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    • surfboomerangS Offline
      surfboomerang @TM0702
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      @thomas-ma Nice artwork! 😁
      If you have a Suunto 9 you can find the information @Brad_Olwin asked for under settings->general->about

      My own Suunto 9 was also struggling with GPS yesterday so it’s maybe just a bad day.

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      • zhang965Z Offline
        zhang965
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        Did you stop your move during your run?

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          kamarasm Bronze Member @surfboomerang
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          @surfboomerang Hell yeah, I experienced some bouncing in GPS signal yesterday, however there was never problem like this before.
          Interesting 🙂

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          • Mff73M Offline
            Mff73 @TM0702
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            @thomas-ma
            It doesn’t really look like non accuracy, as it is really “geometrical” 🙂
            Have you eventually transfered the same workout to another plateform to compare the representation ?
            SA activity link or fit file may help to see what is inside (wrong data, wrong representation, raw data behind for suuntoguys).

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              TM0702
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              Thanks all. So I followed the instruction above and switched to another GPS system to “Galileo.” Attached is the tracking map.

              My next question is the accuracy: I ran 12.5 laps, which should end up equal to be 5k. However, the Suunto shows 5.38km. I ran on Lane 4 which is 423m per lap, and it should equal to 5.28m, I know 100m discrepancy is not huge but my friend is using another brand, Coros and his watch’s discrepancy is only 10m. We ran side by side as well.Screenshot_20210221-203740.png

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                DMytro @TM0702
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                @thomas-ma i think coros has a special feature for lap running where it averages out gps descrepancies so you get nicer track + more reliable distance.

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                  TM0702 @DMytro
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                  @дима-мельниченко Agree. In general I am quite happy with my Suunto 9 tracking.

                  Does anyone know if there is any different GPS tracking function between “Track and Field” vs “Running” function? If no, should I just use “running” function for running at the sports ground going forward?

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                    surfboomerang @TM0702
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                    @thomas-ma I noticed running profile does not record GPS every second, but a random interval between 1-4 seconds. On road races with distance of half a marathon I noticed the watch is always spot on in distance, but on a 400m track I can imagine it cuts the corners less accurate then it should do.

                    Maybe that explains the difference.

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                    • isaziI Online
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                      This is from this morning in Amsterdam. Standard running profile, GPS+Beidou.

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                        Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @isazi
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                        @isazi I know the place well 👌

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                          DMytro @isazi
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                          @isazi image isn’t from SA, right?

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                            isazi Moderator @DMytro
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                            @дима-мельниченко Runalyze with ESRI satellites view.

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                              TM0702 @isazi
                              last edited by TM0702

                              @isazi said in GPS accuracy - track and field:

                              Interesting. Next time I will try the GPBeidou system and see if it reports better result.

                              And you can tell from the screenshot (from Strava) my GPS is completely off track.pic.png

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                                zadow @TM0702
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                                @thomas-ma
                                Hi, have you tried “Track and Field” Sport mode for running on track? I can remember that I read somewhere that it (should) has some special setting for tracking running on Track. I have never tried it by myself. It just rang the bell for me, when I read your post…

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                                • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                  Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @TM0702
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                                  @thomas-ma keep in mind that the satelite overlay isnt always 1:1.

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                                    TM0702
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                                    Thanks. i understand it is not always 1:1.

                                    May be next time I will try the normal “running” mode while running on track and see if there is any difference.

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                                      TM0702
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                                      So I run another 10k using the regular run function, and here is the map from Strava. 10k should be 25 laps, but I think I ran 24 laps + 250m(?) from the map.run.png

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                                      • zhang965Z Offline
                                        zhang965
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                                        10k.JPG

                                        my 10k, it’s quite accuracy

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                                          @zhang965 Did you use loop? just curious if work well in a track.

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                                            Shrek3k @TM0702
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                                            @thomas-ma 24 laps + 250m would be rather outstanding and excellent in terms of accuracy.
                                            Just check how and where the 400m lap really is 400m long … I think it is nearly impossible to run the ‘perfect line’ for so long.

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