'll start to zone in on likely spots even without the need of your GPS... well sometimes anyway Quote Link to comment
+raouljan Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 ...and check to make sure that you datum is set correctly. Regarding the accuracy of cache positions. The guideline request that the co-ords be averaged ... so they should be pretty dead-on Quote Link to comment
+Z_Statman Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 All good points but another is your GPSr's firmware. Make sure it is up-to-date and often this has benefits, all other things being equal. However, this may also really mess thing up. I upgraded my Meridian Color from v5.12 to v5.34 and all went to %^&*. I went from 3-6 meter error to 3 times that, went back to 5.12 and back on track. I believe it was the firmware since initialization followed the same steps. Anyone else have comments about 5.34? Quote Link to comment
thorin Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 CDN are you using WAAS or Normal mode? Thorin Quote Link to comment
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