Whether you’re a cyclist chasing personal bests, a runner training for your next race, a walker exploring new routes, or an outdoor enthusiast tracking sailing trips and hikes, this update delivers the precision and reliability you need to capture every moment of your journey.
GPS tracking sounds simple in theory, but in practice, it’s remarkably complex. Satellite signals can be affected by tall buildings, tree cover, weather conditions and terrain. This can lead to frustrating inaccuracies like route spikes that show you travelling at impossible speeds, missing sections of your path, or jagged lines that don’t reflect your actual movement.
We’ve listened to your feedback and worked hard to address these challenges. Our engineering team has implemented sophisticated improvements that work together to deliver the most accurate tracking experience we’ve ever offered.
Intelligent Adaptive Point Recording
At the heart of this update is our new adaptive interval system. The app now captures GPS points using optimised thresholds of 8, 4 and 2 seconds based on your activity type. Slower activities like walking use an 8 second interval for efficient tracking, whilst faster activities benefit from shorter intervals that capture more detail when you need it most.
Each activity type is matched with the ideal recording interval to balance accuracy with battery efficiency. Once you start tracking, the interval remains consistent throughout your session, ensuring reliable data capture without unnecessary complexity.
The result? Smoother, more accurate tracks that truly represent your journey whilst using less battery and storage space.
Enhanced GPS Precision Standards
We’ve refined our GPS accuracy parameters to maintain a strict 50 metre precision threshold on both Android and iOS. This enhancement means the app now filters out unreliable GPS signals more effectively, ensuring only high quality position data is recorded. You’ll notice significantly fewer erratic points and a cleaner, more professional looking route map.
Advanced Speed Validation
One of the most common complaints about GPS tracking apps is the appearance of impossible speed spikes caused by GPS drift or signal interference. Our update includes sophisticated speed filtering that validates all recorded speeds against a maximum threshold of 300 kph.
This intelligent system recognises and discards anomalous data points that would suggest you’ve suddenly teleported or achieved superhuman speeds. Whether you’re running, cycling or engaging in any other activity, your speed data will now accurately reflect your real world performance.
Smart Motion Detection Technology
Both our Android and iOS versions now integrate advanced motion detection capabilities. Using your device’s built in accelerometer and motion sensors, the app can intelligently determine when you’re actually moving versus when you’re stationary.
This feature serves multiple purposes. It helps conserve battery life by reducing GPS polling when you’re not moving, ensures more accurate start and stop times for your activities, and prevents the recording of GPS drift when you’re standing still. The technology works seamlessly in the background, requiring no input from you.
For Runners
Track your training runs with confidence knowing your pace, distance and route are being recorded accurately. The improved GPS precision is particularly beneficial for interval training, where accurate distance measurement is crucial.
For Cyclists
Whether you’re road cycling, mountain biking or commuting, you’ll appreciate the cleaner route lines and more accurate elevation data. The speed filtering ensures your maximum and average speed statistics truly reflect your performance.
For Walkers and Hikers
Long distance walks and hikes benefit enormously from the adaptive point recording system, which captures the detail of winding trails whilst maintaining battery efficiency for all day adventures.
For All Outdoor Enthusiasts
From sailing to skiing, horse riding to orienteering, every activity tracked with Map My Tracks now benefits from these fundamental improvements to GPS accuracy and reliability.
This significant update is rolling out now to all Map My Tracks users on both Android and iOS. To experience these improvements, simply update your app through the App Store or Google Play.
We recommend updating before your next outdoor adventure to take full advantage of the enhanced tracking capabilities.
At Map My Tracks, we’re committed to continually improving your experience. This GPS accuracy update represents months of development work, testing and refinement, all driven by your feedback and our dedication to providing the best possible tracking solution.
We know that accurate data matters. Whether you’re training for a specific goal, exploring new places, or simply enjoying the satisfaction of logging your activities, you deserve tracking technology that works flawlessly. This update brings us closer to that ideal.
We’re not stopping here. Our development team is already working on additional features and improvements based on your suggestions and requests. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming months.
Update your app now and experience the difference that enhanced GPS accuracy makes. Then get out there and put it to the test. We think you’re going to love how much more reliable and precise your tracking has become.
As always, we welcome your feedback. If you’re enjoying the new update, please leave us a review on the App Store or Google Play. If you have suggestions or encounter any issues, our support team is here to help at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Happy tracking, and here’s to more accurate adventures ahead!
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