Can you elaborate on the accuracy over time On Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 7:44 PM Steve D <[email protected]> wrote:
> I guess it all depends on how you do documentation. Myself, if I had my > way, I'd probably have our tech's run something like Smartsheet. Punch in > customer info, app will grab gps coords from phone, and have them all in a > handy dandy spreadsheet for your office people to attach to the customer > file. Apps like this are flexible in that you can set it up to record > whatever info you want, and it's (theoretically) easy for the monkeys to > use if you create forms for them. See: > https://www.smartsheet.com/content-center/product-news/product-releases/quickly-capture-share-exact-locations-from-your-mobile-device > . If you don't like to pay more monthly fees, I'm sure there are dozen > sketchier free apps that do the same thing. (I used to like one called > Memento until I learned it was made in Russia.) > > Hell, I'd not be surprised if Powercode/Sonar/etc start creating something > like it for their systems. Or the towercoverage guys (I think they had an > app anyway?). > > As far as accuracy, all phone app's rely on the hardware itself. If your > tech's phone is basically a potato, it's gonna be crap, but I think all > modern phones are pretty decent for GPS accuracy. 50m is a lot of wiggle > room, and even then, I know android does a pretty decent job just working > out location just triangulating from cell towers. Like Bill alluded to, > GPS takes time to lock in too. Some people turn off location for > battery/privacy reasons, but if you leave it on, it slowly narrows down > your location better over time. > > -Steve D > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 3:26 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Altitude is the worst measure from GPS. Older Garmin handheld units would >> vary by +/- 500 feet until they'd been on in a single spot for about 45 >> minutes or so. I just turned on my phone GPS, and it's been running about >> 70' to 100' too low. It may settle out near the actual altitude, but I >> don't know how long that will take. >> >> I'd use Google Earth for a relatively accurate elevation for a given >> spot. >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> >> On 2/11/2020 2:17 PM, Steve Jones wrote: >> >> Im not worried about altitude, was just looking for an accurate >> coordinate. Are any phone apps any more accurate than others? is a garmin >> any more accurate than a phone? >> >> On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 3:58 PM <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Garden variety GPS will give you crap for altitude. GPS in general is >>> crap for altitude. >>> Google Earth plus a tape measure is your best accurate solution for less >>> than multiple thousands of dollars. >>> >>> *From:* Steve Jones >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 11, 2020 2:45 PM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] App or tool for CBRS GPS >>> >>> If I give any variance to the installers, they will push it too far. I >>> dont care that we get the 50 meters, I want it as accurate as possible. AGL >>> is fin for guessing, but GPS I want as accurate as possible and within >>> reason. and documented. >>> >>> Im thinking thats also going to be something the SAS administrators will >>> be offering is the high resolution plotting since they will need something >>> to market >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 3:11 PM castarritt . <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Horizontal accuracy is to within 50M, and if one of my guys has to >>>> carry his ladder that far from where he parked the truck (which records GPS >>>> location automatically), I'm sure I'll hear him bitch about it. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 3:04 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I guess in theory the SAS might grant you a lower EIRP than it >>>>> otherwise would if you overstate the height by a meter or two. Hard to >>>>> believe that will make a big difference. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mark Radabaugh >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 2:24 PM >>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] App or tool for CBRS GPS >>>>> >>>>> Tape measure? $8/each on Amazon. They can lose a lot of those. >>>>> >>>>> Height tolerance is +/-3M (~9’). Each story of a house is ~10’. >>>>> Did they put it on the first, second, or third floor of the house? >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> > On Feb 11, 2020, at 3:11 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > Im not looking for a smartligner, we will get one hopefully for base >>>>> stations >>>>> > >>>>> > For the installer, I need something the installer sticks in front of >>>>> the radio to get the GPS. as I understand it, the AGL.ASL is not accurate >>>>> from GPS, that needs to be tape measured or range finder. >>>>> > >>>>> > Is there an App for a phone that is more accurate than another or is >>>>> that all dependent on the cell phone itself? >>>>> > >>>>> > Is there a fairly inexpensive device thats worth giving a tech to >>>>> break too? >>>>> > >>>>> > Mainly I just want to have a screenshot of a GPS coordinate to >>>>> attach to the customer file for CPI reference. >>>>> > >>>>> > There used to be a WISP app that you put in all your POP locations >>>>> and it would give you your azimuth and best guess elevation from your >>>>> current point, I think it even had a pointing arrow that never worked all >>>>> that well., but I dont recall what was or if it still works >>>>> > -- >>>>> > AF mailing list >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> AF mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> AF mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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