But in the mountains, altitude is also a very important information.
But wouldn't one carry a barometric altimeter in those cases? I mean, my iPhone and Apple Watch both have barometric altimeters, and those are consumer devices not designed to get you up a 7000m mountain.
Now, granted, that doesn't help the device that's "sewn into a jacket", but as a sibling commenter mentions, in a search elevation models could be used. Or if they can stick an altimeter in my watch, maybe there's one in this mysterious, unnamed device.
The basecamp in Nepal is in a very tight spot. Bouncing signals is there a problem.
I wonder how much of a difference the newer dual-frequency GPS receivers make. It makes a difference on my Apple Watch Ultra versus an older Garmin when running around in the woods, but I'm no mountaineer.
Most anyone who climbs Everest knows their approximate altitude based on certain landmarks (waypoints) that are very well known. The most obvious of which are the camps (1 through 4) but there are other landmarks that are well known.
If you're going off the main route however, then it's a bit of a different story.
But wouldn't one carry a barometric altimeter in those cases? I mean, my iPhone and Apple Watch both have barometric altimeters, and those are consumer devices not designed to get you up a 7000m mountain.
Now, granted, that doesn't help the device that's "sewn into a jacket", but as a sibling commenter mentions, in a search elevation models could be used. Or if they can stick an altimeter in my watch, maybe there's one in this mysterious, unnamed device.
The basecamp in Nepal is in a very tight spot. Bouncing signals is there a problem.
I wonder how much of a difference the newer dual-frequency GPS receivers make. It makes a difference on my Apple Watch Ultra versus an older Garmin when running around in the woods, but I'm no mountaineer.