Ha! I got the fam 4 Motorola Droid Razor M phones. Other than the case color they are all 4 identical. All 4 show the weather for the same location (Tucker) and we are all in the kitchen and all 4 phones show a different outside temp!<br>
<br>I think some apps need some tuning :-)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com" target="_blank">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I don't think Cumming has an airport, but I'll keep it in mind.<br>
<br>
I took the GPS out with me to supper. When I left, my house was at 1210 feet above sea level. By the time I got back, it had sunk (on the display) to 1170 feet. In the last 20 minutes of me sitting here, it has raised back up to 1185 feet.<br>
<br>
So, I guess I cannot expect too much from the elevation function of this device.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Ron<br>
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Pete Hardie <<a href="mailto:pete.hardie@gmail.com">pete.hardie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>Go down to the airport - it's a well-specified lat/lon and alt, and a<br>
>weather station.<br>
><br>
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>On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <<br>
><a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hi all,<br>
>><br>
>> I just got my hands on a neat Garmin Etrex Vista H handheld GPS on<br>
>> clearance for hiking trails and such. It has a barometric altimeter<br>
>that I<br>
>> wish to calibrate. I have to either enter an accurate known<br>
>barometric<br>
>> pressure; or I have to enter an accurate known elevation.<br>
>><br>
>> I've checked Weatherbug (for Cumming, GA), The Weather Channel, and<br>
>the<br>
>> Firefox ForecastFox plugin.<br>
>><br>
>> The barometric pressure readings are: 29.85, 29.92, and 29.90. As I<br>
>> understand it, these variations would be enough to create altimeter<br>
>reading<br>
>> differences of around 70 feet.<br>
>><br>
>> I can't necessarily use my weather station as a good barometric<br>
>pressure<br>
>> gauge, since it depends on elevation. (I usually calibrate that<br>
>instrument<br>
>> by putting in the barometric pressure from The Weather Channel.)<br>
>><br>
>> I don't know the exact elevation of my house, nor the exact elevation<br>
>at<br>
>> the trail at the park.<br>
>><br>
>> I can calibrate to GPS elevation, but that's not very accurate.<br>
>><br>
>> Garmin says the altimeter is accurate to 10 feet if properly<br>
>calibrated.<br>
>> Of course, it will change with the weather.<br>
>><br>
>> So, how can I determine accurate barometric pressure for a location,<br>
>or<br>
>> accurate elevation, so I can calibrate this thing? Is there a way to<br>
>get<br>
>> elevation from google maps, or something?<br>
>><br>
>> Note, this is not critical, not life threatening if I don't find the<br>
>> answer, not even exceedingly important. But, I just want to get the<br>
>most<br>
>> usage out of the device that I can. And, you guys are a great source<br>
>of<br>
>> geeky information of all sorts.<br>
>><br>
>> Any help, as always, is appreciated.<br>
>><br>
>> Sincerely,<br>
>><br>
>> Ron<br>
>><br>
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