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Originally Posted by carbon View Post
I have a question on the way Maemo Mapper calculates the speed displayed in the upper left corner. I remember seeing a post that Maemo Mapper does not consider altitude in its calculations. I assume this means that speed is calculated for horizontal distances between gps readings. Does this mean that the speed Maemo Mapper reports when traveling on an incline is less than actual speed due to the angle? I travel in mountainous areas and was curious, not that there is any problem.
Maemo Mapper uses the speed that is reported by your GPS receiver - it does not do any calculation. Whether that speed includes vertical velocity depends on your GPS receiver.

Originally Posted by rhackenb View Post
A related question concerns the distance covered. I assume that the MMapper does not measure the ups and downs.
Maemo Mapper's distance calculations do not take altitude changes into account.