GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Essential guides for setting up and operating MAVLink GPS.
Geodesy
Android 14 AltitudeConverter
Historically, Android only provided `getAltitude()` as WGS84 Ellipsoid height. Developers were forced to bundle massive binary grids (like EGM96) t...
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Solving the "N" Value
To send valid MSL altitude to ArduPilot, we must solve for $N$ (Geoid Undulation) locally on the phone.
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The Lumpy Earth: Ellipsoid vs. Geoid
A common "First Flight" problem with Virtual GPS is altitude error. You hover the phone at 1 meter, but Mission Planner reports -25 meters or +40 m...
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