[android-developers] Re: What does the Location accuracy mean?

2009-11-06 Thread Walles
The wiki page says it's a radius if I interpret it correctly:


In order to apply the CEP concept in these conditions, we can define
CEP as the [...] radius of a circle within which 50% of rounds will
land.


Or am I skipping too much text in between there? :-) //Johan

On 6 Nov, 07:07, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com
wrote:
 I believe it's CEP or Circular Error Probability:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_error_probable

 Another words, your point can be anywhere inside the circle of X
 meters diameter.

 -John Coryat

 Radar Now!

 What Zip Code?

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[android-developers] Re: What does the Location accuracy mean?

2009-11-06 Thread Neilz
I get all kinds of different figures with this, ranging from 3 to
170ish. Haven't found much use for it yet!

On Nov 6, 9:19 am, Walles johan.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
 The wiki page says it's a radius if I interpret it correctly:

 
 In order to apply the CEP concept in these conditions, we can define
 CEP as the [...] radius of a circle within which 50% of rounds will
 land.
 

 Or am I skipping too much text in between there? :-) //Johan

 On 6 Nov, 07:07, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  I believe it's CEP or Circular Error Probability:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_error_probable

  Another words, your point can be anywhere inside the circle of X
  meters diameter.

  -John Coryat

  Radar Now!

  What Zip Code?



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[android-developers] Re: What does the Location accuracy mean?

2009-11-05 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
I believe it's CEP or Circular Error Probability:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_error_probable

Another words, your point can be anywhere inside the circle of X
meters diameter.

-John Coryat

Radar Now!

What Zip Code?

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