UK Grid Ref

 
  National Grid locations for the iPhone 3G  

 

  • Grid Reference given in 6 figure format (8 digits if accuracy is better than 50metres)
    Tap the grid reference display to show the alternate 12 digit format
  • Accuracy level steps of 1000, 500, 100, 50 metres
  • Position as WGS84 Latitude and Longitute
  • Progress - will run for up to 55 seconds attempting to get a good GPS fix
  • Start/Stop button - you can sometimes get a more accurate fix with a second attempt
  • Spinner shows that Locations Services are running, shuts down once accurate posistions are reported more than once a second - a sign that the GPS has locked onto the satellites