Comments on: Magical compass tricks http://www.mixare.org/2010/03/magical-compass-tricks/ Free Open Source Augmented Reality Engine Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.19 By: Shervin Emami http://www.mixare.org/2010/03/magical-compass-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:39:27 +0000 http://www.mixare.org/?p=444#comment-24 All digital compasses are very sensitive to electrical & magnetic noise, and even movement, usually much more than traditional compasses. Like “Cuddly” said, there are ways to make it less sensitive, based on your exact location on the planet (and altitude), but its never going to be perfect. You just have to use the compass with the knowledge that it is only a guide and not very accurate.

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By: Cuddly http://www.mixare.org/2010/03/magical-compass-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:49:13 +0000 http://www.mixare.org/?p=444#comment-19 In Android you can use the GeomagneticField class to correct some of this. It has also just been updated to the 2010 geomagnetic model: http://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/commit/a2d776b2d36b38d94a30fc5692fd71ce9697fe9c

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By: G1, MILESTONE and iPhone 3GS compass and GPS comparison video » EuroDroid http://www.mixare.org/2010/03/magical-compass-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:47:45 +0000 http://www.mixare.org/?p=444#comment-18 […] ‘augmented reality’ interface tool we mentioned a few weeks back, have put together a cool little video comparing the various compass and GPS features of three of today’s smartphones, pitching an […]

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