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Joined: 07/06/2003 16:45:14 Posts: 114 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Compass, how to read?
What do you mean it (the arrow) doesn't seem to point to North? Mine appears to. The degrees reading is your current heading, where 0 is due North, 90 is East, 180 South, and 270 West, and the direction is from the top of the compass, forwards.
Admittedly it does appear a little sluggish in updating, same as the speed read-out.
Joined: 17/05/2003 02:26:21 Posts: 3747 Location: Bedfordshire, UK
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Compass, how to read?
Sorry
As you said - I got that completely the wrong way round. The arrow points to your current heading - so if you point the arrow in the direction you're travelling, up then is north.
As you say it's a little sluggish, also the direction of travel is only valid when you are moving.
The other thing to be aware of is that, unlike a magnetic compass, you are being pointed to true north, not magnetic north. Some GPS hardware can provide a magnetic bearing as well, most cannot.
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