Accuracy of Distance Recordings in Eight Positioning-Enabled Sport Watches: Instrument Validation Study

Gilgen-Ammann, Rahel; Schweizer, Theresa; Wyss, Thomas (2020). Accuracy of Distance Recordings in Eight Positioning-Enabled Sport Watches: Instrument Validation Study JMIR mhealth and uhealth, 8(6), pp. 1-11. JMIR Publications 10.2196/17118

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Elite athletes and recreational runners rely on the accuracy of global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-enabled sport watches to monitor and regulate training activities. However, there is a lack of scientific evidence regarding the accuracy of such sport watches.; The aim was to investigate the accuracy of the recorded distances obtained by eight commercially available sport watches by Apple, Coros, Garmin, Polar, and Suunto when assessed in different areas and at different speeds. Furthermore, potential parameters that affect the measurement quality were evaluated.; Altogether, 3 × 12 measurements in urban, forest, and track and field areas were obtained while walking, running, and cycling under various outdoor conditions.; The selected reference distances ranged from 404.0 m to 4296.9 m. For all the measurement areas combined, the recorded systematic errors (±limits of agreements) ranged between 3.7 (±195.6) m and -101.0 (±231.3) m, and the mean absolute percentage errors ranged from 3.2% to 6.1%. Only the GNSS receivers from Polar showed overall errors

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM > EHSM - Lehre und Sportpädagogik > Monitoring

Name:

Gilgen-Ammann, Rahel0000-0003-2323-7302;
Schweizer, Theresa0000-0001-6816-2100 and
Wyss, Thomas0000-0002-6068-477X

ISSN:

2291-5222

Publisher:

JMIR Publications

Language:

English

Submitter:

Service Account

Date Deposited:

19 Feb 2021 11:36

Last Modified:

23 Sep 2021 02:18

Publisher DOI:

10.2196/17118

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PubMed ID:

32396865

Uncontrolled Keywords:

GPS measurement error Geographic information systems Geographic locations Monitoring physical training Movement analysis Sports Monitoring

ARBOR DOI:

10.24451/arbor.14412

URI:

https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/14412

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