can GPS do hill elevations?
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can GPS do hill elevations?
I assume most decent GPS units have an altimiter built in, no? Can they spit out hill profiles like this, or would I need some type of additional software?
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As Rob said with the proper software most newer GPS can track altitude and map it; however, the accuracy can greatly differ depending on the unit. Most cheaper GPS's will calculate you elevation the same way they calculate you location by triangulating information from numerous satelites. More expensive models will typically have an altimeter built into them to provide more accuracy. For mapping trails you really don't need a few foot accuracy on you altitude IMO.
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Originally Posted by cubuff4runner
Most cheaper GPS's will calculate you elevation the same way they calculate you location by triangulating information from numerous satelites. More expensive models will typically have an altimeter built into them to provide more accuracy. For mapping trails you really don't need a few foot accuracy on you altitude IMO.
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I think that on a GPS without the altimeter, the elevation is the least accurate reading. It seems to me that speed and location are near perfect, but to get a very accurate elevation reading, a GPS with a "sensing" altimeter is needed. I purchased the Garmin GPS 60CS because it included a few more features (altimeter) than the 60C.
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Originally Posted by 4x4Lamm
Etrex summit can do that.
Plus, with a name like Summit, it had better be able to do that kind of thing, and it had better have a true altimeter built in.
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