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Re: GPS precision is awful

 

Hello!

There is a fix[1] for this problem in the OTA4[2] update, which arrives
next week.

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/location-service/+bug/1426307
[2]
https://launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+milestone/ww22-2015

2015-06-12 18:05 GMT+02:00 meles <themeles@xxxxxxxxx>:

>  Yesterday I tried the GPS on my BQ Aquarius 4.5 again in the field, on a
> place where I had no WIFI signal and which is offroad. According to Sensor
> Status the accuracy was 3-5km. This was firmed by the Google Maps App and
> the OSM App which positioned me on the complete opposite side of the valley.
>
> Indeed it was a bad location - the north side of a hill - but my Garmin
> GPS had at least a  precision of 15m and for the phone I would expect a
> value smaller than 150m.
>
> Does anybody else have this problem or is there even a fix for it? Or is
> there something wrong with my device?
>
> meles
>
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