2007-07-21 09:07:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Yes but it needs to have contact to 3 or more staellites to do that. Also your GPS receiver will have to support that function, and the values are not very exact. You will get lots of variation over time.
For reliable results, there's a GPS receiver available that combines GPS and barometric measurements, see this entry:
http://wiki.motionbased.com/mb/Barometric_Altimeter
(Note: This Wiki entry might just have been written by an employee of that company, there may be similar devices available from other companies. )
2007-07-21 12:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by travelhun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. GPS has the capability of determining elevation from sea level.
2007-07-21 16:13:39 · answer #2 · answered by Marcus Dunkin87 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
provided you are receiving from 3 satellites, then yes, it'll give elevation
2007-07-21 16:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by Piglet O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine does but it must be working from 3 satellites
2007-07-21 16:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋