Did you know that all GoPro cameras from the Hero 5 on have a built in GPS capable of 18 Hz?
Did you know that, at 18 Hz, you have better accuracy than most of motorsport specific external GPS?
Then why not using your GoPro to acquire high quality telemetry data?
It's easy, check it out:
Record your session with your GoPro, but first make sure that the GPS is enabled and that the camera had time to locate enough satellites and get a GPS lock, so you get good quality data.
Turn on your GoPro at least 5 minutes before start recording usin the power button on the side(just turn on, do not start recording) and leave it in a place with an open view of the sky. This is necessary, because when you first power the GoPro it will scan the sky for avaliable sattelites but, once you start recording, it will cease to search
Mount the GoPro with a clear view of the sky, preferably outside the vehicle or fixed underneath the sun roof or windshield, and allways upright. The GPS will work with the camera inside te vehicle, however positioning error will be bigger
Still have questions? Watch the video aside for a more detailed explanation.
After recording your session, save the video files to your PC and process the data clicking here.
After you have your data and have installed the analysis software, see what you'll be able to do:
Compare different laps of the same driver or compare laps off different drivers against each other to:
Analyse the consistency of the driver/car along the session, identifying driving mistakes and/or performance loss of the car
Compare the driver/car evolution along the sessions
Compare a drivers lap with an instructor lap to pin-point the improvment areas
All the above always in sync with the video footage, so you can easily exclude events caused by external factors as traffic, weather, yellow flags, etc...