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AS3: Calculating MPH using GeoLocation (version 1)

/ Published in: ActionScript 3

There are ways to calculate speed and altitude using the GeoLocation class. In the US, you can even calculate Miles Per Hour.

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var geo:Geolocation = new Geolocation();
 geo.addEventListener(GeolocationEvent.UPDATE, geolocationUpdateHandler);
 function geolocationUpdateHandler(e:GeolocationEvent):void
 {
     var altitude:Number = e.altitude;
     //Meters Per Second
     var mps:Number = e.speed;
     //Miles Per Hour
     var mph:Number = Math.round( (mps * 360000) / 160934.4 ) );
     trace( "altitude:", altitude, "meters per second:", mps, "miles per hour:", mph );
 }

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