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Maybe some should learn to really read ?
So your question is:
Which system is 'better for accuracy' GPS or GONLASS?

My answer is .. it does not matter to the normal user. How would the normal user know? A difference between some map and the resolved location of say 10 meters cannot be attributed solely to the map or the locational data without more data. And normal users are not going to bother about it as they can see the features to resolve their location relative to the local features.

Most locational system that use GONLASS also use the GPS system as the combination is better than simply using one or the other.

It is only academics who will argue over the 'accuracy' of the different systems. Travellers in the real world get on with it.
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We are riding to Stans in may 2020.

Question ;

f( for people who have been there) , Is glonass better in these regions ?

Important because the maps, paper or not, are not so accurate .
glonass is better at high latitude beyond Arctic Circle; as far south as Central Asia they're on par. If you use phone all phones support both and will use them interchangeably so phone or hardware GPS which can use both would have more satellites to choose from.

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I have just updated my phone - android.

I use an app called 'GPS Status' .. that reports on how the location thing is going ...
The newer phone uses all 4 satellite constellations to get the location .. GPS, GONLASS, BEIDOU and GALILEO...

The typical reported 'error' appears to have reduced (past phone I think only had GPS) from ~ 10 metres to 8 metres... I'd think that is 1 sigma normal distribution.
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I use osmand+ (8€ once for Android) .
You can download maps by country/region and the relief of the area. When calculating routes you can have it display the height profile of the Route. It does not know if an "orange" road is perfect tarmac or loose gravel, though.

Otherwise I use maps.me (free for Android). It has better data on Hotels/hostels.

Also iOverlander helps with finding things (hostels, repair shops, banks, etc...)

If I'm unsure about which road to take I usually compare osmand+ and maps.me and ask the locals.

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I have also used OsmAnd+ in Central Asia and the maps were pretty accurate. I'm not fond of their interface it looked cumbersome after TomTom GO colors and lack of 3D which is useful on curvy mountain roads. The other painful part that if you lay out long route it takes forever to calculate it. On positive side you can block road you don't want to take instead of plotting intermediate points.

Maps.me seems to be very popular with locals and if you have phone service Google Maps is good for finding businesses.. YMMV.

@OP there's really no reason to carry something like Zumo; cheap rugged waterproof Android phone like Kyocera would do everything you need and for $60 you can afford to carry a spare just in case.

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