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Re:One wolf's migration across Europe by cloudwalking on Saturday August 09, 2014 @11:32PM (#8158780)
5 seconds is fast to acquire a GPS fix...
Re:One wolf's migration across Europe by miahi on Sunday August 10, 2014 @03:42AM (#8159138)
With a cold start - yes. But most GPS chips have memory backup for short-term almanac data (valid for up to 4 hours, works if the GPS doesn't move long distances in that time period) and internal clocks, so it can perform a warm start. This takes only a few micro Amps standby current, so it's not hard on the battery.
Re:One wolf's migration across Europe by Malstrond on Sunday August 10, 2014 @12:13AM (#8158846)
A SiRFstar with satellite prediction (SiRFInstantFixII) might be able to manage it.
Re:One wolf's migration across Europe by z92 on Sunday August 10, 2014 @02:06AM (#8158999)
5 seconds is too fast to acquire even a GSM fix to send the data.