Descent: 0 feet (0 m)
Description:
The east side of Viscaino Road climbs from Concepcion Rd. up to
Anacapa Rd. This side of the hill is mostly residential. The
steep upper section has a nice view to distract you
from your efforts.
Altimeter altitude
(Altitude linearly interpolated from altimeter
samples, and smoothed with a 0.04mi gaussian.)
Each horizontal line is 100 feet. Each vertical
line is 0.2 miles. Gradiometer grade
(Grade linearly interpolated from gradiometer
samples, and smoothed with a 0.04mi gaussian.)
Each horizontal line is 2% grade. Each vertical
line is 0.2 miles. Altimeter grade
(Grade linearly interpolated from altimeter
samples, and smoothed with a 0.20mi gaussian.)
Each horizontal line is 2% grade. Each vertical
line is 0.2 miles. Comparison of grades
(Green grade is from the gradiometer, magenta grade
is from the altimeter, and white is where they
overlap.)
Each horizontal line is 2% grade. Each vertical
line is 0.2 miles.
Overall (averaging my first 20 hills),
the gradiometer grade averages 0.63 (% grade)
higher than the altimeter grade, with a standard
deviation of 4.5 (% grade per road).
This error may be due to:
-
Uneven sampling -- I take more samples when the
hill gets steep.
-
Calibration error (of the gradiometer or
altimeter).
In the end, though, I think that each individual
sample is accurate to within about 2% for that
instantaneous segment of road. My results may
not always agree with my altimeter, but they are
generally repeatable within 1%. I think that
I just need to take more samples to generate
more accurate graphs.
Raw Data:
Dist Grade Alti. Location
---- ----- ------ --------
0.00 10% 290 start - Concepcion Rd.
0.03 15% 320 12700 Viscaino
0.07 -8% 340 short downhill
0.14 21% 360 short rise to Camino Medio
0.19 3% 380 12820 Viscaino - flatter section
0.25 13% 410 12840 Viscaino - steady climbing now
0.27 18% 440 steep, nice view
0.31 16% 470 12846 Viscaino
0.34 12% 490 nearing top
0.39 0% 510 end - top
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