Re: GNSS track sufficiently accurate?

On Mon, 16th Sep 2024 11:22:50 +0200, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:

[Track recorded with Garmin GPSMAP 64s + external Tallysman TW4421 antenna]

I had to realize that "my" route deviates quite significantly from
the OSM route (red dots). I am now wondering whether my track is now
sufficiently accurate to change the OSM route accordingly. After all,
the reception was always optimal thanks to the device configuration,
and the outward and return routes are more or less congruent. What do
you gnss experts think?

The 64s is a more than 10 year old L1 GPS/GLONASS only *consumer grade*
GNSS receiver. Adding the consumer grade TW4421 L1 antenna may have
increased reception a bit. But considering, that we are currently in
a phase of high sun activity, I'd expect such a device combo (without
correction data) to show deviation from real position of 30 m and more.
Even with low sun activity and more-the-less optimal reception such
a device combo will show frequent position deviations above 5 to 10 m.

Therefore, I wouldn't recommend adjusting the current OSM track. (Which
probably isn't derived just from another GNSS track, anyways. If it
truly is a high mountain trail, it may also show up on DTM raster data
and may be digitized from there.)

Bernd