What defines a “segment”?
“Segments” are pieces of GPS tracks that have been divided up into smaller parts. Segments are added together to form a track describing the trails that you’re interested in. The definition of what constitutes a segment in rather arbitrary. Generally speaking, the original GPS tracks are divided up into segments at any trail interesction or trail head. If the resulting segment would be less than about 1/10 mile, it will often just be included in an adjacent segment. Segments can cover single track trail, dirt roads, or paved roads, however paved roads are not the focus of GPS Tracker and are usually only included to connect other trail segments. top 3) Question: Why is the distance that GPS Tracker calculates shorter than what the trail guide says? That’s partly due to the way the GPS unit calculates the distance of a track. A GPS track consists of a series of points and the calculated distance of that track is the straight line distance between the points. In a trail that has lots of
