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Table 2 The resulting permanently achievable maximum time errors compared to UTC time when using GPS and/or WiFi as synchronisation methods

From: Time synchronisation for millisecond-precision on bio-loggers

Ambient temperature range (°C)

Onboard resynchronisation interval (WiFi / GPS)

Maximum Terror (75% quantile) (ms)

Maximum Terror (85% quantile) (ms)

Maximum Terror (95% quantile) (ms)

0 to 50

10 min

± 18

± 27

± 56

-40 to 85

10 min

± 19

± 28

± 57

0 to 50

60 min

± 23

± 31

± 60

-40 to 85

60 min

± 28

± 37

± 66

0 to 50

24 h

± 147

± 156

± 185

-40 to 85

24 h

± 277

± 286

± 315