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How a mileage app fixed GPS lies with physics and dead reckoning

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A mileage tracking app improved trip accuracy from 50% to 95% by rejecting physically impossible GPS readings and using dead reckoning. The team implemented a speed check that drops readings exceeding plausible limits for walking, cycling, or driving. They also filled gaps from tunnels and urban canyons by estimating position from last known data.

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The article offers a practical, engineering-focused approach to GPS inaccuracies, but the techniques are well-known; the real insight is in the systematic application.
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