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General Category => GPSr Units => Topic started by: Blkbrd on April 08, 2012, 12:58:28 PM

Title: Garmin Etrex 30 Trip computer
Post by: Blkbrd on April 08, 2012, 12:58:28 PM
Why is the trip odometer changing even though I am sitting still inside?
Title: Re: Garmin Etrex 30 Trip computer
Post by: Boyd on April 08, 2012, 02:33:27 PM
Errors in your position fix make the unit appear to be moving. Since you're inside, these errors could be substantial and can add up to a lot of distance.
Title: Re: Garmin Etrex 30 Trip computer
Post by: Seldom on April 08, 2012, 03:54:49 PM
Zoom in as close as you can to the track and you'll see a "spiderweb".  Add up the legs of the spider web, 5 feet here, 5 feet there, and you'll get large error Boyd describes.