Altimeter recordings while running

[Iceman1]

@Tadas-Linge I have tried a couple of times to set the elevation far off from the real elevation. Then I let fusedalti correct everything. When I have one this I have a nice elevation graph in the end, starting and ending within1 meter or so.

When I dont adjust, and the elevation from the start is within 10-15 meters off from the real elevation, then that difference is kept, and is not touched by fusedalti.
I understand 10-15 m is not much, but it is very noticable on flat runs.

[isazi]

@Iceman1 because the GPS vertical error is large-ish, calibration is only performed if deviation is substantial. If the deviation is within GPS error, the watch cannot know which one between altimeter and GPS is correct (tie-breaking with only 2 sensors is kinda impossible).

[Iceman1]

@isazi yes I have understood this is the way it works. I just posted a possible way to “trick” the watch, If you like.
Instead of graphs like this starting at -7 m and ending at 5m

I get graph like this starting at 7 m and ending at 8m

[Redbeard_ranger]

@Iceman1 Very interesting trick, How much do you off set the altitude by incorrectly? like 1000m?

[Mff73]

@Redbeard_ranger
with 1000m dif, you will for sure see the job of fusedalti

@Iceman1
second graph looks better, but it is also another day, so, maybe, this second day could have been better, even without the altitude offset trick.
But it opens the door to check “longer” and see. If with big initial offset, fusedalti is able to catch a “better” altitude fix than just letting it alone, it would be interesting to know. Probably this situation is already tested, but i will personnaly try

[Iceman1]

@Mff73 You are correct that its not really possible to compare different days. It would be interesting If somebody with two watches could try to test them parallell

[Iceman1]

@Redbeard_ranger I have just set it around 50-60 m off.

[Tadas Linge]

@Iceman1 hello, actually this is what i was thinking to do but never done… we are out with family for long weekend so i have done couple of runs in different location. first thing what i have done i set up my actual elevation…:D and one day was beautiful day so readings of altimeter was really good. next day after the run i had +22meters at the finish which was the same point for start. so i have checked barometer and it had huge drop, so it kinda explains, but still i expect that watch evaluates such things during GPS activity. So my wife was going for the run same day, i have checked her Forerunner 255 and her altimeter was off +40 meters before run, because she does not care about it and never adjust. when she came back and i have checked her altitude graph and deviation was 2 meters for the start and finish point… this is what i was getting when were using Fenix 7x, never had to think about calibration or anything, watch was doing everything during GPS activity. with basically no deviation, therefore now it is getting more and more annoying…

[Tadas Linge]

@Iceman1 Hello, today i have tried this trick. instead of 45m i have manually entered 160meters, but watch did not corrected anything:

[Iceman1]

@Tadas-Linge So your real elevation at at start and finish is 45 meter? Thats not good at all!

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@Tadas-Linge is your starting elevation 45?

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@Tadas-Linge and the start to end diff is like 5-10m if you are bothered by this idk what to say

[Iceman1]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos but 120 meters off is ok? I wouldnt be happy with that…

[Tadas Linge]

@Iceman1 yes

[Tadas Linge]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos yes, but watch did not corrected deviation of in altitude of 120m. Today already delivered watch to support for check

[surfboomerang]

@Tadas-Linge said in Altimeter recordings while running:

Hello, today i have tried this trick. instead of 45m i have manually entered 160meters, but watch did not corrected anything:

If I remember correctly fusedalti doesn’t correct your altitude when you manually changed it before the activity. Read it somewhere on this forum.

[pilleus]

@surfboomerang said in Altimeter recordings while running:

@Tadas-Linge said in Altimeter recordings while running:

Hello, today i have tried this trick. instead of 45m i have manually entered 160meters, but watch did not corrected anything:

If I remember correctly fusedalti doesn’t correct your altitude when you manually changed it before the activity. Read it somewhere on this forum.

I tested it several times on the Vertical. 15 minutes before the activity I changed the altitude to a complete false value and the Vertical calibrated within the first minute to the correct altitude.

May be a manual calibration immediately before the start of an activity is a problem.

[Brad_Olwin]

@surfboomerang I think that has changed now and it will work.

[Tadas Linge]

@pilleus correction to false altitude was done maybe 10 hours or more before the activity…

[Redbeard_ranger]

Automatic alti-baro profile,

Interesting observation on my Suunto Race. I live by the coast which is affected by high winds. I also live in an apartment on the 8th floor and unfortunately happen to be in a direction that when it is windy my apartment becomes a wind tunnel. I noticed quite a big change in altitude of 25m from 109m down to 84m, which is close to accurate altitude, all just from the change in air pressure.

In the manual it states, " If you are at a constant altitude (less than 5 meters of vertical movement within 12 minutes), your watch interprets air pressure changes as weather changes and adjusts the barometer graph accordingly."

However in the linked video below the watch thinks I’m changing altitude.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Suunto/s/J3SDGbXtYL