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Mock location should be only used if you are unable to connect the external GPS directly in the <MobileAppNameShort />. Because of system limitations, both Android and iOS send only a subset of available data.
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### Android
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If there is no [user-defined transformation](#using-custom-geoid), the <MobileAppNameShort /> uses data reported by the GPS provider as-is.
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If there is no [user-defined transformation](#using-custom-geoid) (custom geoid), the <MobileAppNameShort /> uses data reported by the GPS provider as-is.
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**Position variables**:
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-:white_check_mark: orthometric elevation is available,
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-:no_entry_sign: ellipsoidal elevation and :no_entry_sign: geoid separation values are **not** available and **can not** be stored using [position variables](../../layer/variables/#position-variables).
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**Custom geoid**: :warning: It is possible to use the <QGISPluginNameShort /> to [set up a different geoid model](#using-custom-geoid) and transform the elevation to a different vertical reference system. However, it is necessary to set up **the mock app to report ellipsoidal heights**, otherwise the geoid separation would be applied twice leading to incorrect elevation values.
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**Custom geoid**:
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-:warning: It is possible to use the <QGISPluginNameShort /> to [set up a different geoid model](#using-custom-geoid) and transform the elevation to a different vertical reference system. However, it is necessary to **set up the mock app to report ellipsoidal heights**, otherwise the geoid separation would be applied twice leading to incorrect elevation values.
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- if custom geoid is used, the orthometric elevation, ellipsoidal elevation and geoid separation variables are available
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### iOS
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The <MobileAppNameShort /> uses data reported by the GPS provider as-is.
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If there is no [user-defined transformation](#using-custom-geoid) (custom geoid), the <MobileAppNameShort /> uses data reported by the GPS provider as-is.
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**Position variables**: :warning: When using the mock location, iOS only sends a minimal subset of available GPS data, namely the coordinates X, Y, and elevation. It is not possible to obtain or display any other [position variables](../../layer/variables/#position-variables), including accuracy.
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**Custom geoid**: :no_entry_sign: It is not possible to use custom geoid model.
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**Custom geoid**:
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-:warning: It is possible to use the <QGISPluginNameShort /> to [set up a different geoid model](#using-custom-geoid) and transform the elevation to a different vertical reference system. However, it is necessary to **set up the mock app to report ellipsoidal heights**, otherwise the geoid separation would be applied twice leading to incorrect elevation values.
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- if custom geoid is used, the orthometric elevation, ellipsoidal elevation and geoid separation variables are available
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-`@position_latitude` - Latitude
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-`@position_longitude` - Longitude
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-`@position_elevation` - Orthometric or normal height. *May not be available for some providers, see [Elevations](../../gis/elevations/) for more detail.*
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-`position_altitude`- has been replaced by `@position_elevation`. It is still supported and returns the same values as `@position_elevation`.
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-`@position_altitude`- has been replaced by `@position_elevation`. It is still supported and returns the same values as `@position_elevation`.
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-`@position_elevation_ellipsoid` - Ellipsoidal height. *May not be available for some providers, see [Elevations](../../gis/elevations/) for more detail.*
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-`@position_geoid_separation` - Geoid or quasi-geoid height (undulation). *May not be available for some providers, see [Elevations](../../gis/elevations/) for more detail.*
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-`@position_direction` - The bearing measured in degrees clockwise from true north to the direction of travel.
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