In short
SpeedView: GPS Speedometer is a free app for Android made by Code Sector. It helps to know speed.
Highlights
Nice to know speed on vehicles with different size tires
Excellent for older vehicles with mechanical drive speedometer
This app gives me my actual speed and saves me tickets
Pretty accurate and has also got me out of false tickets in court
Constantly searching for GPS signal
Does nothing and is stuck on starting GPS service screen
Does not show correct speed
It stopped working after few days
Doesn't show speed and keeps on finding satellite for very long time
Description
SpeedView is an advanced speedometer application that uses the phone's built-in GPS system to show your current, maximum and average speed, as well as the direction, total distance, and time traveled. Suitable for running, car driving, biking, or hiking. • High accuracy GPS-based speedometer that is more accurate than the one in your car. • Linear compass Shows your current direction of travel. A compass mode is also available. • HUD mode Mirrors the numbers so you can place your phone on your car's dashboard and see the speed reflected in the front glass. You can check out this video to see how it works: http://youtu.be/rzda7CQ-ZAU • Speed graph Displays a graph chart covering the last several minutes. • Speed warning You can set the speed limits for three different types of roads so that when you go too fast a visual alert or sound will notify you. • Display units Supports units such as miles, kilometers, and nautical miles. • GPX track export Enables you to save your current track to the SD card or email it to someone. The GPX format is supported by Google Earth and many other programs: http://www.topografix.com/gpx_resources.asp • Background mode You can minimize the program and keep it running in the background. It will work as usual and even notify you when you exceed the speed limit. Please note that the accuracy of GPS measurements is affected by a number of factors including atmospheric conditions, obstructions and the visibility of satellites. We use Sense360, a third party technology provider, to help us better understand how our users use SpeedView and their devices. SpeedView sends raw sensor data generated by your device to Sense360. This sensor data may include information from GPS receivers, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and other sensors, which may allow Sense360 to determine, for example, your device’s location, acceleration, and orientation. Sense360 may use this data to send us analytic reports regarding how our users are using SpeedView and their devices, or for marketing purposes. To learn more, please visit Sense360’s privacy policy, available at: http://sense360.com/privacy-policy.html. This version is ad-supported. A paid version without ads and more features is also available. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them on our blog: http://blog.codesector.com/
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