Dynamic accuracy of GPS receivers for use in health research: A novel method to assess GPS accuracy in real-world settings

Frontiers in Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Schipperijn, Jasper ^a   Kerr, Jacqueline ^b   Duncan, Scott ^c   Madsen, Thomas ^a   Klinker, Charlotte Demant ^a   Troelsen, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dynamic accuracy; Environmental conditions; Epoch; Global positioning system; Qstarz BT Q1000XT; Travel mode; Validation study

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017116905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00021     Document Type: Article

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