Lap timer apps for droid, Any recommendations/thoughts? |
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Lap timer apps for droid, Any recommendations/thoughts? |
Krieger |
Sep 3 2013, 08:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,726 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None |
I had an old fashioned Hot Lap timer in my car this past weekend and had problems with it. Actually other people had the same inconsistencies. I was looking at a Droid App by Trackmaster. Does video and lap times, speed.
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SirAndy |
Sep 5 2013, 12:39 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,675 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
The problem with GPS is that at it's best it has about 1m (3 feet) spread. At it's worst, it can be 50 or more meters (well over a 100 feet).
So, the weaker your signals are at the track, the less accurate a GPS based system will be. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
Matt Romanowski |
Sep 8 2013, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 878 Joined: 4-January 04 From: Manchester, NH Member No.: 1,507 |
The problem with GPS is that at it's best it has about 1m (3 feet) spread. At it's worst, it can be 50 or more meters (well over a 100 feet). So, the weaker your signals are at the track, the less accurate a GPS based system will be. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) They end up very accurate. For instance, an AiM Solo is usually within .001 of the official AMB loop. I'm not sure about other systems, but AiM also tells you how many satellites the system has locked onto and what the accuracy is. I used to make the same argument and once I started using a GPS based system, I found out how good they really are. |
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