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When the Strava heatmap issue came to light i recall seeing many tracks on military runways and wondered, "who's out there doing laps on the tarmac? So this mak

When the Strava heatmap issue came to light i recall seeing many tracks on military runways and wondered, "who's out there doing laps on the tarmac? So this makes sense now.

briandear 7y ago
No. People in deployed areas often run on runways. The Garnin watches aren’t transmitting and they aren’t connected to Strava.
- nradov 7y ago
  At least half of Garmin watches are connected to Strava. They do transmit through Bluetooth, ANT+, and/or WiFi.
  - jniedrauer 7y ago
    It's not a direct connection. You must log into your Garmin Connect account and configure it to push to Strava.
- resoluteteeth 7y ago
  Apparently a lot of people in the military upload their runs to strava. If there are a bunch of people uploading the same route, it will show up on the strava heatmap. This has previously caused secret locations to be revealed[1], but they are probably being more careful about this now. 1: https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/28/politics/strava-military-bases-location/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/28/politics/strava-military-base...
hawkesnest 7y ago
Another possibility was doing FOD walks. It would include pilots and maintenance crews as well.