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Ionic Exercise Tracking Accuracy

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‎02-19-2018 16:16

‎02-19-2018 16:16

Went out for a short walk today, the first outdoors activity since the firmware update to my Ionic. The Ionic has not crashed during an exercise since the upgrade, which it was doing on a regular basis prior to the upgrade, and it did not crash during today's walk.  The GPS tracking of the walk was very accurate - the Ionic GPS measured the walk as 4.14 miles, and Google Maps measured it at 4.16, a difference of only 105 feet.  All of the recorded stats, including heart rate and elevation, were where I expected them to be for a casual walk.

 

Ionic Map - 4.14 Miles

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Google Maps - 4.16 Miles

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Ionic Exercise Stats

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‎02-19-2018 23:14

‎02-19-2018 23:14

Good to know @USAF-Larry, thanks. I look forward to the update, as it’s yet to roll out to me.

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‎02-20-2018 09:34

‎02-20-2018 09:34

Anyone know when we will get this fix in the UK? I have just had my 17k hike measured at 6k by my Fitbit - but there is a map of the full route appearing on Strava!

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‎02-20-2018 09:59

In response to Scarypurplefair

‎02-20-2018 09:59

Thanks for the info @USAF-Larry  I still haven't received the update either

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‎02-20-2018 15:42

In response to WendyB

‎02-20-2018 15:42

Today I took a short bike ride to the Post Office and back, and tracked it with the Ionic GPS. It was as accurate on the bike ride today as it was on the short walk yesterday.  It is 5 miles to the post office, and the round trip on the Ionic showed it as 10.09 miles. I charted the route on Google Maps, and it calculated the distance as 10.093 miles, a negligible difference. So, I am happy with it!  I hope others are seeing similar results with the Ionic GPS.

 

Ionic Bike Ride Map, either 10.09 miles or 10.07 miles.

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Google Map, 10.0932 miles

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‎02-21-2018 18:02

‎02-21-2018 18:02

Looks good, today was nice so I should have gone for a run outside. instead I did a treadmill run tonight and was disappointed it doesn't show pace.  I knew it wont shoe cadence but if it has a mileage estimate it should be able to do pace. Instead only graphs for heart rate and calories. 

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‎05-10-2018 09:41

In response to USAF-Larry

‎05-10-2018 09:41

Did the beginning and ending elevation data match? Every Fitbit product I've used fails in elevation accuracy. Example: begin at 740, end at 713 - open sky, no obstructions, should be able to get a good consistent GPS value.  This is the type of accuracy I might expect with an Altimeter as air pressure changes during a day - old school stuff.

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