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Adding @position_* missing variable to the documentation
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suricactus authored Jul 8, 2024
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For example:
For the transformation from ETRS89 (reference ellipsoid GPS) to NAP (Dutch) users can download
the file [nlgeo2018.gtx from NSGI](https://www.nsgi.nl/rdnaptrans) and put it in the directory.
the file [nlgeo2018.gtx from NSGI](https://www.nsgi.nl/rdnaptrans) and put it in the directory.<!-- markdown-link-check-disable-line -->

To obtain precise altitude data for Cadastral Surveying in Switzerland, users can access the file correction of the vertical grid shift through [Geoid OGD from Swisstopo](https://cms.geo.admin.ch/ogd/geodesy/Geoid_OGD.zip).
To obtain precise altitude data for Cadastral Surveying in Switzerland, users can access the file correction of the vertical grid shift through [Geoid OGD from Swisstopo](https://cms.geo.admin.ch/ogd/geodesy/Geoid_OGD.zip).<!-- markdown-link-check-disable-line -->
Following the download, users are advised to perform a conversion of the file labeled `chgeo04_htrans_lv95.agr` to `chgeo04_htrans_lv95.gtx`.
The QGIS processing algorithm `gdal:translate` (convert format) can be used for that.

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expression variables accessible in the attribute form. These will
only be available when positioning is enabled.

These variables are commonly used as part of [default values expressions](https://docs.qgis.org/latest/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.html#default-values)
These variables are commonly used as part of [default values expressions](https://docs.qgis.org/latest/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.html#default-values)<!-- markdown-link-check-disable-line -->
for fields to keep track of the quality of individual measured points.

All `@position_*` variables have a corresponding `@gnss_*` variable.
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- `@position_direction` - The direction of movement in degrees from true north as reported
by the sensor. It is only available when the crosshair is
snapped to the sensor. - IE
- `@position_orientation` - Orientation of the device itself, regardless of its movement.
It changes as the device is rotated relative to true north (from 0° to 359°).
- `@position_ground_speed` - Groundspeed (in m/s) as reported by the sensor. It is only
available when the crosshair is snapped to the sensor. - IE
- `@position_magnetic_variation` - The angle between the horizontal component of the magnetic field
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