Originally Posted by
hillcrawler
Hi all, i've been recording some rides with mapmyride android application. The device is a Samsung mobile phone namely Galaxy Lite Spica. After i save the ride and check it out on my pc i see my routes are not straight but is a mess. Please see below route i did today. Do you have any experience with this? Any suggestions?
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/122060761
Some people suggest it's due to high solar flames but i don't think so because i have seen so accurate results in other posts. Maybe it's all my crappy mobile phone can do?
It is not just MapMyRide. I have had the same thing happen with MyTracks on my Android. Apparently the GPS is hunting between satellites which do not agree precisely on my location and the error factor has me zig-zagging or even going in spirals. When the ride is over it can read as much as 50% longer than and faster than is correct. It happens one day and then might not happen again for several weeks.
Don in Austin