Where Am I
Sun, 11/30/2008 - 11:54am
 16 years
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Yesterday I was traveling up the Jersey coastline on RT 47. At my home i says the elavation is 100 some feet. When we were going up the coastline at random times I would tap Where am I and a few times it said i was negative 50 or lower. Anyone know about this??
nicpfeif12 wrote: Yesterday
Yesterday I was traveling up the Jersey coastline on RT 47. At my home i says the elavation is 100 some feet. When we were going up the coastline at random times I would tap Where am I and a few times it said i was negative 50 or lower. Anyone know about this??
My 750 does the same thing, it probably has something to do with the satellites!
Bob G. Nuvi 750
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nicpfeif12 wrote:When we
When we were going up the coastline at random times I would tap Where am I and a few times it said i was negative 50 or lower. Anyone know about this??
Hmmm, didn't know a consumer model GPS would work in a submarine
Just a wild guess, did you happen to look at the accuracy number? If it was beyond 50 feet that could account for part of the error.
Cheers
Garmin GPS III, GPS V, StreetPilot 2610, Mobile 10, Nuvi 660, Nuvi 760
Wow, not much patience
Im resending this because of the limited # of responses
Just for the record, it is perfectly NORMAL not to get very many responses in the FIRST 4-6 HOURS after a post.
As for the original question, it is possible that you actually WERE at or slightly below "sea level" at some points in your trip.
Magellan Maestro 4250// MIO C310X
Accuracy isn't perfect with the altitude...
My model (Nuvi 350) is something like +/- 100' feet per Garmin's feedback when I asked them this question a few years ago. Sometimes it's precisely right, when I see an elevation setting in the mountain. Seems to be worse at ground level, with my car submarining a lot when I'm actually just a few feet above sea level. Who cares? It's not that critical, it's more for intellectual entertainment and curiosity for virtually everyone who is driving someplace.
GC
Nuvi 350, GPS Map 76CX