May I suggest to turn the 24 hours reset period into a parameter?

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Tom Van Baak <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mark, Ole,
>
> Yes, averaging can both enhance precision but also destroy information. In 
> many cases too much data is a bad thing. The solution is to add another 
> dimension to the plot. Stable32 does this with DAVAR (dynamic Allan 
> variance). TimeLab has a multi- "trace" feature. Both of these break large 
> data sets into smaller ones and display each in succession. This way you get 
> the best of both worlds; precision without long-term pollution and also a 
> view of long-term trends. Yes, there's an art to picking the right 
> parameters, but you get the idea. In some cases it is highly informative. The 
> color 3D DAVAR plots in particular can be a thing of beauty.
>
> So, in your case, save each of those 24 hour GIF's and then turn then into a 
> single animated GIF. That way not only do you get a fresh view of current 
> reception conditions, but also a time lapse view of changes over the 
> long-term.
>
> Another idea is to somehow 2D transform your polar plots into a horizontal 
> rectangular strip and then use elapsed time in the vertical. This would allow 
> a waterfall-style representation of GPS reception over time.
>
> /tvb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Sims" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 11:03 AM
> Subject: [time-nuts] Thermal effects on cables --> ADEV
>
>
>>I recently made a change in Lady Heather's satellite signal maps to help with 
>>a very similar issue.  Before, the maps were based upon the accumulated 
>>average value of the sat signals at each point in the sky.  Now, every 24 
>>hours, the signal level averages are reset to their current average and the 
>>sample counts are reset to 1.  That way any change is your antenna 
>>performance won't be masked by days/week/months of previous data.
>>
>> ----------------
>>
>>> Don't use years worth of data.
>> Otherwise it could be days before the xDEV visually changes
>
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