Elevation Error

laniadvokat

October 21, 2022 15:11

It seems like the elevation error never went away. I rely on Gaia Maps for creating routes for my work and my personal life. The routes that I have been mapping out using Gaia are incredibly incorrect with the elevation gain and loss and very untrustworthy. I am a paid member and I really would like to see this issue fixed. 

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  5stone

  October 21, 2022 22:47

  Nope, it never went away. I still get very different "boots on the ground" ascent/descent vert numbers from my hardware devices as compared to the estimates provided when I create routes. Unfortunately, I can't reliably plan my adventures using Gaia's numbers. 

  So seconded. I wish the blocking and tackling aspects would get fixed first instead of continuing to  release new features like map packs, etc. 

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  brian.starlin

  August 13, 2023 15:00

  Definitely a problem in my android app. Others ask me what the gain was after a trip and now I say , "I can't tell you because I know Gaia is way low." I've seen it begin to subtract total elevation as I began going downhill .. 40% may be true. I've seen it be 1000 feet low on a 4000 foot climb.

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  laniadvokat

  August 13, 2023 16:47

  Yes, this is incredibly frustrating especially when I am trip planning or writing about a trail and I need accurate information. I submitted this as a problem again recently but its been going on for years. 

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  Alexandre

  April 24, 2024 19:43

  Hello, I'm reopening this subject because the problem is still there.
  Compared with official tracks and other applications (Openrunner), Gaia GPS considerably increases the positive and negative elevation changes. This is really annoying because it distorts the data when you want to prepare the stages of a trek. 

  Do you plan to change this? If not, I'm going to change applications.

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  weasel

  January 15, 2025 23:14

  I went ahead and canceled my subscription.  Use Caltopo and Alltrails.  Interestingly, I was getting reliable gain and loss when creating routes in the High Sierra, but wildly inaccurate when creating routes in Canyonlands Island in the Sky.  Reported, but I don't think they will ever fix this issue.

   

  PS Caltopo has a bit of a learning curve but is very powerful.  I love it!

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