docs: update elevation docs and changelog for two-button recalculation and DEM fix

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### Recalculating elevation from terrain data
### Recalculating elevation
If an activity shows an unrealistic elevation gain (common with GPS-only devices on flat
routes, or with older Garmin/Wahoo files), the edit drawer has a
**"Recalculate from terrain map (DEM)"** button.
If an activity shows an unrealistic elevation gain, the edit drawer has two buttons:
Clicking it replaces the recorded GPS altitude with SRTM terrain data from the
[Open-Elevation API](https://open-elevation.com) and recomputes the gain and loss. The
elevation chart and the summary stats both update. This usually brings the numbers in
line with what Strava or your device's app reports.
**📐 Recalculate (hysteresis)** — recomputes gain and loss from the original recorded
elevation using a noise-filtering dead-band algorithm. Fast and offline — no network
call. Best for devices with a barometric altimeter (Garmin, Karoo, Wahoo) whose
elevation data is accurate but was extracted before the noise-filtering was improved.
> **Note:** The correction requires a GPS track (activities marked *No GPS* cannot be
> corrected). The DEM has ~30 m horizontal resolution, so very short or indoor activities
> are not meaningfully improved.
**⛰ Recalculate (DEM)** — replaces the recorded GPS altitude with SRTM terrain data
from the [Open-Elevation API](https://open-elevation.com) and recomputes gain and
loss. The elevation chart and summary stats both update. Best for GPS-only devices
(no barometric sensor) where the recorded altitude is noisy.
> **Note:** Both corrections require a GPS track (activities marked *No GPS* cannot be
> corrected). The DEM option uses ~30 m resolution terrain data; very short or indoor
> activities see little improvement from DEM correction.
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