Pedestrian walking distance measurements using hand held GPS receiver

This paper presents proposed walking distance measurement method for hand-help GPS receivers. The method is based purely on GPS receiver output. The following requirements can be set for hand held GPS receiver distance measurement: • The operation of the distance measurement must be autonomous. • The distance measurement must work under any condition, where the receiver is operable • The distance measurement is based purely on receiver output • The distance measurement must be accurate enough, so that the user feels convenient using it The preliminary test results are presented.