Tag: Smartphone Compass Accuracy
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Fixing Rangefinder & Smartphone Residual Compass (azimuth) Deviation Errors – iPhone/Theodolite
Case Studies 5-A & 5-B: iPhone/Theodolite (compass app) Row, row, row your boat gently up/down the stream??? Purpose: This blog is created to help readers a) better understand electronic compass [smartphone or rangefinder] residual azimuth deviation errors b) quantify the errors, c) model the errors, d) compensate for [correct] the errors, and e) influence their…
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Fixing Rangefinder & Smartphone Residual Compass (azimuth) Deviation Errors – iPhone/SpyGlass
Case Studies 4-A & 4-B: iPhone/SpyGlass Row, row, row your boat gently up/down the stream??? Purpose: This blog is created to help readers a) better understand electronic compass [smartphone or rangefinder] residual azimuth deviation errors b) quantify the errors, c) model the errors, d) compensate for [correct] the errors, and e) influence their app vendor…
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Fixing Rangefinder & Smartphone Residual Compass (azimuth) Deviation Errors – iPhone/Compass 55
This blog post begins a series of posts that illustrate the magnitude and direction of azimuth errors associated with iPhone compass apps. These errors can be corrected.