Garmin Etrex Question

danbrum
danbrum Posts: 45
edited May 2011 in Road beginners
If I'm recording the GPS tracks for route I'm cycling on a standard Garmin Etrex (the old yellow one) and I stop at a cafe etc will that affect the average speed listen when loaded into a mapping program e.g. Google Earth or does it only adjust the average speed for when I am actually moving?

Just need to know whether to turn the device off at stops or not.

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  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    Most analysis tools will not count stopped time in averages.
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  • danbrum
    danbrum Posts: 45
    Cheers that's good to know.
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Most analysis software will show both an overall average and a moving average.
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  • graham.
    graham. Posts: 862
    Hi.
    Iv'e got the basic Garmin etrex, and the average speed as indicated in the unit is calculated from moving time only (Good thing really.).
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  • atakd
    atakd Posts: 42
    If you want the overall average you can download the track into Memory Map and right click on it & select properties. This shows the overall average.

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