ISSUE-50: "Speed" vs "Velocity"

"Speed" vs "Velocity"

State:: CLOSED
Product:: GeoAPI V1
Raised by:: Matt Womer
Opened on:: 2009-07-20
Description:: From: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-geolocation/2008Oct/0043.html
Raised By: Martin Thomson

"Using the term "velocity" for a scalar is misleading, since velocity is a vector concept. The combination of these two values define the velocity. "speed" would be a more correct term for the scalar."

More:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-geolocation/2008Oct/0043.html
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-geolocation/2008Oct/0046.html

Resolution: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-geolocation/2008Oct/0053.html
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