Frequently you can't get a position fix at all, if the building has much metal 
in its structure.  I can't get a position fix from inside my house unless I am 
near a south-facing window, probably due to a metallic-foil vapor barrier in 
the attic.

-- 
John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to 
think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Doerr <steve.do...@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:43:18 
To: <talk@openstreetmap.org>
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving AND
        walking navigation

Roy Wallace wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 7:10 PM, James Stewart <j.k.stew...@ed.ac.uk> wrote:

>> and micro maps of destinations such as airports and shopping malls

> I think this is quite important, and can be one of the strengths of
> OSM. e.g. Plenty of POI's waiting to be mapped here:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-27.66214&lon=153.04129&zoom=17&layers=B000FTF

How accurate are GPS receivers inside buildings?

--
Steve


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