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Thanks for the tip/hack. Now I recognize the elevation profile on my runs (and rides).
+1 This is a big help. I never realized this before.
No, I am referring to Google (or USGS or whatever the maps use) elevation data, not Garmin. I'm well aware of the limitations of the Garmin (GPS-derived) elevation data. I was saying perhaps you could derive elevation from Google for better accuracy, and use this to calculate gain/loss.
I wasn't trying to be dense. Your previous post said Garmin, which puzzled me. Like I said, elevation correction will be included in a future release. I don't know why everyone thinks Google is the data source. They did in fact added elevation data recently, but they have a quota on the number of lookups and that is too low for RA, and definitely too low for elevation correction.
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I wasn't trying to be dense. Your previous post said Garmin, which puzzled me. Like I said, elevation correction will be included in a future release. I don't know why everyone thinks Google is the data source.
Sorry, that was a typo, I meant Google. So if Google isn't the source for elevation data then what is? (Assuming you've unchecked/rechecked that button to get the more accurate profile, or if you create the map by hand). I'm obviously pretty ignorant about this, just wondering.
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