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Barometer calibration

Open kylecorry31 opened this issue 2 years ago • 2 comments

  • [ ] Set offset directly
  • [ ] Set offset via current pressure
  • [x] Create CalibratedBarometer wrapper

When the user is setting this, display sea level pressure, current pressure, and the elevation used for sea level calibration so they can choose the correct offset.

kylecorry31 avatar Mar 21 '23 20:03 kylecorry31

It will be good to get this working. I can calibrate the barometer on my Casio ProTreks(I typically use my local METAR as reference) but the readings on my various phones are still all over the place.

leavenode avatar May 28 '23 20:05 leavenode

@leavenode I will plan to get this done after the Photo Maps feature is release in around a month

For the most part, Trail Sense does not need it perfectly calibrated to predict weather - most of the weather prediction works on the change in pressure rather than the absolute pressure. That's why this issue was a lower priority. The only part that uses the absolute pressure is the "later" weather prediction - and that does not require it to be accurate either (within 10-15 hPa of actual should be fine). It's also a similar case with the altimeter (which already supports calibration) - that just uses changes in pressure from the reference pressure/elevation, so an accurate absolute pressure is not a strong requirement.

kylecorry31 avatar May 28 '23 22:05 kylecorry31