Distance Vs TotalDistance Vs Odometer explanation

Quade dennis7 years ago

Hi

Can some please clarify if these statements are correct
I'm using the forward URL (and events) where i'm seeing this data

Distance = the distance moved between last record and current record (in metres)?
TotalDistance = software accumulated distance (in metres)????
Odometer = Hardware accumulated distance ,from device (in device reporting units...km etc)?

Odometer = does not always come through and is a limitation which is hardware specific?

I'm wondering which one to use on the forwarded data, and which is most reliable?

Anton Tananaev7 years ago

Distance = the distance moved between last record and current record (in metres)? Yes
TotalDistance = software accumulated distance (in metres)???? Yes
Odometer = Hardware accumulated distance ,from device (in device reporting units...km etc)? Yes, it can be either accumulated by device based on GPS data, or it can be directly reported from vehicle odometer through OBD

Units should always be meters, but device documentation does not always include odometer units, so last one might be incorrect.