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I would assume that GPS actually works much better in rural areas. Maybe a bit longer to take a fix if there's no good cell signal to use for AGPS, but once you
by eridius 7y ago
I would assume that GPS actually works much better in rural areas. Maybe a bit longer to take a fix if there's no good cell signal to use for AGPS, but once you get a fix, it's all satellite so being in a rural area means no large buildings around you to reflect the signal.
Of course, the quality of your maps is probably a lot worse.
- reaperducer 7y agoYou're right, it is better in rural areas. Large cities (New York, Chicago) are notorious for GPS reflection problems in their high density districts. The places I'm talking about are "remote," though. Not rural. Places the size of European nations, but with only a few hundred people.
- eridius 7y agoSame thing though. Once you get a fix it's all satellite. Maybe if you're deep in a valley between mountains you'll have an issue as the mountains will block most of the sky, but as long as you can get signal from a few satellites you should be good. Satellites don't care how remote you are, only what around you is blocking the signal.