Samsung i8510 INNOV8 User Forums

[tundra]

Hey everyone,

Got my i8510, and have been using Google Maps for a while now. Google maps always reports my location about 100m too much to the NW, which is odd.

I've tried

1) resetting GPS location/data via testmode
2) downloading GPS+ data

and nothing works.

However, Garmin works like a charm, and reports the right position for me.

Any clues why? Shouldn't Google Maps be calibrated perfectly?

[Klosterbruder]

Hoi !

Please read my little post here.

Google Maps works more or less perfectly with the Innov8. Positioning data is precise and exact.
But Google Maps itself could be a bit buggy, depending on the area displayed: I often experience a slight misalignment of aerial and street map views: Not exactly congruent.
This might be reason for the flaw you experienced as it indeed leads to a wrong position indication. But as said: This depends on the area displayed.
Another possible reason: System/GPS Data. Find the options for positioning methods. Make sure, INTERNAL GPS is activated ONLY. No web-assisted methods ! Otherwise, positioning might be unprecise. (You have to look for the exact path to this options yourself; I use a German menu and don't feel like rebooting after changing the display language. )

The Innov8's GPS receiver is a quite good and precise one. It's more sensitive than many professional GPS receivers like Garmin 60CS and far superior to Nokia solutions.
I checked this; I don't just repeat fan boy statements.