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How is the speed calculated in the tracker
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I did not understand how speed is calculated when using the tracker. Please tell me how speed is calculated. When I tried to use xy coordinate calculation, the result showed that it was not calculated based on distance divided by time. Please help me answer this question when you have time.


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Look at Tracker help and search for "algorithm".



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