[mkgmap-dev] Possible maxspeed patch

Fri Aug 28 22:39:28 BST 2009

On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 07:43 +0100, WessexMario wrote:
> With this maxspeed debate, aren't we confusing two different data items.?
> 
> maxspeed is defined as the legal speed limit, but the speed we are 
> discussing here is an average transit speed for routing purposes.
> 
> The 'real' maxspeed would be useful in applications like excessive speed 
> warning, or notification of changes to the limit while in transit, even 
> (on the future) as a physical limit for automated vehicles; as the 
> average transit speed is a different value and is what is needed for routing
> 
> Shouldn't a separate data item (eg "routingspeed") be used, leaving 
> maxspeed for what it is, the legal limit?

Do we even need a tag for this when we can just glean it from the GPX
traces now that folks uploading traces can choose to keep speed data in
tact?
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