{"id":2474,"date":"2025-02-19T12:19:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=2474"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:25:11","password":"","slug":"elevation-gain-calculation","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/faq\/elevation-gain-calculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevation gain calculation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BikeCompanion offers several methods to calculate elevation gain during your bike rides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GPS Altitude (Default)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uses elevation data provided by your phone&#8217;s GPS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Available on all devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accuracy varies depending on conditions and phone model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Barometric Altitude (PRO Version)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uses your phone&#8217;s barometric sensor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides excellent real-time accuracy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only available on devices equipped with a barometer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can be enabled from: &#8220;More&#8221; menu \u2192 &#8220;User Preferences&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requires PRO subscription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Post-Activity Recalculation (PRO Version)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recalculates elevation gain after your activity using precise topographic data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data sources: IGN maps, SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps correct GPS inaccuracies and jumps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommended for more reliable statistics when phone doesn&#8217;t have a barometer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can be enabled from: &#8220;More&#8221; menu \u2192 &#8220;User Preferences&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requires PRO subscription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-activity recalculation can be particularly useful in areas where GPS signal is disturbed (dense urban areas, thick forests) or if your device isn&#8217;t equipped with a barometric sensor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BikeCompanion offers several methods to calculate elevation gain during your bike rides: Post-activity recalculation can be particularly useful in areas where GPS signal is disturbed (dense urban areas, thick forests) or if your device isn&#8217;t equipped with a barometric sensor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[114],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2474","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-analysis"],"year_month":"2026-05","word_count":147,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"Cl\u00e9ment LEFEBVRE","author_nicename":"admin4379","author_url":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/author\/admin4379\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Analysis","term_url":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/docs-category\/analysis\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475,"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2474\/revisions\/2475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=2474"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikecompanion.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=2474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}