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I believe temperature sensors are required to get barometric data to altitude[1]. That's why all altimeter watches also have temperature though its usually use
by scottcha 13y ago
I believe temperature sensors are required to get barometric data to altitude[1]. That's why all altimeter watches also have temperature though its usually useless while wearing since its reading the temp of your wrist instead of the air.
On a second note I produce an app (http://www.ullrlabs.com http://www.ullrlabs.com) for avalanche danger evaluation and knowing your ambient air temperature is one factor which is helpful in that process. Though I haven't yet tried to read that value on android phones for the app.
[1]See pressure altimeter calibration equation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altimeter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altimeter
- Recoil42 13y agoYour first note is irrelevant, since all modern phones have a (hot) CPU running while the phone is active. It's why phones don't rely on their temperature sensors for ambient readings in the first place even if they have them.