Gps Settings - GE MapSight User Manual

GPS Settings

This screen allows you to view and change the settings that affect
how MapSight operates with GPS satellites.
GPS Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP) value is a measure of the
overall accuracy of the current position. The lower this value is
then the more accurate your GPS position is likely to be. A value of
100.0 is displayed on the targeting preview screen when PDOP
cannot be calculated.
Maximum PDOP value slider
If the current PDOP reading is above the GPS Maximum PDOP
setting, a warning will be shown on the capture preview screen by
the display of an orange border around the PDOP reading. The
Maximum PDOP setting can be adjusted by sliding the level to the
left or right to lower or increase the Maximum PDOP. The default
Maximum PDOP value is 6. A lower value may result in more
accurate the fix, but this may increase the time to get a fix. A
higher Maximum PDOP may reduce the time to get a fix, but will
likely decrease the accuracy of the fix.
Enforce Maximum PDOP checkbox
When Enforce Maximum PDOP is enabled, data capture will not be
possible if the GPS readings exceed the Maximum PDOP. If Enforce
Maximum PDOP is unchecked, then an orange border will still show
around the on-screen PDOP value but positional readings can be
taken if the maximum is exceeded.
WARNING! If Enforce Maximum PDOP is unchecked,
positional detail of MapSight and target readings is may be
less accurate.
GPS Mask Angle value slider
The GPS Mask Angle default is set to 15
satellites that are at a lower elevation than the GPS mask angle will
not be used to calculate position. The GPS Mask Angle can be
adjusted by moving the slider bar left or right.
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