Suunto 9 baro - GPS track not accurate

v.sacre · 13 Jun 2019, 08:23

@TELE-HO When I talk of bad accuracy 1/10 times, I don’t talk about crazy things, just small off track problem like @florin2528 has reported.

florin2528 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:24

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos

Power saving is off, I didn’t consider using that option since i’m not an ultra runner.
the watch has now 71% of battery, yesterday could have like 80%.

I was waiting to get GPS signal before starting the run. I was running with phone(runtastic app, running for the oceans) and the distance between S9 and runtastic was getting bigger with every kilometer i made. I spend like 10 seconds on the finish before stopping the run, on an open space. Not visible on the track.

I can share the GPX file if you would like.

I can wait till 29 of june, last day for retuning the product back.

Thanks,
Florin

freeheeler · 13 Jun 2019, 08:27

@v-sacre
yes that’s how I understood it

zhang965 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:27

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Suunto 9 baro - GPS track not accurate:

Hi, these drops in GPS looks like you have a power saving enabled. I am here to help on this.

How does the prestart screen look like?

Also very soon comes a new GPS FW so I would encourage you to wait a TINY bit for it.

hold on, that’s a tricky way to confirm the new FW comes within two weeks

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos · 13 Jun 2019, 08:27

@florin2528 hmmm strange to be honest. I saw the tracks and there are drop outs on the reception.
Just to confirm once more, at the prestart screen the color is green right?

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos · 13 Jun 2019, 08:28

@zhang965 yeah lets give some insight to @florin2528

zhang965 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:31

I think his GPS lost randomly the signal, it’s why he had the straight line sometime and sometime not

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos · 13 Jun 2019, 08:31

@zhang965 yup that is suspicious here.

florin2528 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:32

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
yes, was green.
My second run with S9 was on Sibiu 10k marathon and I din’t wait for GPS to be green and start running. I didn’t get the GPS at all. Run was recorded but with no GPS. So now, I always wait.

sartoric · 13 Jun 2019, 08:32

@florin2528 said in Suunto 9 baro - GPS track not accurate:

@sartoric

I tried different paths and sometimes the tracks are decent. But 1 from 5 had accuracy issues.

not really, but along the road there are some 380v cables.

No magnetic stuff. I was thinking to buy this watch in order to get rid of phone.

Well … Let’s say that this is not an optimal environment for GPS and Compass, that’s a magnetic net

zhang965 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:32

so it refers me to the case of french guy, in a cloudy day.: https://forum.suunto.com/topic/2647/précision-gps/

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos · 13 Jun 2019, 08:33

Other question. Do you have AGPS synced?

Settings->General->About -> AGPS what does it show there?

zhang965 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:34

and it’s why ask you to change the country…
because it seems GPS is under control in some countries? seems in Chian GPS has a beautiful random drift

florin2528 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:37

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
Software :2.6.54
Assisted GPS 2019-06-12T00:00:00Z
Product name: Suunto 9
Serial ,
hardware: 3835C3
GPS 17041,ab53bab,140
Touch: B2.0.30
Bluetooth 2.3.42
Valencell 7253

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos · 13 Jun 2019, 08:43

@florin2528 that looks ok.
Alright I don’t know how much more to help here.

zhang965 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:48

for me it’s a random GPS signal lost,

this lost might be caused by weather factor, environment factor.

next time, once connected to GPS, hold on some mins to wait the connection be stable before go.

I suggest you to return your watch next Week,so that Dimitrios might release the FW quickly.

florin2528 · 13 Jun 2019, 08:50

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos

I will have other runs and on Sunday I will change the country.
At the moment i see two options: A3 or stay with the cheap phone.

RedbullXAlps will start in a couple of days, I’m wondering if they will get the same hardware/software as me.

Saketo Nemo · 13 Jun 2019, 09:15

I used an A3S for over a year and now I have an A3R (girlfriend) at home, sorry but I don’t notice this big difference with Spartan and 9.
Above all, if we talk about precision, we cannot rely on a track recorded on a bike. The conditions are optimal there. I recorded tons of it, with SSU, of precise traces like a hot blade in butter. However, let’s see what the update of “by 29.06” will bring

sartoric · 13 Jun 2019, 09:19

@florin2528 said in Suunto 9 baro - GPS track not accurate:

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
RedbullXAlps will start in a couple of days, I’m wondering if they will get the same hardware/software as me.

You can ask @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos

freeheeler · 13 Jun 2019, 09:19

@Saketo-Nemo
ok, sorry… I can’t supply other examples as there are no mapped trackmarks for skitouring