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Re:Open Location Code by adrianN on Monday December 10, 2018 @05:42AM (#18646837)
GPS elevation data is pretty poor in my experience. Especially inside buildings.
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Re:Open Location Code by rerx on Monday December 10, 2018 @05:47AM (#18646872)
To reliably triangulate elevation from GPS data you need quite a lot of satellites. Air pressure gives a better signal, but obviously needs to be calibrated for weather etc.
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