XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 10/12/2025 12:14 am, knuttle wrote:   
      
      
      
   > GPS accuracy is 10 to 16 feet.   So the slower the vehicle is going the   
   > more imprecise that speed, as it is dependent on the accuracy of the   
   > starting position and the ending position. The time interval is also a   
   > factor in the accuracy of the speed by GPS. ie at 60MPH, the car travels   
   > 520 feet per minute, so 10 feet on the starting and ending positions has   
   > more affect than if the speed was at 30MPH or 1040 feet.  These number   
   > could be higher depending on the interference in the area of the   
   > position.  It is best to put the numbers in a spreadsheet to understand   
   > the effect.   
   >   
   > The speed detecting radar is accurate to 1 to 2 miles per hour in ideal   
   > conditions.  In practice I suspect that if you stay within 10% of the   
   > speed, it is questionable if the radar detector can definitely say you   
   > are over the speed limit. (10% Based on actual experience with many   
   > electronic instruments)  Again there are many variables that affect the   
   > measurement of the speed detecting device.   
      
   And your GPS Speed is only indicating what you were doing, what, 0.5   
   Secs ago .... cause the signal has to go up to the Satellite and come   
   back down, doesn't it??   
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   Daniel70   
      
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