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I build an avalanche safety app http://www.ullrlabs.com http://www.ullrlabs.com and knowing your elevation is one key aspect of determining the avalanche risk (

I build an avalanche safety app http://www.ullrlabs.com http://www.ullrlabs.com and knowing your elevation is one key aspect of determining the avalanche risk (due to differences in altitude for wind effect, temp, and snow accumulation).

XorNot 12y ago
Wouldn't GPS be far more accurate for this purpose?
- LeoPanthera 12y ago
  GPS altitude is not accurate. http://gpsinformation.net/main/altitude.htm http://gpsinformation.net/main/altitude.htm
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- jaredmcateer 12y ago
  No but the barometer assists with getting a faster GPS lock by giving it an approximate altitude